Partners

Legal Services Management Consulting Associations

Legal Services

Litigation
Fred C. Begy, III is a partner at Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. A litigator and an aviation and insurance law specialist, Fred concentrates his law practice in all aspects of aviation law, including product liability and toxic tort litigation, airport construction matters and insurance policy drafting and interpretation.

A pilot himself, Fred holds a Commercial Pilot's Certificate for Single and Multi-Engine Land Airplanes and Instruments. He is also a Certified Flight Instructor and an Advanced and Instrument Ground Instructor. Fred represented United Airlines in the Sioux City, Iowa/Flight 232 mass disaster and Fine Air in the DC-8 Flight 101 Miami, Florida disaster. In addition to representing parties in more than 2,000 aviation accidents, he has enormous experience in the management of claims administration in large litigation cases and in handling litigation stemming from airport construction projects, including environmental litigation and construction insurance management. He has regularly drafted aviation-related and other insurance policy provisions. Fred also represents many rotary wing operators, component and airframe manufacturers, regional air carriers, trunk air carriers, fixed base operators, maintenance facilities, aerial applicators and other companies involved in the aircraft, airline and aerospace industry, both nationally and internationally.

Asset Protection and Tax Planning
Terrell J. Isselhard is a shareholder in Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. He has established a national practice in the areas of tax and business planning for closely held corporations and their owners, health law and estate planning with an emphasis on asset protection.

Specifically, Mr. Isselhard advises clients on the transfer of assets, including life insurance, stocks, bonds and other real estate or business holdings to various entities to safeguard against asset depletion, either through estate tax or liability claims. He has assisted many clients in reviewing their existing estate plans and implementing asset protection plans to aid in the protection of personal assets from excessive liability claims.

Mr. Isselhard advises clients on ways to reduce or eliminate estate tax liability, as well as family business succession planning issues when one generation wishes to sell or transfer business assets to children or key employees.

Mr. Isselhard prepares and advises owners of closely held corporations for this strategic planning process by providing tax and legal advice to his clients. Specifically, in regard to closely held businesses, Mr. Isselhard has advised such owners for over 30 years on income tax and business planning issues regarding organizing, operating and expanding closely held businesses. This advice is intended to help business clients focus on the various stages of their businesses and the changing environment in their particular industry. Mr. Isselhard provides tax and legal advice at any stage of business development in order to properly advise the client in regard to strategic business succession planning.
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Management Consulting

Contract Management
Gary R. Stewart is President of Ascot Aviation Contracting & Consulting, Inc., located in upstate New York. He offers aviation enterprises a full menu of contract management services to ensure that obligations are properly memorialized, with the mandate of furnishing maximum contractual protection at an affordable cost. Whether a client's requirements call for the creation of a handling template, a custom-designed hangar sublease for a corporate fleet, bringing continuity and order to airline handling and hangar agreements, performing an on-site audit to determine an organization's contractual health, or licensing the one-day use of a hangar facility to accommodate a community function, Gary fulfills his clients' needs with in-depth knowledge amassed over a twenty-five year career.

As the former director of contracts for the world's largest FBO chain, Gary oversaw the “cradle to grave” contract management function. His expertise is global, with experience creating IATA-based contractual understandings involving more than 80 international carriers across the spectrum of handling services. Additionally, Gary's hands-on management of both corporate and airline ground handling operations at Washington-Dulles International Airport enables him to incorporate myriad operational insights into his contract documents.

His operational background also extends to the FBO general manager office. As a result, Gary understands the demands of the GM position and the never-ending pressure to perform, both operationally and fiscally, at the highest level.

Gary can be reached via e-mail at or at 518.813.6061 and will be pleased to discuss a client's specific needs at no cost or obligation. As a strategic partner, Gary offers NationAir clients a preferred rate for his services.

The VanAllen Group
Management consultants to business aviation, The VanAllen Group provides a wide range of consulting services covering such areas as:

Aviation Fleet Services
Aircraft Acquisitions
Aircraft Modifications
Aircraft Inspections
Operational Start-Ups
Leader Searches
Bridge Leadership
Flight Operations Manual
Performance Reviews
IS-BAO Registration
Emergency Preparedness
Ongoing Client Support

Learn more at: www.vanallen.com
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Associations

Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association (COPA)
NationAir—the #1 broker for Cirrus Aircraft owners—is proud to be COPA's official preferred aviation insurance broker.

Through our Light Aircraft Branch in St. Louis, Missouri, NationAir works with all aviation insurance markets to assure that Cirrus owners have available and competitive insurance options. Our brokers are COPA members and are frequently asked to speak at COPA functions. NationAir works to stay ahead of the latest company developments so that we can be an effective advocate for Cirrus Aircraft owners. As a result of our effective networking, NationAir represents more Cirrus owners than any other aviation broker in the world.

Through our preferred broker relationship, NationAir makes ongoing donations to COPA to support the continued execution and development of key safety programs. This includes Critical Decision Making (CDM) and the Cirrus Pilot Proficiency Program (CPPP), along with the development of new programs. NationAir's initial donation amount will grow as the number of COPA members working with NationAir continues to increase.

Parade of Planes
NationAir is proud to be the exclusive aviation insurance partner of the Parade of Planes aircraft expos. Parade of Planes is an innovative series of regional aircraft expos designed to help the piston aircraft consumer shop for new aircraft and related resources. Parade of Planes is unique in providing an experiential opportunity for both consumers and aircraft manufacturers to explore the industry’s best products from each participating manufacturer, along with key resources such as aircraft insurance from NationAir. The Parade of Planes expos also include aviation finance specialists, aviation tax advisors and an aircraft brokerage firm. Tour dates and stops are available at the Parade of Planes website: www.paradeofplanes.com.
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PARTNERS

STRATEGIC PARTNERS
NationAir is proud to recommend our strategic partners: reputable specialists serving the aviation community.