Edward A. Hadley

Edward A. Hadley founded Aero Legal Advocates, PLC in 2025.  Aviation has been a part of his life since birth as the son of a corporate pilot and aircraft owner in West Tennessee.  After graduating from Vanderbilt University in 1991 and Cumberland School of Law, Samford University in 1994, where he was a member of the Cumberland Law Review, he began his practice in Nashville defending hospitals and physicians in medical malpractice cases and representing clients in civil and commercial litigation matters.  Soon, his practice expanded to small business and corporate transactions. As his practice grew, he began to merge his love of aviation with his career.  Now, decades later, Mr. Hadley practices aviation law almost exclusively.  He is an instrument rated, private pilot and currently flies a Cirrus SR22.

Bar Admissions:

• Tennessee, 1994

• Alabama, 1994

• U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee

• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit

• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee

• United States Supreme Court

Education:

• Cumberland School of Law, Samford University,
  Birmingham, Alabama, 1994 J.D.

Honors:
Dean’s Merit Scholarship; Dean’s List;
Cumberland Law Review;
Moot Court Board
Cordell Hull Teaching Fellow

• Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1991

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• AOPA Legal Services Plan Panel Attorney

• Lawyer Pilots Bar Association

• Aviation Lawyers Association

• National Business Aviation Association

  Aviation Law
  Civil Litigation
  Personal Injury
  Corporate Transactions

Jake B. Callaham

Jake B. Callaham joined Aero Legal Advocates, PLC upon its formation, after practicing aviation law at North, Pursell & Ramos, P.L.C. since 2023. He is admitted to practice law in Tennessee and Oklahoma. His practice is focused primarily on the areas of aviation law, tax transactions, civil litigation and insurance subrogation.

Bar Admissions:

• Oklahoma, 2022

• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, 2022

• Tennessee, 2023

Education:

• University of Oklahoma College of Law, Juris Doctor, 2022

• University of Oklahoma, Bachelor of Business Administration, 2019

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Nashville Bar Association

• Oklahoma Bar Association

• Oklahoma County Bar Association

• Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association

Chris Hughston, II

Chris joined Aero Legal Advocates, PLC upon its formation, after practicing aviation law at North, Pursell & Ramos, P.L.C. since 2024. He is admitted to practice law in Tennessee, and focuses his practice on aviation law, commercial transactional law, property, and construction. He is a pilot with an ASEL rating, and is working on further ratings.

Bar Admissions:

• Tennessee, 2017

Education:

• University of Tennessee College of Law, Juris Doctor, 2016

• Texas A&M University, Bachelor of the Arts, 2013

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Tennessee Bar Association

• Nashville Bar Association

• Association of Builders and Contractors

Mark J. Blount

Mark Blount is a Juris Doctor graduate of Duke University School of Law, a member of the state bar associations of Georgia, Missouri, and Tennessee, and, most importantly, an FAA-certificated flight instructor and commercial pilot.

Mark has been practicing aviation law since joining North, Pursell, and Ramos, P.L.C., at the beginning of February of 2025, and has been an associate aviation attorney at Aero Legal Advocates, P.L.C. since its inception. 

Throughout his time practicing aviation law, Mark has assisted clients with structuring aircraft transactions so as to minimize tax liability; successfully defending against Federal Aviation Administration enforcement actions; ensuring compliance with the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs); forming, merging, and dissolving entities; and with a wide range of civil matters. 

Prior to entering the field of aviation law, Mark practiced zoning law, regularly engaging in complex civil litigation at the trial and appellate levels. 

Mark’s favorite part of practicing the law is having the opportunity, with each and every case presented to him, to delve into the nuances and complexities of the law so as to understand the law as thoroughly and correctly as he possibly can so that he can ably and successfully represent his clients. 

He also loves spending time speaking with clients in order to assist them with their matter as fully as possible.