After graduating from law school, I represented clients in complex/class action litigation for a number of years. Capitalizing on the litigation experience, I started my own firm where I represented an array of clients in aviation law matters. I transitioned into legal academia in 2015, when I accepted a two year appointment at the Soongsil University Global Law Institute. After returning to the United States in 2017, I continued my career in academia teaching doctrinal courses to include both Aviation law and International law at American Bar Association accredited law schools. I remain actively engaged in the aviation industry by providing policy advice to aviation advocacy groups. I am currently a professor at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.
Experience
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–presentVisiting Assistant Professor of Law, University of Memphis
Education
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2017The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, International Commercial Arbitrator- Member
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2012Federal Aviation Administration , Private Pilot Certificate- Single Engine Land
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2004University of San Francisco School of Law, Juris Doctorate
Publications
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2020The Rise of Drones and the Erosion of Privacy and Trespass Laws, The Air & Space Lawyer- ABA
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2017The Chicago Convention Should Not be Used to Create Criminals, 42 Annals Air & Space Law 83
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2015Can Lufthansa Successfully Limit its Liability to the Families of the Victims of Germanwings Flight 9525 Under the Montreal Convention?, Journal of Korean Air & Space Law Policy, vol.30 no.2, 279
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2015The Need for Statutory Immunity to Protect Federal Appointees from Civil Suit, Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy
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2014Space Flight Accidents Should Be Investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board, Westlaw Aviation Journal
Professional Memberships
- The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Experimental Aircraft Association Legal Advisory Council
- Website
- Article Feed
- (901) 678-3224
- rrgipson@memphis.edu
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