LacKamp, Jonathan P.

Jonathan P. LacKamp concentrates his litigation practice in the defense of aircraft manufacturers, commercial and private aircraft operators, aerial applicators, and insurance companies against contract and liability claims in state and federal court. As a lawyer-pilot he has extensive administrative law experience with the both the FAA and NTSB, to include Airman certification and medical enforcement actions under FAR Parts 43, 61, 67, and 91, and Airport Improvement Plan (AIP) grant assurance complaints under Part 13. Mr. LacKamp also assists with private and public airfield land use and development, business entity planning, and aircraft purchase and sale agreements.

While at law school Mr. LacKamp was a staff member and published comment author on the UMKC Law Review, interned in the federal district court for the Western District of Missouri, worked as inhouse counsel at an international aerospace manufacturer specializing in ITAR/EAR and environmental compliance and defense contracting, and served as an Assistant Prosecutor in Platte County Missouri.

During his professional aviation career, Mr. LacKamp operated an Embraer 170-175 jet as a Part 121 Captain throughout North America and the Caribbean. Prior to that he worked as a helicopter Production Test Pilot performing acceptance and engineering test flights for a major aerospace manufacturer for U.S. and foreign military sales.

He currently serves in the U.S. Army Reserve as a Lt. Col. and technical project manager for the development of an enterprise-level web and mobile app. He is rated Pilot-in-Command (PIC) in the C-12V King Air and PIC /MTP (Maintenance Test Pilot) in CH-47D/F Chinook helicopters. His military experience includes multiple overseas combat and leadership assignments, aviation maintenance management, and the investigation of aviation mishaps. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.

He lives in the Kansas City area with his lovely wife and two mischievous children.
Ratings
Airline Transport Pilot- Airplane Multi-Engine Land; E-170-190 Type Rating
Commercial – Instrument Rotorcraft; BV-234 Type Rating
Commercial Airplane Single-Engine Land

Bar Admissions:
Missouri Bar – State and Federal Courts

Memberships:
• Missouri Bar Association
• Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• Lawyer Pilots Bar Association
• Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
• Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)
• Vertical Aviation Internation (VAI)
• Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA)

Law School:
J.D.- University of Missouri – Kansas City

Undergraduate:
B.A.- Rockhurst University