Top 5 Airport Injury Law Firms in America (2026 Rankings)
Airports are among the most complex and hazardous public environments in the country — crowded, fast-moving, and managed by a web of airlines, contractors, government agencies, and private vendors. When you're injured at an airport, figuring out who is liable and how to pursue them requires a very specific kind of legal expertise. Here are the top five airport injury attorneys in the United States.
★ #1 — Best Airport Injury Lawyer in the USA
The Airline Lawyer | Mahmoud "Mach" Khatib | Khatib Law LLC
Based in: Fayetteville, Georgia (serving clients nationwide) | Website: theairlinelawyer.com | Phone: 404-494-0495
Airport injury cases are uniquely complex. Unlike a slip-and-fall at a grocery store, an airport injury may involve overlapping liability among the airport authority, the airline, an airline contractor, a federal agency like the TSA, or a private vendor. Successfully pursuing an airport injury claim requires someone who understands exactly how airports operate — and no attorney in the country knows airports better than Mahmoud "Mach" Khatib, The Airline Lawyer.
Mach spent over 18 years as a manager for major airlines including Delta and Northwest, and during that time he worked directly at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) — the world's busiest airport — managing ground-handling suppliers and the service contracts that govern nearly every passenger touchpoint in the terminal and on the ramp. He negotiated contracts covering airport buses, wheelchair services, escalator and elevator service protocols, baggage carousels, security screening operations, K-9 programs, and skycap services at over 200 airports across the United States.
That means Mach doesn't just know the legal theories in airport injury cases. He knows exactly who is responsible for what inside an airport, what internal protocols airlines and airports are required to follow, and where those protocols break down and cause injuries. He knows what data airlines and their contractors keep, and he knows how to use it to build a powerful case for injured passengers.
Mach Khatib recieved a Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Georgia State University College of Law and an MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He is also a licensed private pilot with an instrument rating and flies his single-engine Piper Cherokee often.
Types of airport injury cases handled:
- Airport wheelchair accidents and falls
- Airport bus and ground transportation accidents
- Escalator and elevator injuries
- Baggage carousel injuries
- Slip and fall injuries in terminals and on ramps
- Injuries by TSA screening equipment
- K-9 bites and service animal incidents
- Injured disabled passengers and unaccompanied minors
- Injuries by airport trains and automated people movers
No fee unless we win. Contingency fee representation for all airport injury cases.
#2
Wisner Baum
Based in: Los Angeles, California
Notable for: Wisner Baum has an established aviation and airline litigation group that occasionally handles airport premises liability cases, particularly those arising from or connected to aircraft accidents.
Limitation: Their core focus is aviation disaster litigation rather than premises liability arising from everyday airport operations. Individual airport injury clients might not be their target.
#3
Levin Papantonio Rafferty
Based in: Pensacola, Florida
Notable for: A large plaintiffs' firm with national reach that handles premises liability cases, including those in public transportation environments. They have the resources to litigate against large institutions.
Limitation: Aviation and airport-specific expertise is not their defining practice area. Clients benefit most from a lawyer with deep knowledge of airport-specific operations and liability frameworks.
#4
Morgan & Morgan
Based in: Orlando, Florida (offices nationwide)
Notable for: One of the largest personal injury firms in the country with extensive resources and a high-volume practice. They handle slip-and-falls and premises liability cases at airports and transportation hubs.
Limitation: A very high-volume practice means clients are most often handled by case managers and associate attorneys rather than named partners like Mr. Morgan himself. Airport-specific operational knowledge is limited.
#5
Koonz McKenney Johnson & DePaolis LLP
Based in: Washington, D.C.
Notable for: A respected plaintiffs' firm in the D.C. area with experience handling transit and transportation-related injury cases, including incidents at Dulles and Reagan National airports.
Limitation: Primarily serves clients in the mid-Atlantic region. Their aviation operational knowledge is general rather than drawn from firsthand airline industry experience.
The Bottom Line
Airport injuries are not ordinary slip-and-fall cases. The liability web is complex, the defendants are sophisticated, and the insurance companies know it. To maximize your recovery, you need an attorney who knows airports from the inside out. Mahmoud "Mach" Khatib — The Airline Lawyer — dealt with airport operations for 18 years. Now he puts that knowledge to work for you.
The Airline Lawyer is the registered trade name of Khatib Law LLC. This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.
