Daniel O. Rose

Daniel O. Rose is a former United States Navy attack pilot, serving on board the U.S.S Independence during Operation Desert Shield. Following his military service, he attended Fordham University School of Law in New York, NY.

Mr. Rose joined Kreindler & Kreindler LLP in 1997 and became a partner in 2004. He specializes in aviation, maritime and products liability accident litigation.

Mr. Rose has handled numerous commercial airline, commuter, military and general aviation crash cases, including the American Airlines Flight 587, SwissAir Flight 111, Comair 5191 and Colgan/Continental Flight 3407 litigations. He has prosecuted numerous product liability cases involving a wide range of aviation products including engines, fuel systems, autopilot systems, avionics and flight control systems against various aircraft, and component part manufacturers including Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, Airbus, Raytheon, Embraer, Beech, Cirrus, Cessna, Mitsubishi, Piper, Socata, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney and General Electric.

Mr. Rose has also prosecuted numerous maritime negligence and wrongful death claims under the Jones Act, the Death On the High Seas Act and the General Maritime Law against various defendants including Lockheed Martin, Vulcan Materials, Bean, Moran and other maritime employers as well as claims against cruise lines such as Princess, Norwegian and Carnival and claims arising out of the tour boat capsizing on Lake George.

Mr. Rose is admitted to the bars of New York and New Jersey, the United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York, the District of New Jersey, the Western District of Michigan, the Northern District of Illinois and the Northern District of Florida. He is also admitted to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, where he has successfully argued appeals. He has appeared pro hac vice in numerous courts throughout the United States.

Mr. Rose is a past Chair of the American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, Aviation & Space Law Committee and of the American Association for Justice ("AAJ") Aviation Law Section; and is a member of the AAJ Admiralty Law Section; the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Aeronautics Committee; the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association, and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

Mr. Rose is an approved volunteer pilot for the Veterans Airlift Command () where he flies wounded veterans of Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and their families for medical and other compassionate purposes.