Two top US lawyers represent Vietnamese-American doctor dragged off plane

The two lawyers representing David Dao, the Vietnamese-American doctor who was brutally treated on a United Airlines flight, are famous lawyers in the United States.

Stephen Golan (left) and Thomas A. Demetrio (right), two famous American lawyers hired to represent the Vietnamese passenger who was dragged off the plane. Photo: Super Lawyer

Thomas A. Demetrio is a partner at the law firm Corboy & Demetrio and has served as president of the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. He regularly wins difficult, multimillion-dollar judgments.

"Tom Demetrio as representative means United will be in great difficulty," Chicago Business yesterday quoted Bob Clifford, a famous lawyer in Chicago.

"Tom Demetrio knows more about aviation litigation than anyone else. Not only will he represent a great doctor, but he will also be a turning point that will force United to change its ways. Now they (United Airlines) will have many reasons to have a headache and correct the mistakes they made."

Mr. Demetrio has helped a client recover more than $1 billion in damages, the largest personal injury award ever handed down by the Illinois Supreme Court. He represents clients in medical malpractice, product defects, and airplane crashes, and has been ranked by the National Law Journal as one of the top 10 lawyers in the country.

"They want to kill me, I want to go home," said David Dao, his face covered in blood.

Another attorney representing Demetrio in David Dao’s defense is Stephen Golan of the Chicago-based law firm Golan & Christie Taglie. Golan is also one of the top corporate lawyers in North America, according to Who’s Who Directories, a U.S. law magazine that ranks American lawyers.

He represents companies ranging from startups to large enterprises with annual revenues of $500 million. He co-founded the firm in 1993 and is currently its CEO. He is a practicing corporate law professional and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Illinois Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

David Dao, a 69-year-old Vietnamese-American doctor, is being treated in the hospital after being forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight by security personnel on April 9.Mr. Dao said today that he had injuries all over his body and was still unwell.The incident is causing outrage around the world.

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United Airlines' CEO apologized and promised to review flight procedures. The US Department of Transportation is investigating, and one of the officers who violently dragged Mr. Dao has been suspended.

According to VNE