 Douglas A. Latto
Doug Latto is a partner with Speiser Krause, PC and specializes in aviation accident litigation. He has been representing the victims of aviation accidents for over 30 years, and has handled numerous cases involving catastrophic injuries and death. Consistently named a “Super Lawyer” throughout his career, most recently in 2024, Doug has worked on many high profile aviation accidents and was appointed Co-Lead counsel in the litigation arising out of the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 that crashed on approach to Buffalo-Niagara International Airport. Doug also served as a member of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in connection with several commercial aviation accidents including, Comair Flight 5191, American Airlines Flight 587 and Swissair Flight 111. Additionally, he has served on the plaintiffs’ sub-committees responsible for the litigation stemming from the hijackings of American Airlines Flight 11 and American Airlines Flight 77 in the September 11th Terrorist Attacks. Doug also played active roles in the litigations arising from the crashes of EgyptAir Flight 990, TWA Flight 800, Comair Flight 3272, ValuJet Flight 592 and Air Midwest Flight 5481.
Doug also has extensive experience in accidents involving general aviation aircraft, including mid-air collisions. He represented family members in the 2009 mid-air collision over the Hudson River which took the lives of nine individuals. He also recently represented numerous families who miraculously survived a mid-air collision involving two sight-seeing aircraft over George Inlet, Alaska. He has resolved numerous actions involving rotary and fixed wing aircraft, and has successfully litigated dozens of accidents involving claims against manufacturers, flight schools and fixed based operators. Doug has litigated against some of the largest aviation manufacturers in the world including, Boeing, Airbus, Beechcraft, Cessna, Honeywell, Sikorsky and Leonardo, S.p.A., to name a few.
Doug is presently working on numerous general aviation accidents, including crashes of Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft, as well as accidents involving helicopters. He currently represents the families of two individuals killed in the crash of a Leonardo AW 139 helicopter that took place in Bahamian territorial waters. He is also involved in representing victims of both jet and turbine powered aircraft accidents, and has significant experience in litigation against the United States of America for the negligence of air traffic control.
Doug received his Juris Doctorate degree, magna cum laude, from the American University School of Law in 1991 and was a member of the Law Review and the Honor Society. He is a member of numerous professional organizations, including, serving as past chair of the American Trial Lawyers Association, now known as American Association for Justice ("AAJ"), Aviation Law Section.
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