Media
Court-stamped Complaint (Polk County Case No. 53-2022-CA-001294): Complaint to Save Juma, an African Lioness (Roy Pinson v. Howard Baskin and Big Cat Rescue Corp.; Filing #147990416, E-Filed 04/19/2022). Read on this site | PDF
Fourth Amended Complaint (Broward Case No. 11-17871(21)): Ocean World, S.A. v. Earth Island Institute and Richard O’Barry. Read on this site | PDF
Sixth Notice of Filing (Broward Case No. CACE 07-009966(14)): Plaintiff’s Sixth Notice of Filing (Dolphin Safe materials); Electronically Filed 11/08/2013. Read on this site | PDF
Amicus Brief (U.S. Supreme Court No. 25-533): Brief of Amicus Curiae The Cavalry Group in Support of Petitioners, Minnesota Deer Farmers Association v. Strommen (filed Nov. 26, 2025). Read on this site | PDF | SCOTUS docket
Selected articles, lectures, presentations, and podcasts involving Alexander Penalta, Esq., and related national-security and aviation topics. Verified external links open on the publisher’s site.
AI Guard Dog Liability (Florida)
Alexander Penalta, Esquire examines who may be responsible when a robotic companion designed to imitate a protective dog injures someone: owner commands, negligence, products liability, software updates, and unauthorized access. Read If Your AI Guard Dog Attacks, Who Is Responsible?
OSHA & the Dive Industry (1995)
Alexander Penalta co-authored OSHA Regulations Potential Impact on the Dive Industry in the Sources: The Journal of Underwater Education with Robert F. Millott, Ed.D.; Milledge Murphey, Ph.D.; and MaryBeth Horodyski, Ed.D. Read the publication note.
Travel to Spain: A Practical Guide
C. Richard Penalta, Esq. and Alexander Penalta, Esq. A practical guide to traveling Spain: Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, and Andalusia, with regional itineraries, food and wine, logistics, budgeting, and cultural notes for the American traveler. 39 pages, illustrated.
Articles
- Civilian Drone Operators: The Threat Over the Horizon in the Age of Counterterrorism: Dr. Joseph A. Finley, Jr., Ph.D., CPP and Alexander Penalta, Esq. Originally published in Brevard Times, July 24, 2015; reprinted by the American Security Council Foundation. Discusses beneficial civilian UAS uses and the emerging risk of misuse against critical infrastructure, including Florida’s Space Coast (NASA and Cape Canaveral).
Read on ASCF · Original Brevard Times PDF (ASCF) - Spies on the Space Coast: American Security Council Foundation article (published March 25, 2026) on espionage and drone activity around Florida’s Space Coast. Bylined on ASCF by Laurence Sanford, ASCF Senior Analyst. Penalta and Finley discuss related Space Coast drone and airspace concerns on the Peace Through Strength podcast linked below.
Read on ASCF - FAA Prosecutorial Discretion: Alexander Penalta, AOPA Pilot Protection Services (March 1, 2024).
Read on AOPA - Florida Drone Part 107 Operations, Privacy, and Compliance: firm blog overview of Part 107, privacy, and compliance issues.
Lectures
- University teaching roles documented on the firm’s Teaching & Presentations page, including Associate Professor work at Florida Atlantic University and adjunct roles at St. Thomas University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Lynn University, and the University of Florida.
Teaching & Presentations
Presentations
- 2016 statewide UAS-terrorism presentation series: Presentations across Florida on unmanned aircraft systems and terrorism-related topics to legislators, government leaders, NASA/Space Coast engineers, law enforcement, academia, first responders, and civic organizations. Documented on Teaching & Presentations.
Podcasts
- Peace Through Strength Podcast: Who Is Responsible for Protecting America’s Skies?: American Security Council Foundation, August 19, 2026. Host Laurence F. Sanford with guests Alexander Penalta, J.D., and Dr. Joseph A. Finley, Jr., Ph.D., CPP, ATAP. Discussion of legal authority and limits when drones operate near military installations, critical infrastructure, and other sensitive sites, including Space Coast concerns.
ASCF episode page · Watch on YouTube
Resources & Organizations
- American Security Council Foundation (ASCF): national security education and Peace Through Strength programming.
- Aviation & Drone Law: firm practice page for FAA, UAS, and aviation matters.
- Teaching & Presentations: full teaching and presentation credentials.
- New Territory Media: Alexander Penalta, Esquire — listed on New Territory Media as an American Trial Lawyer licensed in Florida and Washington, D.C. — contributes commentary there on animal enterprise, agriculture, and related topics.
- Richard Penalta: C RICHARD PENALTA, Esquire — American trial lawyer licensed in Florida — author page on New Territory Media.
- Dr. Joseph A. Finley, Jr.: Dr. JOSEPH A. FINLEY, JR. PH.D., CPP. — New Territory Media author (31 posts).