Aviation Transportation and Related Regulatory Law, Business and Insurance Law, Civil Litigation and General Practice.

FIRM PROFILE: Michael L. Dworkin and Associates is a law firm specializing in aviation matters, including FAA/NTSB/ DOT regulatory, enforcement, certification and accident investigation matters; airport use and access; insurance; aircraft and equipment acquisition and disposal; contract services; and litigation, on a world-wide basis. The firm's clients include airlines, air taxis and commercial operators, airports, manufacturers and other persons, firms and corporations owning and/or operating aircraft. Prior to establishing this firm in 1981, Mr. Dworkin was house counsel to a major U.S. airline and an attorney with the Federal Aviation Administration.

Areas of Practice

• Aviation
• Transportation
• Business Law
• Insurance Law
• Products Liability Law
• Administrative Law
• Litigation

Litigation Percentage

• 35% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia, 1973
• California, 1975
• U.S. Federal Court, 1973
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1982

Education

• George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1973
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: Cum Laude
  
  
• Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1969
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: Cum Laude
  
  

Published Works

• FAA Enforcement Journal, Associate Editor, 1972
• Planning for Airports in Urban Environments, Transportation Law Journal and American Bar Association's Urban Lawyer, 1973
• Airport Noise, Book Review, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1975
• The Gliderport's Dilemma: The Enemies Around and Within, Air and Space Lawyer and the Lawyer Pilot's Bar Association Journal, February 28 - March 1985, 1985
• FAA Enforcement - A Practitioner's Perspective, Virginia Law Weekly, October 27 - November 3, 1989
• FAA Enforcement - A Practitioner's Perspective, ABA's Air and Space Lawyer, Winter, 1990
• Air Carrier Compliance Demonstration - A New Catch 22, Lawyer Pilot's Bar Association Journal, Summer, 2002
• Aviation Professionals and the Threat of Criminal Liability - How Do We Maximize Aviation Safety?, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Vol . 67, Summer, 2002
• Operation Safe Pilot, National Transportation Safety Board Association Newsletter, Winter, 2005

Representative Clients

• AIG Aviation
• Alaska Airlines
• Allegiant Air
• California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR)
• Epic Aircraft
• Frontier Flying Service
• Golden State Air Charter
• Heli USA Airways
• JATO Aviation
• North American Jet Charter
• Radial Engines, Ltd.
• Relative Workshop
• Select Remedies
• SkyWest Airlines
• TAG Aviation USA
• XOJET

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Air and Space Law, U.S., American Bar Association Forum
• Air and Space Law, U.S., Soaring Society of America
• Air and Space Law, U.S., Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
• Air and Space Law, U.S., Lawyer Pilot's Bar Association
• Air and Space Law, U.S., National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association
• Air and Space Law, U.S. International Comanche Society
• Air and Space Law, Canada, Air Transportation Research Group
• Air and Space Law, Canada, Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
• Air and Space Law, South Korea, Air Transportation Research Group
• Air and Space Law, Taiwan, ROC, International Society of Air Safety Investigators

Honors and Awards

• President, National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association, 2000 - 2002

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of California
  
  
• District of Columbia Bar
  
  
• Lawyer Pilots Bar Association
  
  
• National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association
  (Founding Member, Chairmman, Rules Committee: 1985-99)
  
  
• National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association
  (Regional Vice President: 1986-1987, 1990-1999; President: 2000-2002)
  
  
• American Bar Association
  Forum on Air and Space Law; Tort and Insurance Practice Section
  
  
• Bar Association of San Francisco
  
  
• International Society of Air Safety Investigators
  
  
• Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
  
  
• National Business Aircraft Association
  
  
• Commonwealth Club of California
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• United Airlines, Attorney, 1977 - 1981
• Federal Aviation Administration, Attorney, 1973 - 1977

Ancillary Businesses

• Aviation Consultant

Birth Information

• October 10, 1947, Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America