Biography

Mr. Lorenzon is an FAA licensed Airline Transport Pilot with multi-engine and instrument ratings. He also is an FAA licensed Certified Flight Instructor, Instruments and Multi-Engine. He was one of the first pilots/lawyers to receive the Remote Pilot In Command sUAV FAA Certificate in Ohio.  Recently, Mr. Lorenzon was awarded the Master CFI Designation from the National Association of Flight Instructors in 2021. In addition, Mr. Lorenzon is a Board Certified Specialist in Aviation Law, awarded by the Florida Bar in June 2021.

Mr. Lorenzon’s first passion was always aviation. When his parents would not let him achieve his dream of becoming a pilot, he would sneak to the Windsor Airport as a teenager and by the age of eighteen, he received his Canadian Private Pilot’s License. As only one college in Canada offered an aviation degree, Mr. Lorenzon followed his other passion of Political Science and Music at the University of Western Ontario. While there, he even petitioned unsuccessfully, for an Aviation Program. He was awarded two degrees in 1995, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelor of Music (with distinction). Mr. Lorenzon continued his graduate studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music.

As a lawyer, Jason Lorenzon’s passion is to help people achieve “the American Dream” to keep families united, and to keep pilots flying. His desire to help others comes from his deep faith and many years serving the Roman Catholic Church as a Director of Music Ministry, prior to his career as a lawyer. Mr. Lorenzon is an immigrant himself, coming to the United States as a student on an F-1 visa in 1995, and his goal is to help others do the same. Mr. Lorenzon obtained his green card in 2000 and United States citizenship in 2006. While Mr. Lorenzon was a successful church musician and international organ competition award winner when he came to this country, he utilizes all of his talents and knowledge to assist clients in the legal process. Currently, Mr. Lorenzon focuses his legal practice on Aviation Law.

Mr. Lorenzon is a graduate of the Cleveland State University Marshall College of Law and his Bar admissions include the State of Ohio, State of Florida, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Southern District of Ohio, Middle District of Florida, Southern District of Florida, and the Sixth Circuit Court Circuit of Appeals. While he attended Cleveland State, he worked full time and was managing editor of the Journal of Law and Health.

When he can, Mr. Lorenzon generously volunteers his services to the community, and was honored for his work in foreclosure defense, when he received the “Volunteer of the Year for the Community Legal Services of Akron Award.” Additionally, in 2010, he was awarded the Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 & Under for District 11 by the Ohio State Bar Foundation and he was named a Rising Star by Ohio Super Lawyers for the area of immigration for 2011. He serves on the Aviation Law Committee of the Florida Bar. In 2020, Mr. Lorenzon was named as chair of the Aviation Law Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association.

Mr. Lorenzon dedicates his time to community service. He volunteers his time by serving as a trustee on the Akron Symphony Board, has served as Chair of the Board of Zoning Appeals for the Village of Richfield, and serves as a Safety Lead for the FAA Safety Team program.

Currently, Mr. Lorenzon is the Coordinator of the Aeronautics Program for the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State University. He oversees six undergraduate degree programs and six minors. He teaches Aviation Law, Aviation Security, and Policy and regularly instructs as a Multi-Engine Instructor for PROP majors at the Kent State Airport.

Awards and Recognition

Board Certified Specialist in Aviation Law, Florida Bar (2021)

Education

B.A. Political Science, University of Western Ontario, B.Mus with Honors, University of Western Ontario,  M.M. Piano Performance, Cleveland Institute of Music, J.D. Cleveland State University, Marshall College of Law

  • FAA Certificates and Ratings
  • ATP multi-engine instrument airplane
  • Commercial single-engine instrument airplane
  • Certified Flight Instructor single, multi-engine, and instrument
  • ATP Written
  • FAA First Class Medical, April 13, 2021
  • Federal Aviation Administration Safety Team -FAAST Team Member and Regular Presenter, Cleveland FSDO
  • Master CFI, National Association of Flight Instructors, January 2021-January 2022
  • Board Certified Specialist- Aviation Law, Florida Bar 2021
Media

Adding Artistic STEAM to Business Aviation Recruiting | NBAA – National Business Aviation Association

Community Involvement

Member of the Ohio Aviation Law Committee of the Ohio State Bar, Chair 2016-2018 Reappointed Chair, 2020-2022

