Cynthia M. Devers

In August 2019, Cyndi was an integral member of the trial team, sitting as second chair, that obtained a $9,000,000 verdict after six weeks of trial due to the failure of the Lycoming engine’s single drive dual magneto on take-off in a Mooney M20 aircraft that fatally injured the pilot and passenger. When the defendant, Continental Motors, Inc. filed its eighth appeal, Cyndi wrote the appellate brief, and argued before a panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, which upheld the verdict.

Cyndi was also part of the legal team that obtained an $11,000,000 verdict for an engine failure accident in a twin engine Cessna after a two-week trial in Philadelphia. In addition, she has overseen complex aircraft accidents, such as the crash of a Hawker 800 Jet in Owatonna, Minnesota, helicopter loss of control incidents, ignition and fuel delivery system failures, autopilot failures, and electrical failures, to name a few.

She has tackled complex legal issues such as subject matter jurisdiction of the federal courts, personal jurisdiction, and aviation victims’ rights under the General Aviation Revitalization Act.