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Call (24/7): +1 (312) 291-8158 ·
WhatsApp: +1 (312) 973-0146
For more than 30 years, Ribbeck Law Chartered has represented families who lost loved ones in commercial plane crashes, pursuing justice in U.S. courts.
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Ribbeck Law Chartered is a Chicago-based law firm representing families who have lost loved ones in commercial plane crashes and maritime disasters worldwide. For more than 30 years, our attorneys have litigated more than 52 aviation and maritime disasters for clients from over 75 countries. We pursue claims against airlines, aircraft manufacturers and component makers in U.S. courts.
Most of the crashes we handle happen outside the United States, and most of the families we represent live abroad. We guide them through an unfamiliar legal system, from the first conversation through resolution, often in their own language. We work on a contingency basis: families pay no attorney’s fees unless we recover compensation.
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In 2026, Boeing began final settlement payments to families represented by Ribbeck Law in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610 cases. The firm represented 93 clients from the two crashes.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
We learn what happened and answer your questions, in your language whenever we can.
We work with aviation engineers, pilots and other specialists to determine what went wrong and who is responsible.
We bring claims against the airlines, manufacturers and other parties responsible, in U.S. courts where possible.
You have a direct point of contact with our team throughout your case.
Lion Air Flight 610 (2018)
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (2014)
Asiana Airlines Flight 214 (2013)
Gol Airlines Flight 1907 (2006)
Swissair Flight 111 (1998)
A former in-house counsel for Liberty Mutual Insurance Group and former solicitor in England and Wales, Ms. Kelly brings an insurer’s-eye view of catastrophic claims to the families she represents.
An engineer and Fulbright scholar before becoming an attorney, von Ribbeck has represented families in more than 44 aviation disasters, including one of the earliest lawsuits against Boeing after the Lion Air Flight 610 crash.