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William Wimsatt has devoted his practice to the representation of plaintiffs in aircraft litigation arising out of major airline accidents, general aviation accidents and military accidents, involving both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. Mr. Wimsatt has also represented seriously injured plaintiffs in many non-aviation cases. He joined the firm in 1975 as an associate attorney and became a partner in 1992. Mr. Wimsatt is a commercial pilot, rated single-and multi-engine land aircraft and helicopters, and owns an A-36 Bonanza. He is a former Captain in the U.S. Army rotary wing aviation and served as an on-scene aviation accident investigator for six years. Mr. Wimsatt has lectured extensively on issues related to aviation law.
whw@mcmc-law.com Education: -
B.A., St. Louis University, 1965 -
Safety Course, University of Southern California, Institute of Aerospace Safety & Management, 1968 -
M.S.B.A., Cum Laude, Boston University, 1972 -
J.D., Loyola University of Los Angeles, 1975 Affiliations: -
State Bar of California, 1975 -
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Western District, Settlement Conference Referee, 1985 – 1989 -
Los Angeles County Superior Court, NW District, Settlement Conference Referee, 1989 – 1994 -
California Supreme Court and all intermediate and trial courts in California, 1975 -
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1976 -
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1990 -
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1990 -
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1996 -
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1988 -
U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, 1996 -
Admitted pro hac vice in the U.S. District Courts located in Milwaukee and Madison, WI; St. Louis and Kansas City, MO; Akron, OH; Boise, ID; Salt Lake City, UT; Harrisburg, PA; Phoenix and Tuscon, AZ; Albuquerque, NM; Portland, OR; San Antonio, TX -
Admitted pro hac vice in State Courts in Spokane and Yakima, WA; Phoenix, AZ; Norfolk, VA; Pocatello, ID; Portland, OR; Hamilton, OH; Anchorage & Ketchikan, AK; Minneapolis, MN; Dallas, TX; Reno, NV; Globe, AZ; Miami, FL; San Antonio, TX Memberships: -
American Board of Trial Advocates -
Association of Trial Lawyers of America -
Consumer Attorneys of California -
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles -
Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association (CA State Chair, 1989; Western Regional Vice President, 1990 - 1994; Board of Directors, 1994 - 1998; Treasurer 1998 - 2000; Presdent, 2001 - 2002) -
Aerospace Technical Support Foundation, Director and Officer, 1991 - 1994 -
Los Angeles County Bar Association (Vice Chairman, Law & Technology Section, 1980) -
San Fernando Valley Bar Association -
International Society of Air Safety Investigators -
Airplane Owners & Pilots Association -
American Bonanza Society Professional and Teaching Experience: -
Instructor, Aviation Law, California State University, Los Angeles, 1980 - 1987 -
Lecturer, Safety & Systems Management, USC, 1990 -
Lecturer, Orange County & San Diego County Bar Associations, Aviation Law & Insurance Symposium, 1996 -
Lecturer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Aviation Law & Insurance Symposium, 1997 -
Lecturer, Pacific Northwest Aviation Law & Insurance Symposium, 1997, 1999 & 2001 -
Lecturer, Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association, Winter Meeting 1998 -
Lecturer, American Trial Lawyers Association, 2001 -
Lecturer, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2004 -
Rated A.V. (highest possible rating for preeminent legal ability and ethics) by Martindale Hubbell, the national directory of attorneys -
Six years as on-scene aviation accident investigator -
Captain, U.S. Army, rotary wing aviation, 1966 - 1972, DFC, BM, ACM, AM Cases of Note |
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