Christopher S. Kilgore

Texas:  1986

Texas, all Federal Districts: 1987-1988

Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals:  1987

Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals:  1992

Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals:  2006

Federal Circuit Court of Appeals:  2010

Court of Federal Claims:  1990

United States Supreme Court:  September 1993

JD:  University of Houston, 1986

BA:  Univ. of the State of New York, 1983

FAA:  ATP Helicopter, Commercial ASMEL, CFI Helicopter, GI: Advanced and Instrument.  6,000+ hours

Adjunct Faculty, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Fort Worth Center, since 1996

Military Aviator, Active and Reserve, Army and Coast Guard:  1967-1982

Professional Civil Pilot:  1973-1978

Construction Safety Officer/Project Engineer:  1973-1978

Martindale Hubble AV Rating – Preeminent, since 1998

Texas Super Lawyer

Ohio Contractor’s Association:  Best Construction Safety Program, 1976

National Utility Contractor’s Association Safety Award, 1977

Military:  Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Air Medal w/V, Coast Guard Air Medal, Coast Guard Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Coast Guard Achievement Medal

Texas Bar Association

Dallas Bar Association

Aviation Insurance Association

Lubbock Co. Hosp. Dist. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., 143 F.3d 239 (5th Cir. 1998) (re interpretation of pollution exclusion in aviation insurance policy).

Landgraff v. McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., 993 F.2d 558 (6th Cir. 1993), cert. denied 510 U.S. 993 (re government contractor’s defense, establishing a waiver defense).

SMU Air Law Symposium:  2010, 2013

Lecturer, Lorman Trucking Litigation seminars since 2009

Ohio Contractor Association Safety Seminar, 1976, 1977

Ohio Safety Congress, 1977

Be Nice or I’ll Sue, A New Perigee in FAA Customer Relations, SMU Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Spring 2005 (discussing Cox v. Five State Helicopters, 146 S.W.3d 254 (Tex. App. – Fort Worth 2004, pet. denied) a case I tried.

Editorial Advisory Board, Texas Torts: Law & Practice, James Publishing (1998)

Aviation Law Supplement, Texas Torts: Law & Practice, James Publishing (1999)

Management member of committee for the rewrite of Ohio safety regulations for construction, subsequently published as a chapter of the Ohio Administrative Code.

Past Chairman, Aviation Section, State Bar of Texas

City Council / Mayor Pro Tem, City of Rowlett, TX  2008-2014

Planning and Zoning Commission, City of Rowlett, TX 2006-2008, 2014-Present

Aviation Insurance Association: designated Mediator/Arbitrator