About Us – Joe Hardy Law

Joe Hardy’s Personal Biography / Resume

Legal Experience

Hardy Law—Owner & Attorney (July 2010-present): Aviation Attorney, Space Attorney and Corporate Attorney
Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins—Of Counsel (Feb. 2014-Aug. 2014): Aviation Attorney and Corporate Attorney
Navajo Nation Department of Justice—Principal Attorney (Nov. 2012-Aug. 2013): Water Rights Attorney and Indian Law Attorney
Arnall Golden Gregory—Partner (Jan. 2008-July 2010) Associate (June 2004-Dec. 2007): Aviation Attorney and Corporate Lending Attorney
Alston & Bird—Associate (April 2000-June 2004): Aviation Attorney and Corporate Lending Attorney
Wilson Strickland & Benson—Associate (June 1998-April 2000): Aviation Attorney, Corporate Attorney, Litigation Attorney, Bankruptcy Attorney, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Fulton County Magistrate Court—Mediator (1996-2000)
J. W. Hardy & Associates—Private Investigator (1992-1998)

Flight Experience

Flight Instructor/Commercial Pilot—(part-time 1999-2001; full-time 1991-1993); 1,063 hours of flight time.
Commercial Pilot License (Multi- and Single-Engine Airplane, Instrument Rating).
Commercial Drone Pilot License (Remote Pilot—Small Unmanned Aircraft System).
Former Flight Instructor and Instrument Instructor Licenses.
Passed knowledge test for Flight Engineer-Turbojet and Basic rating.

Education

J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, 1998 – Cum Laude- Editorial Board Member and Executives Article Editor, Georgia Law Review
B.B.A., Management, University of Georgia, 1990 – UGA Flight Club founding member and Safety Officer
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 1987-88 – studied Aeronautical Engineering and Aeronautical Science

Publications

“FAA Has No Authority Over Commercial Drones! Or Does It?” Aviation Law Section of the Georgia Bar Newsletter, 2, Summer 2014.
“Overcoming U.S. Citizenship Hurdles for Aircraft Financiers,” 72 J. Air L. & Com. 369, 2007.
“Wipe Away the Tiers: Determining Agency or Instrumentality Status under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act,” 31 Ga. L. Rev.1121, 1997.
“Indian Civil Rights Act” New Mexico Legal Aid, March 2009.

Speeches

Disastrous Myths in Aircraft Transactions, for the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Assoc., Savannah, GA, July 2017
Testimony to the GA House of Representatives and the GA Senate, re. HB 734, the “Georgia Space Flight Act“, Atlanta, GA, Feb. 1, March 7 & 14, 2016
Perfecting the Non-Perfectible- Aircraft Artisan Liens, with Joe Standell and Scott Wilson, Presentation for ABA Aircraft Finance Subcommittee, Dallas, Texas, April 10, 2008.
Aircraft Finance Leases Under Article 2-A of the New York UCC, with Thatcher Stone, Presentation for Boeing Capital Corporation, Seattle, Washington, March 31, 2004.

Awards

Selected as a “Georgia Super Lawyer – Rising Star,” for Aviation Law and Banking Law by Atlanta Magazine, 2007

Bar Admissions

Professional Activities

Languages

Jason Kemp’s Personal Biography / Resume

Legal Experience

Hardy Law—Of Counsel (through Kemp Legal Counsel, LLC) (Sept. 2014-present): Aviation Attorney, Space Attorney and Corporate Attorney
Kemp Legal Counsel—Owner & Attorney (Aug. 2014 – present): General law practice
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Regional Counsel—Legal Intern (May 2014-July 2014): Airports, enforcement actions, Hazmat, environmental, unmanned aerial systems (drones)
Jacksonville Aviation Authority—Legal Intern (Aug. 2013-Dec. 2013): Compliance, spaceport liability
Spohrer & Dodd, PL—Legal Intern (Aug. 2013-Dec. 2013): Aviation law

Aviation/Military Experience

Guidance and Control Avionics Journeyman, United States Air Force (Aug. 2001-Aug. 2005)
Lead Technician, 92nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (2004-2005)
Three overseas deployments in Operations: Northern Watch; Iraqi Freedom; and Enduring Freedom
FCC License with Fiber Optic Endorsement

Education

LL.M. in Air & Space Law, 2014 — University of Mississippi School of Law
J.D., Florida Costal School of Law, 2012 — Cum Laude — Phi Delta Phi, Harding Inn; Trial Advocacy Executive Board Vice President and Competitor
B.S., Georgia Southern University, 2010 — Magna Cum Laude — Golden Key International Honour Society

Bar Admission

Publications & Speeches

Disastrous Myths in Aircraft Transactions, for the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Assoc., Savannah, GA, July 2017
Testimony to the GA House of Representatives and the GA Senate, re. HB 734, the “Georgia Space Flight Act“, Atlanta, GA, Feb. 1, March 7 & 14, 2016
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, SPACE 2014, San Diego, California, August 7, 2014, “Florida’s Informed Consent Law: An Anachronism in the Making” (manuscript and presentation)
“General Aviation and the Fourth Amendment: Do Aviators Waive Privacy Rights by Accepting Airmen Certificates?” Aviation Law Section of the Georgia Bar Newsletter, 12, Summer 2014

Professional Activities