Christopher Jahr
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Credentials
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Board Certified Specialist in Aviation Law
The Florida Bar
Experience
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Wicker Smith
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United States
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Law Practice
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300 - 400 Employee
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Partner
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Aug 2009 - Present
Christopher J. Jahr is a partner in the Ft. Lauderdale office and represents clients in state and federal court with cases involving aviation, product liability, personal injury, wrongful death, breach of contract, premises liability, insurance coverage, interpleader, and other matters. Mr. Jahr is a Board Certified Specialist in Aviation Law. Board Certification is the highest level of evaluation by The Florida Bar of not only specialization within an area of law but also professionalism and ethics in the practice of law. Only about seven percent (7%) of eligible Florida Bar Members are board certified. Mr. Jahr also serves on the Aviation Law Committee of The Florida Bar, and he is an active instrument-rated pilot. Mr. Jahr regularly represents major airlines, aircraft operators, fixed base operators, and aviation product manufactures in litigation and has also worked with air carriers and maintenance facilities during NTSB investigations following major aircraft accidents. He has also written and lectured on various aspects of aviation law. In his non-aviation work, Mr. Jahr represents both life insurance and liability insurance carriers in coverage and interpleader matters, and he also regularly defends non-aviation clients in premises liability, automobile negligence, and other types of litigation. He has successfully defended businesses and corporate executives against claims of slander, defamation, conversion, tortious interference, and alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. Mr. Jahr has worked on appeals to the Florida Supreme Court, the United States Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Mr. Jahr graduated cum laude from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and he received his undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Tulane University. Show less
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WTW
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Willis Global Aviation
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May 2004 - Aug 2004
Internship Internship
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Avjet - A Jet Aviation Company
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United States
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Airlines and Aviation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Market Research
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2001 - 2002
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Education
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University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law
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Epic Aviation
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Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business
B.S.M., Finance, Legal Studies in Business -
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Aviation Business Administration