STEVE’S BIOGRAPHY

 
 
Steven Lamar Thompson, Esq.

BAR ADMISSION.

2018 – 2018            

Attorney Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a United States jurisdiction.

CNMI Bar Association, P.O. Box 504539 Saipan, MP 96950

Active and in good standing

FORMAL EDUCATION.                           

2010 – 2013         

Juris Doctorate (J.D.)

 Western Michigan Univ., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, P.O. Box 13038, Lansing, MI  48901   

Mediation, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Gaming Law          

2005 – 2010          

Bachelor of Specialized Studies (B.S.)

Ohio University, 1 Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701-2979

Business Law, Aviation Law    

FAA-ISSUED CERTIFICATES.

  • Commercial Single & Multi Engine Land Instrument Airplane

  • Pilot-Flight Engineer A-300 B4 Airbus

  • Pilot-Flight Engineer Boeing 727

  • Flight Instructor

  • Advanced Ground Instructor

  • Airframe and Power Plant Mechanic

  • Dutch RLD License, Flight Engineer A-300 B4 Airbus

 

I intend and only purport to practice law in jurisdictions of licensure, (CNMI), and in United States jurisdictions where I am permitted to practice only that specific federal practice as authorized by federal law, and in United States jurisdictions where a court permitted admission pro hac vice on a specific case. My practice concentrates in, or focuses on, the following areas of law.

AVIATION LAW.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) enforcement action against a FAA-issued certificate (includes drones).

  • Appeal a FAA certificate action decision before a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).

  • Appeal the NTSBs ALJs decision before the full NTSB.

  • Petition to review the full NTSBs final order before a U.S. circuit court of appeals or before a U.S. district court.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) civil penalty action.

  • Appeal from Administrator’s civil penalty decision before a U.S. district court.

  • Hearing before a Department of Transportation (DOT), Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).

  • Appeal from the DOTs ALJs decision before the FAA Decisionmaker.

  • Petition to review the FAAs Decisionmaker’s final decision before a U.S. court of appeals.

Airplane crash injury, and airport injury (inside or around).

Death, bodily injury or causally related emotional distress suffered, and/or damage to personal property sustained (e.g., baggage and cargo):

  • during an international air carrier flight;

  • during a domestic air carrier flight; and

  • while inside or around an airport.

 REAL ESTATE LAW.

  • Commercial and residential.

MEDIATION, ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR).

COLLECTION OF MONEY DAMAGES “AFTER” FINAL JUDGMENT ORDERED.

FAMILY LAW.

CRIMINAL LAW.