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Under his leadership the firm has grown to be one of the nations most prestigious and recognized plaintiff firms with a practice that spans the globe. He and his team consistently win multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for the firm's clients. Through his determination, Don and others in the firm have fought to improve dangerous conditions within industries and to create meaningful changes.
Nolan Law Group provides the best representation to persons who have sustained severe personal injuries or lost loved ones as a result of aviation crashes, brain injuries, work-related and unsafe premises occurrences, unsafe products, medical malpractice, vehicular collisions and other related areas. Don's unwavering pursuit of justice and his willingness to take on tough cases has led to a concentration in three unique areas of the law aviation, traumatic brain injury and railroad law.
In the area of commercial and general aviation law, Don has represented the rights of families in aviation disasters around the world. His dedication has lead to the redesign of safety systems and defective components of major commercial and general aviation aircraft. In the course of his career as a lawyer he has served in a leadership position on numerous Plaintiffs' Steering Committees, Trial Teams, and as Liaison Counsel, for complex mass tort cases including American Airlines Flight 587, United Airlines 232, Singapore Airlines SQ006, TWA Flight 800, Swissair Flight 111, US Air Flight 427, United Airlines Flight 585, American Eagle Flight 4184 and others.
Illinois, 1977
U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2007
New York, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1992
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1983
American Bar Association (Aviation and Space Law Committee)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America Aviation Law Section, Chair, 2004 (Leaders Forum, Member)
ATLA PAC Eagle Member
Railroad Section, Chair, 1988-1999
Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, President, 2001-2002
Editor of TBI Litigation Group Newsletter, President, and Executive Committee Member
Birth Trauma Litigation Group, Member
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Secretary, 1996-1997
Illinois State Bar Association (Appointment to Tort Section Council, 1994-1996)
Chicago Bar Association, Member
Appointment to Public Affairs/Media Relations Committee, 1996-1999
Long Range Planning, Chair 1997-1999
Tort Litigation Committee, Chair, 1989-1990 and Vice-Chair, 1988-1989
Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1984-1987
Industrial Commission, 1982-1983
Civil Practice, 1981-1982
National Air Disaster Alliance/Foundation
National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association
Lawyers Pilots Bar Association
Association for Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy
Brain Injury Association of Illinois (Board of Directors, 1996-2001)
Brain Injury Association of Illinois (Honorary Member of the Board of Directors since 2002)
Spinal Cord Injury Association
DePaul Aviation Institute Advisory Board Member
Civil Justice Foundation Trustee
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Melvin Belli Society
DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1977 J.D.
Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois, 1974 B.A.
Honors: With Honors