Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, LLP practices aviation, environmental and land use law and commercial and civil litigation, with emphasis in aviation related matters and issues that are unique to the aviation industry. Our attorneys provide transactional, litigation and general counsel services to a broad range of aviation related private and governmental entities, including 14 airports in 5 states. This concentration of focus enables Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, LLP to operate efficiently and economically to provide clients with personalized services and attention as well as the professional acumen usually associated with major national law firms, at more realistic costs. As a team, the attorneys at Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, LLP have decades of aviation, environmental and land use related legal and technical experience. The Firm's Managing Partner, Barbara E. Lichman, holds a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning and is a former Partner in the law firm Katten Muchin Zavis & Weitzman. Our attorney staff also includes an experienced aviation consultant who holds a Ph.D. in Aviation and Environmental Studies, a former Deputy Assistant Chief Counsel for the FAA Western Pacific Region, a former Deputy City Attorney and General Counsel to the Long Beach (CA) Airport, and a former U.S. Marine Corps Avionics and Aircraft Maintenance Officer and engineering and technical consultant. Moreover, Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, LLP has access to "hands on" technical experience in aviation, environmental and land use matters unparalleled among aviation law firms. In addition to the shared knowledge and resources of our attorneys, Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, LLP maintains an ongoing professional affiliation with Aviation Systems Associates, Inc., a nationally recognized aviation engineering and consulting firm, in matters requiring engineering and technical services or expert technical litigation support.