Andrew J. Maloney III | Partner

amaloney@kreindler.com 212.973.3438

Overview

Andrew “Duke” Maloney is a critical member of the legal team representing families involved in the 9/11 terrorism litigation case against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Andrew’s focus is in aviation litigation as well as general products liability, medical malpractice and general negligence cases. He briefed and argued a case before the United States Supreme Court on the Westfall Act which governs scope of employment under the Federal Tort Claims Act for federal employees.

Partner Andrew J. Maloney III and the plight of 9/11 victims’ featured on Fox News.
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Attorney Andrew Maloney is quoted in Business Insurance on Amtrak's liability cap.
Our objective in any personal injury or wrongful death case is to maximize the value of our client's claim. We keep our clients fully informed and engaged through every stage of the case.
~ Andrew "Duke" Maloney | Partner and Attorney

Andrew participated in one of the largest personal injury settlements in history in the state of Connecticut (a charter plane crash at the Bridgeport, CT Airport) and also participated in several of the largest recoveries in history under the Military Claims Act involving a 1996 Air Force plane crash in Dubrovnik, Croatia. He also achieved a rare reversal from the NTSB of their previous conclusion of pilot-error based on his investigation of a product defect following a helicopter fatality.

In a rare reversal from the NTSB regarding a previous conclusion of pilot error Duke submitted evidence that Kreindler found during litigation that convinced the NTSB to reverse their conclusion, exonerate the pilot and issue a safety warning about the defect in the part fleet-wide.

Andrew has tried dozens of cases in state and federal courts throughout the U.S. in a wide variety of matters beyond aviation, building on the earlier part of his career spent as a Federal Prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. There he investigated cases with the FBI, DEA, ATF, Secret Service, U.S. Marshals, NYPD, and several other law enforcement agencies, trying cases and arguing appeals on behalf of the United States. Prior to this, he served as law clerk to the late SDNY District Judge Lloyd F. MacMahon.

Andrew’s pro bono activities include winning a five-year fight with the U.S. Department of Justice to gain well-deserved recognition, under the Federal Public Safety Officer’s Benefits Act, for Glenn Winuk, a volunteer firefighter and EMT who died on September 11, 2001, trying to save others. As a result, the American Association of Justice (AAJ) awarded Mr. Maloney “Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year.” Mr. Maloney, a volunteer firefighter himself, served at the World Trade Center in the days after the attacks. 

Andrew In the media

Aviation attorney Andrew Maloney discusses the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter crash with Law & Crime Network's Aaron Keller

Aviation attorney and Kreindler partner Andrew Maloney discusses the possible civil litigation of the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter crash that killed nine people including Kobe Bryant.

Andrew "Duke" Maloney discusses Saudi Arabian officials' alleged roles in assisting the terrorists prior to the September 11th U.S. terrorist attacks.

They got them in flight schools, they got them a place to live, they gave them money, they opened bank accounts for them . . .

Kreindler Partner Andrew J. Maloney III on Fox News About 9/11 Victims Lawsuit

Attorney Andrew Maloney discusses allegations that Saudi Arabia officials were complicit in the U.S. terrorist attacks. “They were quickly identified as being associated with the hijackers,” he says. Maloney also describes the plaintiffs’ struggles accessing relevant information from the FBI.

Awards & Events
  • Selected as 2023 Super Lawyers®, 2006 – 2023
  • Awarded 5/5 Peer Reviewed Rating, Martindale Hubbell®
  • Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year, American Association of Justice
  • Past Chairman, Aeronautics Committee, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  • Past Co-chair, Mass Torts Committee, Litigation Section, American Bar Association
  • Past Co-chair, Aviation Litigation Committee, American Bar Association
  • Speaker, 2023 American Association for Justice (AAJ) Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia
  • Speaker, Seeking Justice: JASTA and other Litigation, 9/11 Voices Center for Resilience, 22nd Annual Symposium
  • Speaker, Multi-District Litigation, Air-Law Symposium at Southern Methodist University
  • Speaker, September 11th Issues, New York City Bar Association
  • Speaker, Mass Torts Made Perfect Aviation Litigation: Product Liability Seminar, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Speaker, American Bar Association, Aviation and Space Law Litigation National Program, Washington DC
  • Panelist, Ethics in the Early Going, ABA Aviation and Space Law Litigation National Program, Washington, DC
Education
  • Fordham University School of Law, New York, NY, J.D. - 1988, Honors: Dean's List Fordham Urban Law Journal
  • Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, B.A. - 1985, Major: History
Bar Admissions
  • New York
  • Massachusetts
  • Connecticut
  • District of Columbia
  • United States District Court for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York, Connecticut, Colorado, Eastern District of Michigan & Federal Court of Claims
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Third and Federal Circuits
  • United States Supreme Court 
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