Barnett Law Offices, PC - Mr. Barnett represents pilots in enforcement actions before the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.

Charles R. Barnett, III is an aviation law attorney based in Crystal Lake, Illinois on the outskirts of Chicago. Mr. Barnett represents pilots in enforcement actions before the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board. In addition, he represents victims and their families in relation to personal injuries and wrongful deaths as the result of aviation accidents.

He has been flying airplanes since he was 16 years old. After 8 years of active duty flying in the United States Air Force flying B-52 and B-1 bombers, Mr. Barnett was hired by a major airline and flies internationally, both over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. He holds an ATP certificate and is currently type-rated in the Boeing 757, 767 and 777 aircraft and has accumulated approximately 10,000 hours of flying time. He is married and the proud father of four children.

Mr. Barnett is active in numerous aviation law related organizations, including Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Legal Services Panel, Allied Pilots Association, American Bar Association, Forum on Air & Space Law, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Aviation Law Section, Chicago Bar Association Aviation Law Committee, Experimental Aircraft Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Lawyer Pilots Bar Association, and National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association.

EDUCATION
Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, Illinois; Juris Doctor, May 2000, Concentration in Aviation Law and related fields of study. Admitted and practices in the State of Illinois and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida; Master of Aeronautical Science 1990 Concentration in Aeronautical Operations

Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama; Squadron Officer School, 1989

University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois Bachelor of Science; Business Administration 1982

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois; Attended 1978-1980, Dean’s List

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1991-Present: Airline Pilot, American Airlines
Currently employed as a full time airline pilot operating Boeing 777 aircraft on Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Pacific flights. Logged over 10,000 hours flying time without accident or incident. Over 7,000 hours as an airline transport pilot. Aircraft piloted include Fokker 100, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, and Boeing 777. Flew as a flight engineer on Boeing 727

1982-1991: Military Pilot, Captain, United States Air Force, Aircraft Commander of $280 million B-1B. Co-pilot/instructor co-pilot B-52H and B-52G. Worldwide strategic bomber operations. Pilot T-38. Supervisor of Flying. Runway Supervisory Officer. Awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, and the Air Force Achievement Medal.

AVIATION LICENSES
Airline Transport Pilot, Airplane Single & Multiengine Land, Type rated in Boeing 757, 767, 777 aircraft. Licensed pilot for over 30 years.

Flight Engineer, Turbojet Powered, Experience in Boeing 727.

SPECIAL TRAINING:

Boeing 777 Recurrent Training, American Airlines, November 2006.
Boeing 777 Recurrent Training, American Airlines, February 2006.
Boeing 777 Recurrent Training, American Airlines, May 2005.
Boeing 767 Initial Qualification Course, American Airlines, October 2004.
Boeing 777 Recurrent Training, American Airlines, January 2004.
Boeing 777 Recurrent Training, American Airlines, April 2003.
SMU Air Law Symposium, SMU Journal of Air Law and Commerce, February 2004.
Boeing 777 Recurrent Training, American Airlines, July 2002.
SMU Air Law Symposium, SMU Journal of Air Law and Commerce, February 2002.
Boeing 777 Recurrent Training, American Airlines, October 2001.
Boeing 777 Recurrent Training, American Airlines, July 2000.
International Operations Training, American Airlines, August 1999.
Boeing 777 Initial Qualification Course, American Airlines, July 1999.
Air and Space Law Symposium, American Bar Association, June 1999.
Boeing 757, 767 Initial Qualification Course, American Airlines, December 1998.
Fokker 100 Recurrent Training, American Airlines, annually from 1992 to 1998.
Fokker 100 Initial Qualification Course, American Airlines, November 1991.
B-1B Aircraft Commander Course, United States Air Force, January 1989.
B-1B Initial Qualification Course, United States Air Force, July 1987.
Aircrew Survival School , United States Air Force, June 1984.
B-52 Initial Qualification Course, United States Air Force, May 1984.
Undergraduate Pilot Training, United States Air Force, November 1983.

ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Air Force Order of Daedalions
Allied Pilots Association
American Association of Airport Executives
American Bar Association, Forum on Air & Space Law
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Chicago Bar Association, Aviation Law Section
Experimental Aircraft Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Lawyer Pilots Bar Association
National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association