JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 1, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Boyd & Jenerette is pleased to announce that Edward M. Booth, Jr. and Courtney M. Johnson have joined the firm in the Jacksonville, Florida office. Mr. Booth, a partner, chairs the firm’s new aviation law practice. Ms. Johnson, an associate, defends aviation claims and also handles matters involving premises liability, products liability, trucking and auto liability, construction defect, and general negligence claims.

“We are excited to expand our transportation practice beyond motor vehicle and trucking accidents to now include aviation and aerospace law,” notes shareholder Benford Samuels. “Boyd & Jenerette has a 65 year history defending insurance companies and self-insured entities in the Florida and Georgia markets, and we are always looking for ways to be of greater service to clients.”

Mr. Booth was the first attorney in Florida to be Board Certified in Aviation Law by The Florida Bar, a designation he has held since 1996. He currently serves as a member of The Florida Bar’s Aviation Law Committee.

As an active pilot for over 40 years and a board certified aviation attorney, Mr. Booth is an expert in aeronautical and aerospace activities and the ownership, operation, maintenance, and use of aircraft, airports and airspace. He assists clients in the following types of legal matters:

• Handling claims involving aviation accidents
• Aircraft, airport operation and air traffic control issues
• Airmen and mechanics certificate and medical issues
• Federal Aviation Act (“FAA”) licensing and enforcement proceedings
• FAA funding and grant assurance issues
• Aircraft transactions including repossessions
• Land use at airports
• Trial testimony as an aviation expert
• Television and radio aviation expert commentary

Fortunately, airplane accidents are a very small subset of aviation law. Many aviation disputes involve airport land use, contractual disputes over airplanes and airport leases, and airport security matters.

Mr. Booth holds a multi-engine Air Transport License, a Remote Pilot Certificate, and has more than 3,600 hours of flight experience. He owns and operates an airplane that allows him to rapidly respond to his client’s needs.

He serves as an Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Legal Services Plan panel attorney. He is a past chairman of the Florida Bar’s Aviation Law Certification Committee and Aviation Law Committee, a past president of the Lawyer Pilots Bar Association, and a past member of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority Board of Directors.

Complex civil litigation matters involving aviation, products liability, trucking and transportation, construction, premises liability, and asbestos are also handled by Mr. Booth.

His work as a former prosecutor positions him to defend white collar criminal matters. He has tried over 45 jury trials in federal and state courts and is AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Mr. Booth has been active in community organizations, including a term as president of the Jacksonville Historical Society. He has served as an advisor to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s office and is a 32-year member of Rotary International.

Mr. Booth is admitted to practice law in Florida, as well as U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. He is also admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

ABOUT BOYD & JENERETTE, P.A.

Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. is a civil litigation law firm with offices in Florida and Georgia. The firm’s practice areas include civil matters involving insurance defense, construction defect claims, workers’ compensation, Longshore and Defense Base Act claims, Admiralty and Jones Act claims, transportation and trucking, aviation law, business litigation, professional liability, coverage and bad faith, and mass torts. The firm is also experienced in handling civil appeals in state and federal courts, and offers alternative dispute resolution techniques such as arbitration or mediation.

The firm is AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and 11 of the firm’s attorneys are also AV Peer Review Rated at an individual level.

Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. is recognized in the 2019 “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® in the following two areas: Tier 2 Jacksonville, Insurance Law, and Tier 3 Jacksonville, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. The firm is honored to have been recognized in Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings for nine consecutive years (2011 – 2019).

The firm maintains a commitment to excellence in advocacy when pursuing client’s goals through pre-suit resolution, mediation, arbitration or trial. A team of experienced attorneys help insurance carriers, their insureds, self-insured entities and businesses manage risk and reduce exposure through training, counsel, and a commitment to early resolution. If it is not possible to settle the case early, then an aggressive but cost-effective defense litigation strategy is developed. The firm’s focus on cost effective representation includes alternative attorney’s fee structures such as fixed rate options for handling pre-suit matters including coverage opinions.

Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. strives to build long-term client relationships through outstanding service, which is reflected in part through attorney credentials and peer recognition. Seven of the firm’s attorneys are Board Certified by The Florida Bar, including one in the area of Aviation Law, one in Civil Trial, one in Appellate Practice, two in Construction Law, and two in Workers’ Compensation.

Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. was founded by Charles T. Boyd, Jr. and Noah H. Jenerette, Jr. in 1952. The firm maintains Florida offices in Boca Raton, Jacksonville, Orlando, and St. Petersburg, and a Georgia office in Savannah. Attorneys are also available for consultation in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and Tallahassee. Details online at https://www.boydjen.com/.

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