Teaching, Presentations, and Professional Development
Alexander Penalta, Esq., Chief Litigation Attorney and Counselor at Law at The Penalta Law Firm, has spent years teaching business and aviation-adjacent subjects as Associate Professor at Florida Atlantic University and in adjunct and related roles at other universities, presenting across Florida to diverse professional audiences, and building leadership experience through documented Naval Academy offshore sailing training roles and early legislative service. This page summarizes documented teaching and presentation credentials for Florida clients evaluating counsel background.
He was raised in Oklahoma and earned his law degree in Kansas at Washburn University School of Law, the alma mater of Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, a fellow decorated combat veteran.
Alexander’s dedication to university teaching began early. While attending undergraduate studies and continuing through postgraduate studies, he taught university-level courses, a commitment to educating the next generation of professionals that later included service as an Associate Professor at Florida Atlantic University, where he taught PhD candidates, master’s-level school teachers, principles courses, and public administrators.
Licensed in Florida and Washington, D.C. Results vary. No guarantees.
University teaching (Associate Professor, adjunct, and related roles)
Documented academic appointments and roles include:
| Institution | Role |
|---|---|
| St. Thomas University | Adjunct Professor |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Adjunct Associate Professor |
| Lynn University | Adjunct Business Law Professor |
| Florida Atlantic University | Associate Professor. Taught PhD students, master’s-level school teachers, principles courses, and public administrators. |
| University of Florida, College of Health and Human Performance | Assistant Director and Adjunct Instructor, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences / Academic Diving Program |
These roles reflect practice-focused teaching for students and working professionals, not marketing slogans. Course assignments and titles vary by semester and institution; the firm does not invent credentials beyond this documented list.
Statewide presentations (2016 UAS-terrorism series)
In 2016, Alexander Penalta delivered presentations throughout Florida on UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) and terrorism-related topics to legislators, government leaders, NASA/Space Coast engineers, law enforcement, academia, first responders, and civic organizations. Audiences ranged from small gatherings to large professional audiences across the state.
Career speaking has similarly reached groups ranging from a handful of attendees to large professional audiences. The firm describes scale honestly: statewide presentations to diverse audiences: without inventing a single-event headcount.
