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James Michael Shaw, Jr.

Partner

jshaw@butler.legal

813-594-5603

September 18, 2026
Event

FDLA – Agent and Broker Liability: Claims, Defenses, and Emerging Risks

08/03/2026
Article

No-Fly Lists and Federal Preemption: What Figueroa v. JetBlue Means for Airline Litigation in the Eleventh Circuit

August 4, 2026
Event

Avoiding Bad Faith by Using Statutory Interpleader in Multiple-Claimant Auto Claims

June 19, 2025
Event

The Theory and Practice of Using Statutory Interpleader to Resolve Auto Claims and Preclude Extra-Contractual Liability

June 5, 2024
Event

Litigating Away from Home: Jurisdictional Issues in Auto Claims

02/19/2024
News

New Appleman Florida Insurance Law (2024 Edition)

October 21, 2022
News

James Shaw, Jr. Awarded Thurgood Marshall Unsung Hero Award

10/07/2022
Article

Florida Law Catches Up to Stalking Drones

11/24/2021
Article

New Appleman Florida Insurance Law (2022 Edition)

12/02/2020
Event

James Shaw – ACLU of Sarasota Annual Meeting

06/04/2020
Article

Butler’s Thursday Tips #7 | Civil Remedy Notices

03/13/2020
News

James Shaw, Jr. Elected to ACLU Chair

03/12/2020
Article

New Appleman Florida Insurance Law (2020 Edition)

01/24/2020
Event

The Drone Will See You Now: Law Enforcement From Above And Litigation From Below

12/04/2019
Article

Drones: Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Cancel Your Pirate Insurance

09/18/2019
News

Congratulations to James Shaw, Jr.!

08/01/2019
News

James Shaw, Jr. Named “Member of the Month” by the Phi Delta Phi

05/14/2019
Article

Butler On Drones (Third Edition): A Practical Guide For Insurers

05/09/2019
Event

The Use Of Drones And Other Remote Technologies In Property Insurance Claim Adjustment

01/15/2019
Article

The Federal Aviation Authority Reauthorization Act of 2018 and Its Effect on Drones

12/14/2018
Article

Drone Accident Excluded Under CGL Policy’s Aircraft Exclusion

10/17/2018
News

Partner James Shaw, Jr. Featured on Fox 13 News

10/11/2018
News

Partner James Shaw, Jr. was Live During the Midpoint Radio Show

03/09/2018
News

James Shaw, Jr. Awarded the American Civil Liberties Union’s Greater Tampa Chapter First Amendment Award

03/08/2018
Event

It’s About More Than The Cake

02/07/2018
Event

Namic Claims Conference – Aerial Imagery – Advantages And Liabilities: A Discussion Panel

09/26/2017
Article

Butler On Drones (Second Edition) : A Practical Guide For Insurers

09/20/2017
Article

Florida Insurance Litigation (2017 Edition)

05/24/2017
Article

The D.C. Court of Appeals Just Scrapped the Drone Registry and May Have Also Turned Homeowners Insurers into Aviation Insurers

04/13/2017
Article

The Answers to Some of Your Questions About What Airlines Can Do When a Flight is Overbooked and Someone Is Going to Have to Get Off of the Plane

02/17/2017
News

Drone Insurance: Because You will Crash Your Drone

01/03/2017
Article

If You Invade Someone’s Privacy With A Drone, Your Insurance Might Not Cover It

10/03/2016
Event

Schoolchildren & The Constitution In 2016

06/08/2016
Article

Butler On Drones: A Practical Guide For Insurers

05/20/2016
News

American Civil Liberties Union

02/22/2016
Article

Flying Witnesses: Admissibility Of Drone-Gathered Evidence In Florida

02/16/2016
News

Former Miami Scholar and Co-founder of Miami Law ACLU Chapter Still Fighting for Civil Liberties

06/01/2012
Event

Paf’s 2012 Spring Seminar

11/23/2011
Article

Proximate Causation In Third-Party Bad Faith: Not Every Bad Decision Is A Bad-Faith Suit

02/24/2011
Article

The Duty To Initiate Settlement Negotiations: Where Does It Begin And How Far Does It Go

05/13/2010
Article

(Almost) Twenty Years After Powell: Case Studies On A Liability Insurer’s Duty To Initiate Settlement Negotiations

02/25/2010
Article

Extracontractual Recovery Without Bad Faith

Attorney’s Insights.

