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Top-Ranked Aviation Lawyers in Florida

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Summary

As of November 1, 2026, the top-ranked aviation lawyers in Florida are Robert F Spohrer (LexRank 88.00), Edward Morton Booth Jr. (84.00) and Mary Parham Burnett (84.00).

This ranking lists the top 16 of the 16 aviation lawyers LexRanked tracks across Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. All 16 lawyers in this ranking are Board Certified in Aviation Law by The Florida Bar, a credential held by 4.9% of Florida lawyers in any field. They practice in 6 cities, led by Jacksonville.

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The ranking

Ordered by organic LexRank score; paid placements are labelled and never affect a position. How we rank

  1. No change

    Robert F Spohrer

    Spohrer & Dodd · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 51 years experience
    • Aviation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #1?

    Ranks #1 with 88.00: strongest in Reputation (8/20) and Experience (30/30).

    Strongest

    • Reputation 8/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
  2. No change

    Edward Morton Booth Jr.

    Independent practice · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 44 years experience
    • Aviation
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #2?

    Ranks #2 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20). 4.00 points behind #1, mostly reputation.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)

    4.00 points behind #1 (Robert F Spohrer): Reputation −4.

  3. No change

    Mary Parham Burnett

    Independent practice · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 41 years experience
    • Aviation
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #3?

    Ranks #3 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
  4. No change

    Jeffrey Robert Ludwig “JEFF”

    Independent practice · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 46 years experience
    • Aviation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #4?

    Ranks #4 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
  5. No change

    Barry Edward Newman

    Independent practice · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 26 years experience
    • Aviation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #5?

    Ranks #5 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
  6. No change

    Bruce D Green

    Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Verified
    • 47 years experience
    • Aviation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #6?

    Ranks #6 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
  7. No change

    Juan Ricardo Serrano

    Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Verified
    • 26 years experience
    • Aviation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #7?

    Ranks #7 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20). 1.40 points behind #6, mostly data quality.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)

    1.40 points behind #6 (Bruce D Green): Data quality −1.4.

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  8. No change

    Chad Steven Roberts

    Independent practice · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 35 years experience
    • Aviation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #8?

    Ranks #8 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  9. No change

    Robert Leaf Feldman

    Independent practice · Tavares, FL

    Verified
    • 48 years experience
    • Aviation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #9?

    Ranks #9 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.5)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  10. No change

    Galen Douglas Bauer

    Spohrer & Dodd · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 21 years experience
    • Aviation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #10?

    Ranks #10 with 79.20: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20). 3.40 points behind #9, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)

    3.40 points behind #9 (Robert Leaf Feldman): Experience −4.8.

  11. No change

    Jonathan Alexander Ewing

    Aero Law Center · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Verified
    • 19 years experience
    • Aviation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #11?

    Ranks #11 with 76.80: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20). 2.40 points behind #10, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)

    2.40 points behind #10 (Galen Douglas Bauer): Experience −2.4.

  12. No change

    Peter Sobota

    Independent practice · Davie, FL

    Verified
    • 19 years experience
    • Aviation
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #12?

    Ranks #12 with 76.80: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
  13. No change

    Keith L Maynard

    Spohrer & Dodd · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 19 years experience
    • Aviation
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #13?

    Ranks #13 with 76.80: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
  14. No change

    William Ashby Underhill

    Independent practice · Daytona Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 16 years experience
    • Aviation · Insurance
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #14?

    Ranks #14 with 68.20: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20) and Experience (19.2/30). 8.60 points behind #13, mostly practice-area relevance.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
    • Experience 19.2/30 (ranking avg 25.5)

    8.60 points behind #13 (Keith L Maynard): Practice-area relevance −5, Experience −3.6.

  15. No change

    David Howard Abrams

    Independent practice · Lake Mary, FL

    Verified
    • 14 years experience
    • Aviation
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #15?

    Ranks #15 with 67.05: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Practice-area relevance (20/20); held back by Reputation (4/20) and Experience (16.8/30). 1.15 points behind #14, mostly professional credentials.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
    • Practice-area relevance 20/20 (ranking avg 19.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
    • Experience 16.8/30 (ranking avg 25.5)

    1.15 points behind #14 (William Ashby Underhill): Professional credentials −3.8, Experience −2.4.

  16. No change

    Nada Ragland

    Aero Law Center · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Verified
    • 7 years experience
    • Aviation
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #16?

    Ranks #16 with 62.40: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20) and Experience (8.4/30). 4.65 points behind #15, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.8)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
    • Experience 8.4/30 (ranking avg 25.5)

    4.65 points behind #15 (David Howard Abrams): Experience −8.4.

Data sources behind the scores

Every score on this page is calculated from facts backed by these sources. Each profile shows which source supports which fact and when it was last checked.

