Dr. John Vick

Attorney-at-Law, Founding Partner

John M. Vick brings a unique combination of comprehensive engineering and law
experience to Ribbeck Law Chartered. As an engineer and aviation lawyer, Mr. Vick
possesses a keen understanding of aircraft mechanics and the complexity of aviation and maritime accidents. Mr. Vick determines the complex causes of an airplane crash in pursuit of justice for his clients.

Mr. Vick graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, where he received his engineering degree cum laude. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Chicago’s John Marshall Law School. For several years, Mr. Vick worked for the globally renowned engineering firm, Sergeant & Lundry.

Mr. Vick worked on the following cases:

Flydubai Flight 981, March 19, 2016, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Metrojet Flight 9268, October 31, 2015, Sinai, Egypt
Turkish Airlines Flight TK726, March 4, 2015, Katmandu, Nepal
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, March 8, 2014, Indian Ocean
Lao Airlines Flight 301, October 16, 2013, Pakse, Laos
Asiana Airlines Flight 214, July 7, 2013, San Francisco, California
Scat Airlines Flight 760, January 29, 2013, Kazakhstan
Learjet LJ25, December 9, 2012, Sierra de Iturbide, Mexico
Dana Air Flight 992, June 3, 2012, Nigeria
Costa Concordia, January 13, 2012, Italy
First Air Flight 6560, August 20, 2011, Resolute, Canada
Caribbean Airlines Flight 523, July 30, 2011, Georgetown, Guyana
Hewa Bora Flight 952, July 8, 2011, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo
RusAir Flight 9605, June 20, 2011, Petrozavodsk, Russia
Georgia Airways Flight UN834, April 4, 2011, Democratic Republic of Congo
Henan Airlines Flight 8387, August 24, 2010, China
Merpati Airlines Flight 836, April 13, 2010, Indonesia
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, January 25, 2010, Lebanon
American Airlines Flight 331, December 22, 2009, Kingston, Jamaica

Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, February 25, 2009, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aeroflot Flight 821, September 14, 2008, Perm, Russia 
Spanair Flight 5022, August 20, 2008, Madrid, Spain  
Cessna Caravan, 2008, Chile 
AtlasJet Flight 4203, November 30, 2007, Isparta, Turkey 
One-Two-Go Flight 269, September 16, 2007, Phuket Island, Thailand 
Kenya Airways Flight 507, May 5, 2007, Douala, Cameroon  
Garuda Flight 200, March 7, 2007, Yogyakarta, Indonesia  
Adam Air Flight 574, January 1, 2007, Manado, Indonesia 
Gol Airlines Flight 1907, September 29, 2006, Mato Grosso, Brazil  
Chalk’s Ocean Airways, December 19, 2005, Miami, Florida, USA
Mandala Airlines Flight 091, September 5, 2005, Medan, Indonesia
Tans Airlines Flight 204, August 23, 2005, Pucallpa, Peru 
Lion Air Flight 538, November 30, 2004, Solo, Indonesia 
Tol Air 12, July 2004, Virgin Islands  
American Eagle Flight 5401, May 9, 2004, San Juan, Puerto Rico 
Flash Airlines Flight 604, January 3, 2004, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt  
China Airlines Flight 611, May 25, 2002, Penghu Islands, Taiwan
American Airlines 587, November 12, 2001, Belle Harbor, New York, USA