Background
Schaden, Richard F. was born on April 8, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Schaden, Richard F. was born on April 8, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
University of Detroit (Bachelor of Science, Aero Engineer, 1961. Juris Doctor, 1967).
Worked at Schaden, Katzman & Lampert (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) specializing in Aviation, Product Liability. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Michigan and United States. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth, Seventh and Tenth Circuits.
1977, Colorado; 1983, United States. Supreme Court; 1992, Illinois. Jet Rated Air Transport Pilot.
Author: "Litigation of Collision-Caused Automobile Fuel Tank Fire Cases," Am Jur Trials, 1976. "Aircraft Crashworthiness," Trial, 1978. "Products Liability: Synthetic Crisis.
Defective Cure," Michigan State Bar Journal, 1978. "Beyond the FAA: Manufacturer's Duty to Test," Trial, 1979. "Pursuing Engine Failure as a Cause in Aircraft Accident Litigation," Trial, November 1982.
"Small Aircraft Design Liability," Trial Talk, 1983. "Risks in Private Flying," Trial Talk, May 1987. "Preparation of an Aviation Case," Trial Talk, November 1987.
"Aircraft Crashworthiness," Trial, November 1987. "What to Do With a General Aviation Accident Case," The Practical Lawyer, January 1988. "The Pilot's Role in the Anatomy of an Airplane Crash Case," Trial Talk, February 1988.
"Choice of Law/Choice of Forum and the Aviation Case," Trial Talk, August 1990. "Compensation for Aircraft Mass Disaster Victims," Trial Talk, June 1992. "The Public's Right to Know vis-a-vis Cockpit Voice Recorders," Trial Talk, November 1992.
Co-Author: "Product Design Liability, Practising Law Institute," 1982. Adjunct Professor, University of Detroit School of Law, 1982. Aviation Editor of Trial Talk, CTLA Publication, 1989.
Member: Detroit and Colorado Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Chair, Science and Technology Section, 1976-1978). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Chair, Aviation Section, 1980-1982).
Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association. Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Board, 1975-1983). Society of Automotive Engineers.
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1985). National Board of Trial Advocates (Certified Civil Trial Advocate, 1984). Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Member, Board of Directors, 1992).
Member: Detroit and Colorado Bar Associations. State Bar of Michigan (Chair, Science and Technology Section, 1976-1978). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Chair, Aviation Section, 1980-1982).
Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association. Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Board, 1975-1983). Society of Automotive Engineers.
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1985). National Board of Trial Advocates (Certified Civil Trial Advocate, 1984). Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Member, Board of Directors, 1992).