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the aviator lawyer
Mark C. Fava
Author, Keynote Speaker, Corporate Executive
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My first book will be released on January 28, 2025. Click the book below to go to my exclusive book website where you can pre-order my book now!
Dec 29, 20243 min read
30 Days to Book Launch!
Amazon New Release Bestseller Lessons From the Admiral. Naval Wisdom and Sea Stories for Leaders. Leadership as an admiral's aide.
Oct 29, 20242 min read
An Audiobook Clip
Here’s a short teaser clip from my audiobook producer in London. He’s deep into the production of my first book, “Lessons From the...
Oct 17, 20241 min read
First run done!
I’ve finished with the initial recoding of my audiobook. Now the audiobook producer has it and will get back to me in a couple of weeks...
Oct 7, 20242 min read
Recording my Audiobook
I have started to record my audiobook, and it's hard work. I record in two-hour Zoom sessions with my audiobook producer who is located...
Sep 24, 20241 min read
Here’s the Cover
Here’s the cover for my first book. How cool is that? And I’ve began working with the audiobook production company to record the...
Aug 9, 20243 min read
Off to the Press and Help Needed!
This is my August book update for Lessons from the Admiral, Naval Wisdom and Sea Stories for Leader . And it comes with an ask. I am now...
Jul 8, 20243 min read
Thank you for joining my book list!
I hope you had a great Fourth and a wonderful weekend. Over the last few days, I have received over 150 emails. That's just incredible,...
May 27, 20242 min read
Memorials on Memorial Day
Memorial Day has me thinking about memorials, and why they are important. Statues, monuments, and historical buildings provide a concrete...
May 27, 20242 min read
Thirty years in the law and thirty years the Navy
I graduated from law school 30 years ago this month. I also served 30 years in the Navy both on active duty and as a reservist. And...
May 25, 20241 min read
Memorial Day Reflection
The northbound RWY 01 departure out of Washington Reagan National is meaningful to me as a Navy veteran. Immediately upon takeoff and a...
May 22, 20242 min read
Speaking for enjoyment
How do you successfully manage your life’s competing priorities? I speak frequently on managing family, work, and your “other.” I have...
Apr 16, 20233 min read
The time value of time
Judge Norton used to say: "The time value of time is much more valuable than the time value of money.” I worked for the Judge as a...
Apr 2, 20233 min read
Be consistent - consistently right or consistently wrong.
As I discussed in the previous post, a jury found Alex Murdaugh’s banker Russell Laffitte guilty on multiple federal charges in November...
Apr 1, 20233 min read
The Murdaugh banker's Motion for a New Trial
In addition to Alex Murdaugh’s conviction, the only other conviction so far related to Murdaugh’s crimes is that of his former banker,...
Mar 20, 20236 min read
Will the Murdaugh case change anything?
This is my third post related to the trial of my law school classmate Alex Murdaugh. My first two posts are available below. My first...
Mar 12, 20237 min read
Lady Justice and Judge Newman
The jury has spoken. While I thought there was more than ample evidence to support a guilty verdict, I thought we were headed for hung...
Mar 1, 20234 min read
The Murdaugh trial and Judge Newman
Alex Murdaugh was a law school classmate of mine. Class of 1994 at the University of South Carolina School of Law. Like many, I have been...
Feb 11, 20235 min read
A Death Row Story
From 1994 to 1996, I worked as a federal judicial law clerk for The Honorable David C. Norton in Charleston. Judge Norton was my first...
Feb 4, 20232 min read
There are two sides to every story
As a federal judicial clerk, I read hundreds of pages of written pleadings filed with the court. Before a motion’s hearing, I drafted a...
Jan 27, 20233 min read
Know when to shut up
I was almost always in the courtroom behind the bench with the Judge for motions' hearings when opposing lawyers were arguing a legal...
Jan 21, 20234 min read
Provide top cover
This is a blog about leadership advice based on lessons I learned first as a follower and observer of leaders. In my first series called...
Jan 14, 20233 min read
What I Learned from the Judge!
Lifelong lessons that I learned as a federal judicial law clerk
Dec 13, 20222 min read
Have a great holiday!
I am going to take the next few weeks to focus on the book I am writing and enjoy the holidays. I am using much of the content in this...
Jan 1, 20223 min read
Lawyers and Aviators: planes and the law
In many respects, lawyers and aviators are alike. They think quite differently than most others. Both lawyers and aviators perform in...
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