Member of the Aviation Law Committee of the Florida Bar, 2009

Akron Bar Fellow

Board of Zoning Appeals, Village of Richfield, Ohio, Chair, 2012-2021

Summit Music Choral Society, Akron, Ohio Board, Member,  2016-present

Akron Symphony, Akron, Ohio, Trustee, 2012-2018

Village of Richfield, Prosecutor, 2021-present

Admissions

Mr. Lorenzon is admitted to practice in the following courts:

  • Ohio
  • Florida
  • Northern District of Ohio
  • Southern District of Ohio
  • Middle District of Florida
  • Southern District of Florida
News and Publications

Jason Lorenzon, UAS Law (Textbook), Publication Date January 2022

Jason Lorenzon, Flying for the $100 Hamburger, Don’t Pay the Landing Fee: Airport User Fees the Legal Quagmire, 2 Vectors Fla. Aviation L.J., 7 (2011).

Jason Lorenzon, Non-Citizens Charged with Criminal Offenses, THE LAW AND YOU OHIO STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, (2011), https://www.ohiobar.org/globalassets/the-law-and-you/tlay_complete.pdf

Jason Lorenzon and Stewart Roll, Yes, You Can Successfully Challenge the FAA’s Denial of Your Special Issuance Medical Application, 4 Vectors Fla. Aviation L.J., 10 (2015).

Jason Lorenzon, FAA Establishes New Drone Regulations, LAW YOU CAN USE, OHIO STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, August 6, 2016, https://www.news-herald.com/news/ohio/law-you-can-use-faa-establishes-new-drone-regulations/article_b47b9ca4-0ab3-5ff1-9e3e-fdfa727f0331.html.

Jason Lorenzon, Flying A Drone May Have You in Handcuffs, AOPA PILOT PROTECTION SERVICES, September 1, 2018, https://pilot-protection -services.aopa.org/news/2018/september/01/flying-a-drone-may-have-you-in-handcuffs?utm_source=ebrief&utm_medium=email&fbclid=IwAR2q7bp8xy9agBQBuzao-zjm_X9T3Rv2Luse8Ksa2rnDXGj6nGQcDbk8fQ8.

Jason Lorenzon, NBAA-BACE: Expert Offers a Peek into Advanced Air Mobility Operations, National Business Aviation Association, October 20, 2022, https://nbaa.org/events/2022-nbaa-business-aviation-convention-exhibition-nbaa-bace/newsroom-2022-nbaa-bace/nbaa-bace-expert-offers-peek-advanced-air-mobility-operations/

Speaking Engagements

Jason Lorenzon, Stewart Roll, William Hayes, Aviation Law Primer, Akron Bar Association, Tuesday, December 8, 2015, Akron Bar Association.

Jason Lorenzon and Mohammad Farruqui, Aviation Law CLE in the Sunshine State, Akron Bar Association and the Cleveland Bar Association, West Palm Beach Florida, January 26, 2017.

Jason Lorenzon, The Sky Is Falling, Drone Law, Ohio State Bar Association, August 5, 2017.

Judge Roger “William” Mullins, Darrel Clay, & Jason Lorenzon, Drones:  Tools, Toys or Aircraft, Kent State University, November 13, 2017.

Jason Lorenzon, Drone Law Primer, Lawyers Pilots Bar Association, San Antonio Texas, March 8, 2018.

Jason Lorenzon, Drone Law:  What Municipal Governments Need to Know, NBI, Cleveland, Ohio, December 5, 2018.

Jason Lorenzon, Drones and Mitigating Risks, ERAU Aviation Law Insurance Symposium, Orlando, Florida, January 17, 2019.

Ronnie Gipson, Alan Farkas and Jason Lorenzon, UAS Law, NBI, Eau Claire Wisconsin, February 12, 2019.

Jason Lorenzon, UAS Update, Lawyers Pilots Bar Association, Kent, Ohio, July 12, 2019.

Ronnie Gipson, Jason Lorenzon and Russell Klingaman, New Drone Rules, NBI, Eau Claire, Wisconsin April 28, 2020.

Timothy Ravich, Jason Lorenzon, Joe Zeiss, Bob Tanner and Darrel Clay, Dronavation:  The Kent State UAS Experience 2020 National Drone Safety Week, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio November 18, 2020.  Drone innovation, technology and law.