OCRIMS & Orange Empire CPCU Present 

Drone On: How Flying Robots Will Affect Our Lives, Laws and Insurance

Presented by

Damon Willens

Partner, Anderson, McPharlin & Conners LLP

• What are drones and how did they suddenly go from hobbyists' basements to a multi-billion dollar industry?
• What are the current laws for drones?  Who decides where and how they can be flown?  Should we worry about them running amok?  Taking over the world?
• Is there insurance coverage for drones?  How can we manage this emerging risk?
• Special bonus: New drone laws issued in June.  What do they mean?

 

Mr. Willens is a partner at Anderson, McPharlin & Conners LLP in Los Angeles, where he leads the firm's Aviation and Unmanned Aerial Sytems practice.

Mr. Willens graduated from Loyola Law School in 1988 and has been practicing in California exclusively as an insurance litigation attorney since that time.  His practice has included complex personal injury defense including aircraft and other aviation related lawsuits, as well as coverage analysis and litigation.  He has tried more than 30 cases to verdict.

Since 1996, Mr. Willens has been a reserve police officer for the Los angelse Police Department.  He is also a licensed commercial pilot, retaed in multiengine jet aircraft.  He currently owns a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone (which he cannot fly in his own yard due to his city's ban on unmanned aircraft).

Mr. Willens has advised many individuals and organizations on drone law and regulations.  he is active on social media and often posts about new developments on Twitter by the handle @califdronelaw.