D.S. “Dar” Airan

Attorney Damodar S. Airan is known as a creative problem-solver who approaches each case as a puzzle for which there are several possible solutions. He is admitted to practice law in the state of Florida and has appeared numerous times before various state trial courts and District Courts of Appeal.  He has also appeared before the Florida Supreme Court, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and Middle District of Florida and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida. He was born in India and has lived in the United States for more than 40 years. He is also a certified circuit/civil mediator.

Dr. Airan was formerly a licensed Professional Engineer and a licensed General Contractor for the state of Florida. He is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, completed his Masters at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, received his PhD from North Carolina State University at Raleigh and his Juris Doctor and LLM Degrees from the University of Miami School of Law. He is fluent in English and Hindi.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Dade County Bar Association, Former Director and Chairman, Construction Law Committee
• Florida Bar, former member of Media Law Committee, and former member of Trial Lawyers, Business Law and Practice Management and Development Sections
• Lawyers Credit Union, Former President and Director
• Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc., Former Director
• Rotary Club of Coral Gables, Past President
• Seminar for Tomorrow’s Leaders, Founding Chairman
• Association of Indians in America and its Florida Chapter, Founding Member
• South Florida Hindu Temple Member and Shiva Vishnu Temple, Life Member
• City of Coral Gables, Former Member of  Property Advisory Board, Youth Advisory Board and Historic Preservation Board
• University of North Carolina Alumni Association Life Member