About RJ
RJ Harris studied philosophy and law at the University of Oklahoma, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and later a Juris Doctor from the College of Law in 2012. His path through higher education was practical and steady. He left law school with credentials that would intersect with an unconventional professional background in aviation and management.
Harris’s early résumé mixes technical work and small-business ventures. He worked as a photographer in 1989 and later ran Arizona Gamer Inc. as CEO beginning in 1998. He held a sales role at Games Workshop PLC in 2002. At the same time he was advancing a parallel career in aviation. He served as an Army National Guard officer in air traffic and airspace management, holding the CW3 designation as a 150A. He joined the Federal Aviation Administration as an air traffic controller in 1997 and holds FAA certifications as a Control Tower Operator and an Air Traffic Control Specialist.
That aviation background informed his move into legal practice. Harris founded Patriot Law in 2014 and took on roles that bridged airports and regulation. In 2015 he served as airport manager at Muskogee Davis Field Airport. In 2020 he worked with NASA as an Air Traffic and Airspace Subject Matter Expert. Those positions combined operational knowledge of airspace with regulatory and organizational perspectives that lawyers do not always acquire in classrooms alone.
On the licensing side, Harris maintains membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association. He is also licensed with the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes Bar. He practices where aviation and law meet, handling questions that arise from airspace management, airport operations, and related regulatory compliance. His experience before federal and tribal authorities informs how he approaches administrative matters and operational disputes, and it shapes the kinds of cases he accepts.
Harris remains the founder and practicing lawyer at Patriot Law. He continues to draw on his years in air traffic control, airport management, and military airspace management in his legal work. He focuses his practice on aviation and tribal legal matters.
