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Renowned Aviation Attorney James W. Jarvis Teams Up with Coral Gables Based Law Firm Rasco, Reininger, Perez, Esquenazi & Vigil

Coral Gables, FL - September 19, 2007

The Law Firm of Rasco, Reininger, Perez, Esquenazi & Vigil, P.L., (the firm) is pleased to announce that famed aviation attorney, James W. Jarvis, will now be of counsel to the Firm. Well known in the aviation industry and legal community, Mr. Jarvis represents airlines, aircraft and engine leasing companies, governments and individuals world-wide in complex commercial aviation transactions and all aspects of related litigation.

“We are very pleased with Mr. Jarvis’s decision to join us. Our banking clients had already been involved in the financing side of the aviation industry. South Florida’s growth in aircraft related transactions is really remarkable,” states Alfonso J. Perez, Jr., Partner of the firm.

Mr. Jarvis brings to the firm an extensive network in the aviation industry, including governmental authorities, technical experts, and specialized associate legal counsel around the world, providing clients with comprehensive global representation.

the firm now adds aviation law to its already extensive list of practices areas, which include: real estate, international business, litigation, corporate formation and governance, financial institutions, trust and estate planning and administration, arts and entertainment, and government/environmental land use practices. With the collaboration of Mr. Jarvis, the firm will now assist clients with aircraft purchase and sale transactions, financing and leasing, aircraft registration, regulatory proceedings, repossessions, and insurance coverage issues. With this association, aviation clients will also have the benefit of the the firm seasoned litigation team, specialized in general civil trial and appellate legal services in all state and federal courts.

Mr. Jarvis is a member of the Florida Bar Association, International Bar Association, American Bar Association, Miami-Dade County Bar Association, Lawyer Pilots Bar Association, and is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator. With more than 30 years of legal experience, he previously served as the vice-president and general counsel of Batchelor Enterprises (the Miami aviation conglomerate of the late George E. Batchelor) and has nearly 40 years of experience as a commercial pilot and all aspects of aircraft maintenance. Mr. Jarvis has long had an interest in aviation, beginning in the military where he served in the United States Marine Corps Air Wing. He is a decorated Vietnam veteran, where he served as a helicopter crew chief and maintenance check crew leader. Mr. Jarvis earned his law degree from the University of Miami School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Biscayne College, now known as St. Thomas University.

Rasco, Reininger, Perez, Esquenazi & Vigil, P.L., based in Coral Gables, Florida, and founded in 1985, is one of South Florida’s premier law firms with more than 12 attorneys and 30 staff servicing the needs of domestic and international clients. The firm represents public and private companies, governmental entities, and high net-worth individuals in a wide range of practice areas. The firm is minority owned and operated and has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to community service and involvement.

For more information on the firm call 305-476-7100 or visit www.rascoklock.com.

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