  • floridabar.org · Official / regulatory · 16 profile pages176 facts for 16 lawyers

Aviation market in Florida

LexRanked tracks 16 lawyers and 2 law firms in aviation law in Florida. 16 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 30, 2026.

Lawyers
16
Law firms
2
Verified professional data
16 of 16
Average rating
Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count
Withheldtoo few sourced counts
Median experience
26 years16 lawyers

Calculated by LexRanked from its own records on ; data verified . Ratings and review counts count only when backed by a source; figures from fewer than three profiles are withheld. All lawyers in Florida

What sets these Florida aviation lawyers apart

All 16 lawyers in this ranking are Board Certified in Aviation Law by The Florida Bar, which only about one in twenty Florida lawyers achieves in any field. The figures come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile, checked in November 2026.

Fact about the 16 ranked lawyers Figure
Board Certified in Aviation Law 16 of 16
Years in practice 7 to 51 (median 26)
Languages besides English Spanish (2)
License status with The Florida Bar Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer

Where do Florida's top aviation lawyers practice?

8 of the 16 practice in Jacksonville; the table shows every city.

City Lawyers in this ranking
Jacksonville 8
Fort Lauderdale 4
Davie 1
Daytona Beach 1
Lake Mary 1
Tavares 1

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with an office in a Florida city we cover and aviation as a practice area on record. It ranks every aviation lawyer LexRanked tracks in Florida by the same score and shows the top 16. How we rank.

Find a aviation lawyer in your city

A lawyer near you knows the local courts; each city has its own ranking of aviation lawyers.

Florida rules to know

Aviation law covers aircraft accidents, pilot certificates, aircraft sales and airports: an operator must notify the NTSB immediately after an accident and file a written report within 10 days.

Rule What it means
Accident notice The operator must notify the NTSB immediately after an aircraft accident or listed serious incident (49 C.F.R. § 830.5)
Accident report A written report on NTSB Form 6120.1 is due within 10 days after an accident (49 C.F.R. § 830.15)
Certificate actions A pilot or other certificate holder may appeal an FAA order amending, suspending or revoking a certificate to the NTSB (49 U.S.C. § 44709)
Airports A new airport site needs approval from the Florida Department of Transportation before construction (Fla. Stat. § 330.30)
Injury claims In Florida, negligence claims that arose on or after March 24, 2023 must be filed within 2 years (§ 95.11)

Cases are heard in the county where they arise; see which judicial circuit covers each county.

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, prefer a lawyer who regularly works in your county, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing.

  1. Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
  2. Ask how many matters like yours the lawyer has handled in your county recently.
  3. Ask how they charge and what costs are extra, and get the agreement in writing.

Further reading

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

Who must be notified after a plane crash?

The operator must notify the National Transportation Safety Board immediately, by the fastest means available, after an accident or a listed serious incident (49 C.F.R. § 830.5).

When is the NTSB accident report due?

Within 10 days after the accident, on NTSB Form 6120.1, or after 7 days if an overdue aircraft is still missing (49 C.F.R. § 830.15).

Can I appeal an FAA certificate suspension?

Yes. Under 49 U.S.C. § 44709 a person adversely affected by an FAA order amending, suspending or revoking a certificate may appeal it to the NTSB.

How long do I have to sue after an aviation accident in Florida?

For negligence claims that arose on or after March 24, 2023, generally 2 years under section 95.11; federal law and international treaties can set different limits.

Who certifies aviation lawyers in Florida?

The Florida Bar certifies lawyers in Aviation Law after at least five years of practice, peer review and a written exam.

What does Board Certified in Aviation Law mean?

It is a credential from The Florida Bar for lawyers with substantial experience in the field who have passed peer review and a written exam. 16 of the 16 lawyers in this ranking hold it; 4.9% of Florida lawyers hold a board certification in any field.

Where are the best aviation lawyers in Florida?

Of the 16 lawyers in this ranking, 8 practice in Jacksonville, 4 practice in Fort Lauderdale, 1 practices in Davie. Each city also has its own ranking.

Do I need a aviation lawyer in my own city?

Any lawyer licensed by The Florida Bar may practice anywhere in Florida, but a lawyer who regularly appears in your county knows its judges and procedures.

How is this ranking ordered?

By the LexRank score, calculated only from facts with a cited source: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Payment never changes a position.

Do client reviews affect the LexRank score?

Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Reviews are shown on profiles for information only, and Reputation counts only awards on record, such as board certification. How we rank

Which lawyers are verified?

16 of the 16 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Robert F Spohrer, Edward Morton Booth Jr., Mary Parham Burnett, Jeffrey Robert Ludwig “JEFF” and Barry Edward Newman and others.

What is the difference between the top two lawyers?

Robert F Spohrer scores 88.00 and Edward Morton Booth Jr. 84.00, a gap of 4.00 points, mostly in reputation. Compare them side by side

About this ranking

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