James D. Struble's primary area of practice is aviation, in which he has experience in trying both jury and non-jury matters as lead counsel for major airlines. He represents corporate and fractional ownership aircraft owners and operators in all aspects of aviation transactional matters including purchase, management, charter, and lease agreements. He also handles regulatory and enforcement matters, including dangerous goods/hazardous material matters, for both air carriers and pilots and has successfully tried cases before NTSB Administrative Law Judges.

He also served over 24 years as a pilot for a major U. S. carrier, where he retired as a captain after logging more than 15,000 hours in the B-737, MD-88, MD-90, B-727 and L-1011. A retired Air Force instructor pilot and flight examiner, he has more than 4,000 hours of military flight time in the C-141 and KC-10 and is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He is also an Admissions Liaison officer for the Air Force Academy.

• 1991, Texas

Mr. Struble has lectured and presented papers at numerous aviation conferences including :

Status of Pending Air Carrier Litigation, presented at Journal of Air Law and Commerce 29th Annual Symposium, February 24, 1995.

Alcohol and Your Certificate - What Every Pilot and Operator Should Know, presented to Flexjet Pilot Group, June 29, 2000.

FAA Aeromedical Certificate Issues, presented at Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University Aviation Law/Insurance Symposium, January 15, 2002.

Fractional Ownership - A Practitioner's Guide, presented at Journal of Air Law and Commerce 36th Annual Symposium, March 1, 2002.

Aircraft Sales and Lease Basics, presented at Aviation Law Section Annual Meeting, State Bar of Texas, June 25, 2004.

• JW Flyer - Winter 2002

• JW Flyer - Winter 2001