Kevin J. Mahoney
Top rated Aviation & Aerospace attorney in New York, New York
Kreindler & Kreindler LLP
Practice areas: Aviation & Aerospace, Personal Injury, Transportation & Maritime; view more
Licensed in New York since: 2015
Education: Seton Hall University School of Law
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Kevin J. Mahoney is dedicated to representing plaintiffs in complex multimillion-dollar wrongful death and personal injury cases, both in the United States and internationally. He is an associate attorney at the law firm of Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, located in New York City, New York, Boston, Massachusetts, and Los Angeles, California. Mr. Mahoney works out of the New York office, and his practice areas include:
- Aviation accidents
- Maritime and boating accidents
- Auto, truck and rideshare accidents
With his extensive experience, Mr. Mahoney handles a broad range of transportation litigation cases dealing with airliners, general aviation aircrafts, military aircrafts, maritime vessels, air tour operations and tractor-trailers. He has been involved in notable cases, such as the Boeing 737 MAX litigation plea and the Airbus AS350 B2 helicopter sightseeing tour crash in Hawaii.
As an aggressive advocate, Mr. Mahoney fights for the rights of injured individuals in high-stakes litigation against well-financed corporate defendants. He has also provided pro bono representation to several clients, including employees appealing against withheld unemployment benefits and wrongly terminated farm workers.
Mr. Mahoney earned his B.A. cum laude from New York University in 2009 and completed his education at Seton Hall University School of Law, graduating in 2014 with a magna cum laude Juris Doctor degree. During law school, he received several honors, including the Distinguished Scholar Award, the Billy and Ashley Streiter Memorial Scholarship, and the Samuel J. Heyman Federal Public Service Fellowship. He was also a runner-up in the Best Brief for Respondent category in the 2013 Eugene Gressman Moot Court Competition.
Furthermore, Mr. Mahoney actively participated in the pro bono program and was a member of La Table Française. He also served as an articles editor for the Seton Hall Law Review and was a student attorney at the Seton Hall Law Juvenile Justice Clinic.
Having been admitted to the bars of New York and New Jersey, Mr. Mahoney is authorized to practice law in the U.S District Court for the District of New Jersey, as well as the U.S District Court for Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He takes great pride in his membership in the American Association for Justice, particularly its Aviation Section. Additionally, he is affiliated with the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association. His contributions and achievements extend beyond his legal practice; Mr. Mahoney is a member of the 2020 Law 360 Transportation Editorial Advisory Board.
Practice areas
Aviation and Aerospace, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Transportation/MaritimeFocus areas
Admiralty & Maritime Law, Aviation Accidents - Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Trucking Accidents
- 80% Aviation and Aerospace
- 10% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Transportation/Maritime
First Admitted: 2015, New York
Professional Webpage: https://www.kreindler.com/people/kevin-mahoney
Bar / Professional Activity
- New York
- New Jersey
- United States District Court District of New Jersey
- United States District Courts for the Eastern District of New York
- United States District Courts for the Southern District of New York
- Member, American Association of Justice - Aviation Section
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- Panellist, Hot Topics in Aviation, Aircraft Certification Panel, New York City Bar Association, New York, 2019
- Past Member, Aircraft Certification Panel, New York City Bar
- Member, Law 360 Transportation Editorial Advisory Board, 2020
Representative Clients
- 2019 crash of an air tour helicopter in Hawaii
- 2014 crash of a Sikorsky MH-53E helicopter in Virginia
- 2015 crash of a Coast Guard auxiliary aircraft in New Jersey
- 2015 crash of a Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter in Mali
- 2016 crash of a Cirrus SR20 aircraft
- 2016 crash of an air tour helicopter in Tennessee
- 2017 Jones Act maritime collision in New Jersey.
- 2017 collision involving a tractor-trailer in New Jersey.
- 2018 crash of a Beechcraft BE-76 Duchess during a training flight in California.
- 2019 MV Conception disaster off the coast California
- 2019 Boeing 737 MAX Litigation
Educational Background
- B.A. Cum Laude, New York University, New York City, New York, 2009
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Seton Hall Law Review, Seton Hall University School of Law, Articles Editor
- New Airline Training Schools Bring New Liabilities, American Association of Justice Aviation Newsletter
- Forum Non Conveniens: Outdated, Unfair and Unequally Applied, American Association of Justice Annual Convention
- In-flight Medical Emergencies and Air Carrier Liability, American Association of Justice Aviation Newsletter
- Recent Developments in the Law of Personal Jurisdiction and Forum Non Conveniens, SMU Air Law Symposium
- Depositions in a Global Pandemic, American Association of Justice
- "Do Airline Training Schools Have a Duty of Care?", New York Law Journal
Honors
- Magna Cum Laude, Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 2014
Office location for Kevin J. Mahoney
485 Lexington Ave
28th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 646-859-3684
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2022 - 2025