Background
Pangia, Michael J. was born on January 5, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Pangia, Michael J. was born on January 5, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
United States Merchant Marine Academy (Bachelor of Science in Engineering, 1963). Saint John"s University (Juris Doctor, 1967).
Worked at Gilman & Pangia (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Aviation, Automobile, Maritime, Railroad and other Transportation Litigation. Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Negligence, Insurance and International Law. Civil, Criminal and Administrative Trials and Appeals in all Courts, including Multi-national and Multi-District Tort Disasters, United States. and Foreign Personal Injuries and Wrongful Deaths.
Admitted to the bar, 1967, New New York
1977, District of Columbia, United States. Supreme Court and United States.
Claims Court.
Recipient: The John Marshall Award by United States. Attorney General for Outstanding Achievement in the Development of Aviation Law.
Meritorious Award from Federal Aviation Administration for Chicago District of Columbia-10 Hearings.
Highest Professional Achievement Award for USMMA Class "63. Author: "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Proof and Defenses," Journal of Air Law & Commerce, 1986. "Pilot Judgement: Training, Current Development and Future Issues in Aviation Cases," Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Spring 1983.
"A Clear Approach to Aviation Cases," Trial Magazine, Volume 17, Number.
2, 1981; "Handling Federal Aviation Administration Enforcement Proceedings, A View From the Inside," Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Spring 1981. "Aviation Accident Investigation in a Litigation Environmental," Lawyer Pilots Bar Association Journal, Fall, 1981.
"Use of Demonstrative Evidence," Trial Lawyer"s Guide, Spring 1981. "Discovery of the Government in Aviation Cases," Trial Lawyer"s Guide, Fall 1980.
"Application of the Freedom of Information Acting on Discovery," New York Bar Journal, 1979.
"Unique Aspects of Discovery in Aviation Cases," American Bar Association, Forum, Volume XIII, Number. 1, Fall 1977. Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Long Island University, 1969-1971. Airline Transport Pilot Certificate, Single, Multiengine, Instrument Rated, Flight and Ground School Instructor, Federal Aviation Administration Certificated Aircraft and Powerplant Mechanic.
Trial Attorney, Admiralty, Senior Trial Attorney, Aviation and Chief of Aviation Unit, United States.
Department of Justice, 1970-1979. Chief of Litigation Counsel and Accident Investigation Spokesman of Federal Aviation Administration, 1979-1982.
Federal Aviation Administration Designated Accident Prevention Counselor, 1982. Director of Air Safety of Congressional Squadron of Civil Air Patrol, 1983.
General Counsel and Member of the Board of National Aviation Club, 1984.
Member, Experimental Aircraft Association Advisory Council, 1989-1992. Advisor to Airline Passenger Association, 1989-1990. Member and Counsel, International Society of Air Safety Investigators.
Member: District of Columbia Bar.
Bar Association of the District of Columbia Bar. Association of the Bar of the City of New New York
Federal (Chairman, Aviation Committee, 1986) and American Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
National Head Injury Foundation.
Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association. National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association (Founding Member. President, 1988-1990).
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Since 1980 Gilman & Pangia has had an expertise in aviation trials and appeals with an emphasis on negligence and products liability in foreign and domestic aviation accidents and on the defense of pilots and operators charged with Federal Aviation Administration violations. The firm routinely handles other litigation including foreign and domestic auto, rail, and maritime/admiralty as well as general negligence and products liability matters.
Author: "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Proof and Defenses," Journal of Air Law & Commerce, 1986. "Pilot Judgement: Training, Current Development and Future Issues in Aviation Cases," Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Spring 1983. "A Clear Approach to Aviation Cases," Trial Magazine, Volume 17, No.
2, 1981
"Handling FAA Enforcement Proceedings, A View From the Inside," Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Spring 1981. "Aviation Accident Investigation in a Litigation Environmental," Lawyer Pilots Bar Association Journal, Fall, 1981. "Use of Demonstrative Evidence," Trial Lawyer's Guide, Spring 1981.
"Discovery of the Government in Aviation Cases," Trial Lawyer's Guide, Fall 1980. "Application of the Freedom of Information Act on Discovery," New York Bar Journal, 1979. "Unique Aspects of Discovery in Aviation Cases," American Bar Association, Forum, Volume XIII, No.
1, Fall 1977. Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Long Island University, 1969-1971. Airline Transport Pilot Certificate, Single, Multiengine, Instrument Rated, Flight and Ground School Instructor, FAA Certificated Aircraft and Powerplant Mechanic. Trial Attorney, Admiralty, Senior Trial Attorney, Aviation and Chief of Aviation Unit, United States.
Department of Justice, 1970-1979. Chief of Litigation Counsel and Accident Investigation Spokesman of Federal Aviation Administration, 1979-1982. FAA Designated Accident Prevention Counselor, 1982.
Director of Air Safety of Congressional Squadron of Civil Air Patrol, 1983. General Counsel and Member of the Board of National Aviation Club, 1984. Member, Experimental Aircraft Association Advisory Council, 1989-1992.
Advisor to Airline Passenger Association, 1989-1990. Member and Counsel, International Society of Air Safety Investigators.
Member, Experimental Aircraft Association Advisory Council, 1989-1992. Advisor to Airline Passenger Association, 1989-1990. Member and Counsel, International Society of Air Safety Investigators.
Member: District of Columbia Bar.
Bar Association of the District of Columbia Bar. Association of the Bar of the City of New New York
Federal (Chairman, Aviation Committee, 1986) and American Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
National Head Injury Foundation.
Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association. National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association (Founding Member. President, 1988-1990).
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
