Lawyers at Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell frequently represent clients in airport-related litigation, either as a strategic tool or in the defense of a client's actions. The firm integrates litigation planning into its strategic counsel on all airport matters where litigation appears to be even a remote possibility. The firm's lawyers have represented clients in some of the most important and precedent-setting cases in airport law, including acceptable methodologies for setting airline rates and charges, the respective powers of airports and host municipalities to control land use, the authority of airports to control access to their facilities, banning solicitation of funds in airport terminals, the ability of airport proprietors to fund innovative capital projects, and the environmental and regulatory requirements for airport expansion projects. The firm's lawyers have successfully defended several airports in tort and inverse condemnation actions over the impact of airport operations on nearby property owners. The litigation handled by the firm's lawyers has occurred in a wide variety of forums - from the United States Supreme Court and many federal appellate and district courts to state courts at every level, as well as federal and state administrative agencies and tribunals. Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell lawyers are comfortable in all phases of litigation from pre-filing planning to discovery and complex motions practice to trial and appellate briefing and argument. Recognizing that litigation is always costly and often uncertain, the firm's lawyers are always alert to settlement opportunities and have successfully negotiated litigation settlements for clients that have achieved the client's objectives while saving untold dollars in avoided litigation costs.
