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title: Seven Reasons You May Need an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Attorney
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  name: Heather Morrison
  url: 'https://www.fmjlaw.com/author/hmorrison/'
date: '2015-07-20T14:35:55+00:00'
modified: '2021-08-17T19:51:30+00:00'
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# Seven Reasons You May Need an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Attorney

- You purchased a UAS to fly with your kids and realize **you have taken outstanding photos that you may want to sell commercially**.
- You are using your UAS for real estate photography, surveying, agricultural data, or other commercial purposes and **you have not applied for or received an FAA authorization **(Section 333 exemption).
- Your **corporate counsel or primary law firm can address the day-to-day needs of your organization, but lacks the experience **to help you navigate the complexities and nuances of FAA regulation, insurance issues, operational issues applicable to UAS operation, or intellectual property or licensing matters.
- **You received a cease and desist letter or enforcement action from the FAA or local authorities** regarding your UAS use.
- **You received a demand letter or have become a defendant in a lawsuit **that alleges you have committed trespass, invasion of privacy, property damage or personal injury due to your reckless or negligent use of your UAS.
- You are the corporate counsel for a media organization, utility company, real estate developer or other entity that is using UAS within its business, and **you need outside counsel to guide and advise you in connection with some of the risk management, insurance coverage and liability issues that are unfamiliar to you**.
- You are a manufacturer or user of UAS that goes **beyond current FAA proposed rules – over 55 pounds, carrying a payload, using “first person view” guidance, or operating out of sight or higher than 200 foot altitude. **

Learn more about our [Unmanned Aircraft Systems](https://www.fmjlaw.com/practice-area/unmanned-aircraft-systems/) group.

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