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Becky

Rebecca A. Mares

Counsel to the Firm

Becky Mares is an experienced aviation attorney who advises clients on the acquisition, disposition, operation, leasing and financing of business and commercial aircraft, domestically and abroad. Additionally, she helps clients with hangar procurement, lease and build negotiations and airport matters, including all facets of FAA, and local & state governmental regulation compliance.

She is well versed in commercial contract agreements, and helps clients manage risk and liability, including international negotiations. Becky is also a certified mediator, having completed advanced coursework through the Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution. She is also interested in the Native American Peacemaking process, has spent time with the Colville Confederated Tribes, participated with the elders in Peacemaking sessions, and she has written a study of this experience.

Becky is knowledgeable about all things aviation, from manufacturing and design to maintenance, procurement, and regulatory compliance. Prior to law school, Becky worked at Quest Aircraft Company alongside designers and builders of the KODIAK. She started as an Assistant to the Director of Engineering and later worked as the Assistant to the Director of Customer Service & Chief Pilot, in which she was a key asset in transforming the aircraft design company into a fully operational aircraft production facility. During her time there, Becky took the initiative to enroll in the company’s aircraft building program, where she learned the aircraft design process, including riveting & cutting sheet metal, to better understand every component of production, materials, and the root causes of bottlenecks. As a result, Becky coupled the training with her intense creativity to help develop unique problem solving and process improvement strategies to advance company practices, such as successfully reducing the standard aircraft build time from a 40-day working build cycle to a 21-day build cycle. Becky also streamlined the NMR process, documented control processes, and ensured compliance with FAA regulations. Her role included managing risk, liability, and domestic & international contracts. Becky’s passion for the aviation industry ultimately led her on the journey to attend law school and become an aviation attorney.

Becky joined Quest Aircraft because she believed in the mission to build nine planes and give every 10th plane to a humanitarian mission aviation organization. She continues the concept of giving back to the community through her aviation practice. She has written numerous aviation articles featured in major publications and is a strong advocate for helping human trafficking victims. Becky has a motto that sits at the root of all the work that she does on a daily basis: Use the Power of Aviation to Do Good.

Professional Experience

Aero Law Group, Aviation Attorney (2015-2018)

Quest Aircraft

International Contract Manager (2014-2015)
Assistant (2008-2011)

Martonick Law, Criminal Defense Intern (2013-2014)

City of Sandpoint Prosecutor’s Office, Legal Intern (2012)

Community Involvement

Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association, Secretary and Board, Member (2019-Present)

National Business Aviation Association, Member

Seattle Union Gospel Mission Open Door Legal Services, Pro Bono Attorney

Washington State Bar Association, Member

Idaho State Bar Association, Member

North Idaho CASA, Guardian ad Litem (2012-2013)

Thought Leadership

February 24, 2022Event / CLE
Human Trafficking and Aviation: Domestic and International Issues and RPC 1.16 and RPC 2.1
Washington State Bar Association | Virtual
November 17, 2021Event / CLE
Saving General Aviation
King County Bar Association | Virtual
September 13, 2021Event / CLE
Human Trafficking and Transit
Transportation Research Board | Virtual
April 29, 2021Publication
Saving General-Aviation Airports
Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy, Volume 87, Number 2
March 23, 2021Publication
IRS Releases Final Regulations for Aircraft Management Services Exemption to Federal Excise Tax
Transportation Legal Update
March 26, 2020Publication
FAA Registry Update
COVID-19 Resource
March 19, 2020Publication
COVID-19 and the FAA Aircraft Registry
COVID-19 Resource
September 2019Publication
Human Trafficking and Transportation
Journal of Transportation Law Logistics and Policy, Volume 86, Number 1
July 9, 2019Event / CLE
Introduction to Transportation Law – It’s a Multi-Modal World Out There
ProLaw CLE | Webinar
June 21, 2019News
Mares Appointed to Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association Board of Directors
Awards & Honors
January 28, 2019Publication
Human Trafficking and Transportation
Transportation Legal Update
December 20, 2018Publication
The Freedom of Aviation & the Horror of Human Trafficking
Transportation Legal Update
August 8, 2018News
Mares Joins Lane Powell on Transportation Team
Firm Announcement
September 22-24, 2017Event / CLE
ATC Privatization-the Hype, the Hoopla, an Honest Assessment, and the Hope
King County Bar Association Pacific Northwest Aviation Law and Insurance Conference | Bellingham, Washington
April 13, 2017Event / CLE
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance Women in Aerospace Conference | Mukilteo, Washington

Practices & Industries

Corporate, Securities, and M&A
Transportation
Business Dispute Resolution

Education

University of Idaho College of Law, J.D., 2014
- Dean's List
University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., English, 1992
- Dean's List

Accreditation

Advanced Mediation Certificate, Northwest Institute for Dispute Resolution

Admissions

Washington
Idaho

Honors

Recipient of Quest Aircraft’s Bruce Kennedy Passion Award

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