John Maggio joined Condon & Forsyth LLP in 1999 and is a partner of the firm. John handles all types of civil, commercial and products liability litigation and over the years has represented air carriers, aircraft manufacturers, and insurance companies in cases involving wrongful death, personal injury, contractual disputes, and premises liability. John has extensive experience litigating claims governed by the Warsaw Convention, Montreal Convention, Airline Deregulation Act, and other international treaties and U.S. aviation statutes. Additionally, John has also handled cases involving copyright and trademark infringement disputes. John has litigated in federal and state courts throughout the U.S., including trials in California, New York, Florida and Texas and has argued appeals in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits.

In addition to his legal practice, John has served as a Faculty Member for the Kessler-Eidson Program for Trial Techniques at Emory University School of Law since 2004 and as a legal writing instructor for the Continuing Legal Education Paralegal Program at Queens College from 1998 to 2004. Before joining Condon & Forsyth LLP, John practiced law on Long Island with a focus on aviation, commercial, premises and products liability litigation.

John is admitted to the bar of New York (1997), the District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York (1999), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second and Ninth Circuits (2000) and the U.S. Supreme Court (2003). He is a member of the New York City Bar Association (Committee on Aeronautics), the Nassau County Bar Association, the American Bar Association (Air & Space Law Litigation Section), the Federal Bar Council and Emory Law Alumni Board.

He was honorably selected in 2011 as a New York Super Lawyer - "Rising Star" in the field of Aviation Law.

John is a graduate of Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1996)(Moot Court Executive Board, Inducted into Order of Barristers, Dean's Research and Writing Fellow) and Binghamton University (B.A., 1993).

Published Works and Presentations:

Application of Federal Statutes to Passenger Boarding and Deplaning Claims. Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Bulletin (December 2011).


Court Holds that the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 Preempts State Law Standards of Care. Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Alert (July 2011).


With Two Products Liability Cases, U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies, then Muddles, the "Stream of Commerce" Theory of Personal Jurisdiction. Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Bulletin (July 2011).


Recent Decisions Address Previously Unsettled Areas Regarding Preemption Under the Airline Deregulation Act (ADA).   Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Bulletin (June 2011).


Another Forum Non Conveniens Victory for Defendants from California District Court.   Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Bulletin (April 2011).


Second Circuit Declares Field Preemption Under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958.   Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Alert (March 2011).


Speaker, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's 22nd Annual Aviation Law and Insurance Symposium, Panel: In the Trenches: Defense Counsel's View on Handling and Defense of Insurance Claims (January 6, 2011).



MMSEA Section 111 Mandatory Reporting Extended.   Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Bulletin (November 2010).


Speaker, 2010 Aviation Litigation CLE Seminar, "Disaster in the Alps!", American Bar Association Section of Litigation Mass Torts Committee and the New York City Bar Association Committee on Aeronautics "Early Global Settlement" from the perspective of defense counsel (June 3, 2010).


Section 111's New Direct Data Entry Option for Small Reporters. Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Alert (June 2010).


Speaker about the Warsaw and Montreal Conventions, Rutgers University School of Law, panel discussion, "Landing in Court: The State of Modern Aviation Litigation" (March 25, 2010).


Co-Author, The Liability Reporter, published jointly by IATA and Condon & Forsyth LLP. (13th ed., February 2010).



Updates to MMSEA Section 111 Reporting Requirements. Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Bulletin (March 2010).


Congress Passes the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and Extends Timeframe for Employees to Bring Discrimination Claims. Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Bulletin (September 2009).


Co-Author, Who's Liable? An Analysis of Successive and Contracting Carrier Liability. Aviation Litigation Quarterly. American Bar Association (Spring 2009).



DOT Issues Notice Calling on Carriers to Update Tariffs on Baggage and Code-Share Liability.   Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Alert (April 2009).


Co-Author, The Liability Reporter, published jointly by IATA and Condon & Forsyth LLP. (12th ed., February 2009).



Illinois Supreme Court Addresses Joint and Several Liability. Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Bulletin (December 2008).


An Analysis of Successive and Contracting Carrier Liability. Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Bulletin (October 2008).


Avoiding Workplace Litigation After Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc.. Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Bulletin (November 2007).


New York's Passenger Bill of Rights. Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Bulletin (June 2007)


In the Wake of Husain: Air Carrier Liability after Olympic Airways v. Husain. Co-authored with Scott D. Cunningham, Aviation Litigation Quarterly (Fall 2006).


Failure to Warn of DVT Risks Is Not an 'Accident' Under the Warsaw Convention. Condon & Forsyth LLP Client Bulletin (August 2006).


Co-author, Sacking Saks: Transformation of the 'Accident' Requirement, Warsaw Convention, Article 17. The Air & Space Lawyer (Winter 2001).


Applying the Knowledgeable User Doctrine to Dismiss Failure to Warn Claims. Defense Research Institute Hand and Power Tools Newsletter (Winter 1999).

Honors:  Emory Law School 2008 Alumni Service Award