Originally Posted by
mooney
I love it how they always manage to say "thee lawyer, who is also a pilot..." as though a lawyer who happens to have a PPL and 200 hours on a Bonanza is qualified to make statemets about airline ops.

He may not be able to make qualified statements about airline ops, but I'm guessing he can produce very credible witnesses who can. It's not his flying abilities that win lawsuits, it's his experience and expertise as an attorney.