F.A.A- Investigation

Guy said:
Remember that the regulation on falsification says "intentional." If someone else made the error in their recordkeeping, then it's not on you. Even if you made an error and it wasn't intentional, there is considerable room there. Everyone has made unintentional errors.

Use caution when selecting an aviation attorney. Every lawyer with a private pilot certificate wants to call himself an "aviation attorney". Give extra weight towards those recommended by AOPA. Also, consider contacting any others who are in the same situation as you and explore the possibility of combining financial resources and going together to hire one attorney.
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Soy, a bit off topic, but did everything turn out okay with your buddy's kids SIFT test?
 
Guy said:
Remember that the regulation on falsification says "intentional." If someone else made the error in their recordkeeping, then it's not on you. Even if you made an error and it wasn't intentional, there is considerable room there. Everyone has made unintentional errors.
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True. But at the same time we need to remember that whether something was intentional or not is a fact issue to be decided, usually based on conduct and circumstances rather than what the accused thinks he or she intended.
 
Pilot Fighter said:
I fail to remember the details but my family faced a situation where our attorney could not represent us before the U.S. Tax Court as he wasn't admitted to practice in the federal court system and possibly other reasons.
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Sounds about right. The US Tax Court , like all courts and some administrative agencies, has requirements for admission to practice. They are simple and straightforward and can be met by an attorney admitted to practice anywhere. Why your attorney either couldn't met them or chose not to apply for admission is not something I would dare speculate on; none of my business.

I'm not an attorney, but ensuring that your attorney is qualified to represent you is not the worst advice I've given.
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It's not. It's excellent advice. But if I hired an attorney to handle a specific matter, whether in court or before an administrative agency, I'd expect him or her to at least know whether or not he's allowed to.
 
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