Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association

JC practices aviation law and alternative dispute resolution. He holds a B.A.,Indiana University and J.D., Indiana Univ. McKinney School of Law and is admitted to practice in Indiana. Illinois, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, and is a Registered Civil Mediator.

JC has been an adjunct professor of Aviation Law at IU McKinney since 2017 with previous adjunct appointments at the University of Indianapolis (1980-82) and the Indiana Univ. Kelley School of Business (1982-88). He was an instructor with Civil Air Patrol Legal Officer/JAG Colleges as well as numerous aviation-related seminars.
His publications and presentations include: Interstate Discovery Practice, 9 LPBA Journal 19 (1987); Mediating Personnel Disputes, Civil Air Patrol/USAFA National Board, 1998; Mission Oriented Flight Training, Civil Air Patrol/USAFA, 1999; FAA Air Carrier Enforcement, Aviation Law, ICLEF 2004; Federal Preemption: An Aviation Perspective, Aviation Law, 2005; Airline Labor Disputes, Aviation Law 2006; The FAR in Pilot Check Rides, Aviation Law, 2007; Operational Control: Legal Aspects for FAR Part 135 Operators and Owners, Aviation Law 2009; Pilot Bill of Rights: History and Comment, Aviation Law 2013; and, Survey of Recent Developments in Aviation Law, 2018.
JC is an active pilot with Airline Transport Pilot and Flight Instructor certificates and type ratings in B727; B737; B757; B767; IA-JET, CE500, CE525S and CE560X aircraft. He is a Designated PIlot Examiner with CE500, 525/525S, and 560XL type rating and proficiency check authority. He was a pilot and check airman with ATA Airlines from 1984 to 2008, and from 2006 to 2023 was a principal and director of operations with SolutionsAir. He served on the Litigation Committee of the Airlines for America, the ICAO Disruptive Passenger Task Force, Indiana Aviation Asset Management Review Committee, as a Hearing Judge, Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission and a judge pro tem in various Indiana state courts. He is a member of the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association, the Aviation Lawyers Association, National Association of Flight Instructors, the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators, AOPA, EAA, and Quiet Birdmen. He chairs the Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame, Inc.and a deputy with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.