Matthew C Gulotta

Adjunct Faculty

Matthew.Gulotta@erau.edu

Department of Applied Aerospace Science

Worldwide College of Aviation

Matthew C Gulotta

Overview

Matt Gulotta is a Memphis attorney, Tennessee Rule 31-listed mediator, and founder of The Gulotta Firm, PLLC, who has served as an Adjunct Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University since 2012. Over the course of his legal career, he has handled matters across a wide range of practice areas, including aviation law, employment law, civil litigation, criminal law, family law, local government law, and tort litigation, with significant experience in federal courts, including recent federal employment law and criminal defense work.

Mr. Gulotta is licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi, and is admitted to multiple federal district courts, United States Courts of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Prior to his legal career, he served as a regional and national airline captain, check airman, and simulator instructor.

Mr. Gulotta earned a Doctor of Education from Northeastern University, with his dissertation focusing on the teaching of commercial aviation courses during the pandemic. He also holds a Master of Laws from Texas A&M University School of Law, a Master of Business Administration from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a Juris Doctor from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, and an undergraduate degree in Commercial Aviation from Delta State University.

Ed.D. - Doctor of Education in Education: Organizational Leadership, Northeastern University

LL.M. - Master of Laws in Laws, Texas A & M University

J.D. - Juris Doctor (Doctor of Jurisprudence) in Law, University of Memphis

M.B.A. - Master of Business Administration in Aviation Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Graduate Certificate in Risk Management and Compliance, Texas A & M University

Graduate Certificate in Wealth Management, Texas A & M University

B. - Bachelor in Commercial Aviation, Delta State University

Airline Transport Pilot - Federal Aviation Administration

Flight Instructor - Federal Aviation Administration

Commercial Pilot - Federal Aviation Administration

Bar Admissions: Tennessee (2009), Mississippi (2010), and Arkansas (2010) 
Federal Courts: Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee, Northern District of Mississippi, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, 5th, 6th, and 8th Circuits, and the US Supreme Court. 

Teaching

  • ASCI 404: Applications in Avia&Aero Law

ASCI 404 - Application in Aviation/Aerospace Law

GOVT 401 - American Constitutional Law

MGMT 390 - Business Law

TRAN 301 - Transportation Legislation

Research

Gulotta, M. C. (2024). Resisting low engagement in collegiate aviation emergency remote teaching during the pandemic: An interpretive phenomenological analysis [Doctoral dissertation, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing]. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/D20649872