Attorney Profile - C. Edward Adams

Aviation Law and Related Experience:
Experienced representation in matters including the following:
    Personal Injury and wrongful death in aviation-related accidents; 
    Hazardous materials Civil Penalty and Certificate Actions; 
    Pilot Medical Certificate defense;
    Pilots and Mechanics Certificate defense before FAA, NTSB;
    Wrongful Death actions in Federal District Court of Colorado;
    Federal Tort Claim actions;
    Pilot Certificate Defense before Administrative Law Courts;
    Pilot Certificate Defense before the full Board of NTSB; and
    Personal Injury actions in State and Federal Courts.

Successful Appellate Court Litigation:
Successful Litigator in 9th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals;
    Yi Tu v. NTSB, 470 F.3d941
    Precedent setting case regarding proper "notice" from FAA.

Trial Attorney with litigation experience in:
Washington District and Superior Courts;
Personal Injury and Accident related issues in State and Federal Courts;

U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington;
U.S. District Court of Colorado involving Federal Tort Claim Act actions

Risk Management Consultant:
Experienced in Risk Management for fixed based operators, mechanics and air carriers.

AOPA Designee Attorney:
Designated Attorney for Aircraft Owner's Pilots Association (AOPA) Legal Services Plan

Pilot Experience:
TWA Captain (Ret.) 14,000 + flight hours: Captain Rated on B-747, 757, 767, 727 and L-1011

National Chairman ALPA-TWA Professional Standards Committee

Aviation Related Memberships:
International Society of Air Safety Investigators;
NTSB Bar Association,
Lawyer-Pilot’s Bar Association (LPBA)

Bar Association Memberships:
Washington State Bar Association, NTSB Bar Association, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association, Kitsap Bar Association

Licensed to practice in:
All Washington State Courts, US Federal Court of Western Washington, US District Court of Colorado and US Circuit Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.