Casey A. DuBose, J.D., CFI
Casey practices aviation law, aviator defense, complex product liability, and wrongful death accident cases.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with a Minor in Chinese from Brigham Young University and received his Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law. During law school, he served as Business Editor of the Seattle Journal of Environmental Law and completed a judicial externship with the Honorable John C. Coughenour of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Casey currently serves as an adjunct professor at Seattle University School of Law, where he teaches Aviation and Space Law.
Casey is an FAA-certified flight instructor with more than 1,000 hours of flight time in a variety of aircraft. He is also a senior member of the Civil Air Patrol, supporting search and rescue operations throughout the United States.
He is an AOPA Panel Attorney, chairman of the King County Bar Association Aviation Section, member of the ABA Forum on Air and Space Law. He regularly presents on aviation law topics to pilots, flight instructors, attorneys, insurers, and members of the public.
He regularly gives presentations on aviation law to pilots, flight instructors, attorneys, insurance professionals, and the general public.
Casey is admitted to practice the State and Federal Courts in Washington and Alaska.
Presentations and Articles
Speaking Engagements
2024
The Ethics of Post-Crash Advertising in the Age of Instagram, King County Bar Association Aviation Seminar, Alderbrook Lodge, Union, Washington (October, 2024)
2023
Fishing for Federal Jurisdiction, King County Bar Association Aviation Seminar, Suncadia Lodge, Cle Elum, Washington (October, 2023)
2017
The Ethics of Post-Crash Advertising in the Age of Social Media, International Air and Transporation Safety Bar Association, Seattle, Washington (April, 2017)
2016
Strategic Considerations for Corporate Legal Departments and International E-Billing, VANTAGE Corporate Legal Operations Conference, Nashville, Tennesee (May, 2016)
2013
45 Days: The Ethics of Post-Crash Advertising in the Age of Social Media, 40th Annual Northwest Aviation and Insurance Law Seminar, Pacific Northwest Aviation Law Seminar, Skamania, Washington (September, 2013)
2011
Aviation Case Law Update, 38th Annual Northwest Aviation and Insurance Law Seminar, Pacific Northwest Aviation Law Seminar, Leavenworth, Washington (September, 2011)
Publications
2022
The Northwest Seaplanes Accident on Mutiny Bay: A Few Preliminary Thoughts and Legal Considerations , Washington State Bar News, October 12, 2022.