September 18, 2026
Event

FDLA – Agent and Broker Liability: Claims, Defenses, and Emerging Risks

08/03/2026
Article

No-Fly Lists and Federal Preemption: What Figueroa v. JetBlue Means for Airline Litigation in the Eleventh Circuit

August 4, 2026
Event

Avoiding Bad Faith by Using Statutory Interpleader in Multiple-Claimant Auto Claims

June 19, 2025
Event

The Theory and Practice of Using Statutory Interpleader to Resolve Auto Claims and Preclude Extra-Contractual Liability

June 5, 2024
Event

Litigating Away from Home: Jurisdictional Issues in Auto Claims

02/19/2024
News

New Appleman Florida Insurance Law (2024 Edition)

October 21, 2022
News

James Shaw, Jr. Awarded Thurgood Marshall Unsung Hero Award

10/07/2022
Article

Florida Law Catches Up to Stalking Drones

11/24/2021
Article

New Appleman Florida Insurance Law (2022 Edition)

12/02/2020
Event

James Shaw – ACLU of Sarasota Annual Meeting

06/04/2020
Article

Butler’s Thursday Tips #7 | Civil Remedy Notices

03/13/2020
News

James Shaw, Jr. Elected to ACLU Chair

03/12/2020
Article

New Appleman Florida Insurance Law (2020 Edition)

01/24/2020
Event

The Drone Will See You Now: Law Enforcement From Above And Litigation From Below

12/04/2019
Article

Drones: Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Cancel Your Pirate Insurance

09/18/2019
News

Congratulations to James Shaw, Jr.!

08/01/2019
News

James Shaw, Jr. Named “Member of the Month” by the Phi Delta Phi

05/14/2019
Article

Butler On Drones (Third Edition): A Practical Guide For Insurers

05/09/2019
Event

The Use Of Drones And Other Remote Technologies In Property Insurance Claim Adjustment

01/15/2019
Article

The Federal Aviation Authority Reauthorization Act of 2018 and Its Effect on Drones

12/14/2018
Article

Drone Accident Excluded Under CGL Policy’s Aircraft Exclusion

10/17/2018
News

Partner James Shaw, Jr. Featured on Fox 13 News

10/11/2018
News

Partner James Shaw, Jr. was Live During the Midpoint Radio Show

03/09/2018
News

James Shaw, Jr. Awarded the American Civil Liberties Union’s Greater Tampa Chapter First Amendment Award

03/08/2018
Event

It’s About More Than The Cake

02/07/2018
Event

Namic Claims Conference – Aerial Imagery – Advantages And Liabilities: A Discussion Panel

09/26/2017
Article

Butler On Drones (Second Edition) : A Practical Guide For Insurers

09/20/2017
Article

Florida Insurance Litigation (2017 Edition)

05/24/2017
Article

The D.C. Court of Appeals Just Scrapped the Drone Registry and May Have Also Turned Homeowners Insurers into Aviation Insurers

04/13/2017
Article

The Answers to Some of Your Questions About What Airlines Can Do When a Flight is Overbooked and Someone Is Going to Have to Get Off of the Plane

02/17/2017
News

Drone Insurance: Because You will Crash Your Drone

01/03/2017
Article

If You Invade Someone’s Privacy With A Drone, Your Insurance Might Not Cover It

10/03/2016
Event

Schoolchildren & The Constitution In 2016

06/08/2016
Article

Butler On Drones: A Practical Guide For Insurers

05/20/2016
News

American Civil Liberties Union

02/22/2016
Article

Flying Witnesses: Admissibility Of Drone-Gathered Evidence In Florida

02/16/2016
News

Former Miami Scholar and Co-founder of Miami Law ACLU Chapter Still Fighting for Civil Liberties

06/01/2012
Event

Paf’s 2012 Spring Seminar

11/23/2011
Article

Proximate Causation In Third-Party Bad Faith: Not Every Bad Decision Is A Bad-Faith Suit

02/24/2011
Article

The Duty To Initiate Settlement Negotiations: Where Does It Begin And How Far Does It Go

05/13/2010
Article

(Almost) Twenty Years After Powell: Case Studies On A Liability Insurer’s Duty To Initiate Settlement Negotiations

02/25/2010
Article

Extracontractual Recovery Without Bad Faith

September 18, 2026
Event

FDLA – Agent and Broker Liability: Claims, Defenses, and Emerging Risks

08/03/2026
Article

No-Fly Lists and Federal Preemption: What Figueroa v. JetBlue Means for Airline Litigation in the Eleventh Circuit

