Jim Brauchle

Experience

1. Aviation Attorney-member

   Motley Rice

   Jul 2010 — Present · Mount Pleasant, SC, US

   Jim Brauchle represents victims of aviation disasters and their families, as well as victims of passenger rights violations, in cases against the airline industry. He has extensive courtroom experience that includes both bench and jury trials. A former U.S. Air Force navigator, Jim brings years of flying experience, leadership skills and knowledge of the aviation industry to his litigation work. He works closely with pilots, engineers and experts in such areas as wreckage inspection and flight reconstruction. Jim had the honor of supporting the firm’s work in Bavis v. United Airlines Corporation et al, the last aviation security case to be resolved in the nearly decade-long consolidated litigation, In re September 11 Litigation, He is an integral member of the aviation team representing the families of the five Italian tourists who lost their lives when a helicopter tour and small private plane collided in mid-air over the Hudson River on Aug. He has litigated multiple crash cases involving small private planes, An advocate for the rights of the traveling public, Jim took passenger rights case, Amanda Tuxworth v. Delta Air Lines, Inc, to trial and, after a hung jury that was nine to one in his client’s favor, used his negotiation skills to resolve the case in mediation prior to a re-trial. In another passenger rights case alleging breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation, Sandie Mallard v. Airtran Airways, Inc, he played a central role in achieving a confidential settlement. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruled in favor of his client in Chris Turner v. Ramo, LLC, a case involving the crash of an international charter flight. This ruling was upheld by the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in February 2012. Jim also represented numerous families of those who lost their lives in the 2009 Continental Airlines/Colgan Air Flight 3407 crash, which took the lives of all 49 passengers and crew.

Education

• Rutgers Law School

  J.D.

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Courts
• Mediation
• Airlines
• Accident
• Passenger Rights
• Piloting
• Appeals
• General Aviation
• Commercial Aviation
• Class Actions
• Aviation
• Civil Litigation
• Medical Malpractice
• Government
• Legal Writing
• Aviation Law
• Litigation
• Flights
• Trials
• Legal Research
• Product Liability
• Criminal Law
• Personal Injury