August 4, 2026
Event

Avoiding Bad Faith by Using Statutory Interpleader in Multiple-Claimant Auto Claims

June 19, 2025
Event

The Theory and Practice of Using Statutory Interpleader to Resolve Auto Claims and Preclude Extra-Contractual Liability

June 5, 2024
Event

Litigating Away from Home: Jurisdictional Issues in Auto Claims

02/19/2024
News

New Appleman Florida Insurance Law (2024 Edition)

October 21, 2022
News

James Shaw, Jr. Awarded Thurgood Marshall Unsung Hero Award

10/07/2022
Article

Florida Law Catches Up to Stalking Drones

11/24/2021
Article

New Appleman Florida Insurance Law (2022 Edition)

12/02/2020
Event

James Shaw – ACLU of Sarasota Annual Meeting

06/04/2020
Article

Butler’s Thursday Tips #7 | Civil Remedy Notices

03/13/2020
News

James Shaw, Jr. Elected to ACLU Chair

03/12/2020
Article

New Appleman Florida Insurance Law (2020 Edition)

01/24/2020
Event

The Drone Will See You Now: Law Enforcement From Above And Litigation From Below

12/04/2019
Article

Drones: Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Cancel Your Pirate Insurance

09/18/2019
News

Congratulations to James Shaw, Jr.!

08/01/2019
News

James Shaw, Jr. Named “Member of the Month” by the Phi Delta Phi

05/14/2019
Article

Butler On Drones (Third Edition): A Practical Guide For Insurers

05/09/2019
Event

The Use Of Drones And Other Remote Technologies In Property Insurance Claim Adjustment

01/15/2019
Article

The Federal Aviation Authority Reauthorization Act of 2018 and Its Effect on Drones

12/14/2018
Article

Drone Accident Excluded Under CGL Policy’s Aircraft Exclusion

10/17/2018
News

Partner James Shaw, Jr. Featured on Fox 13 News

10/11/2018
News

Partner James Shaw, Jr. was Live During the Midpoint Radio Show

03/09/2018
News

James Shaw, Jr. Awarded the American Civil Liberties Union’s Greater Tampa Chapter First Amendment Award

03/08/2018
Event

It’s About More Than The Cake

02/07/2018
Event

Namic Claims Conference – Aerial Imagery – Advantages And Liabilities: A Discussion Panel

09/26/2017
Article

Butler On Drones (Second Edition) : A Practical Guide For Insurers

09/20/2017
Article

Florida Insurance Litigation (2017 Edition)

05/24/2017
Article

The D.C. Court of Appeals Just Scrapped the Drone Registry and May Have Also Turned Homeowners Insurers into Aviation Insurers

04/13/2017
Article

The Answers to Some of Your Questions About What Airlines Can Do When a Flight is Overbooked and Someone Is Going to Have to Get Off of the Plane

02/17/2017
News

Drone Insurance: Because You will Crash Your Drone

01/03/2017
Article

If You Invade Someone’s Privacy With A Drone, Your Insurance Might Not Cover It

10/03/2016
Event

Schoolchildren & The Constitution In 2016

06/08/2016
Article

Butler On Drones: A Practical Guide For Insurers

05/20/2016
News

American Civil Liberties Union

02/22/2016
Article

Flying Witnesses: Admissibility Of Drone-Gathered Evidence In Florida

02/16/2016
News

Former Miami Scholar and Co-founder of Miami Law ACLU Chapter Still Fighting for Civil Liberties

06/01/2012
Event

Paf’s 2012 Spring Seminar

11/23/2011
Article

Proximate Causation In Third-Party Bad Faith: Not Every Bad Decision Is A Bad-Faith Suit

02/24/2011
Article

The Duty To Initiate Settlement Negotiations: Where Does It Begin And How Far Does It Go

05/13/2010
Article

(Almost) Twenty Years After Powell: Case Studies On A Liability Insurer’s Duty To Initiate Settlement Negotiations

02/25/2010
Article

Extracontractual Recovery Without Bad Faith

Related Practices

Education

Oakland University, Bachelor in Music Composition, magna cum laude
University of Miami School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, magna cum laude

Admissions

Florida

Courts

United States District Court – Northern District of Florida
United States District Court – Middle District of Florida
United States District Court – Southern District of Florida
All Florida State Courts
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit