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Becky

Rebecca A. Mares

Counsel to the Firm

Becky Mares is an experienced aviation transactional attorney who enjoys working on diverse aviation issues: from aircraft ownership and operation structuring, aircraft hangar build and leasing, and airport related matters, to resolving complex state and federal aviation regulatory issues. Becky’s unique skillset, which combines years of hands on experience in an aircraft manufacturing company, an extensive understanding of mediation, and a passion for serving and helping people by solving problems, allows her to provide proactive, creative solutions for any aviation matter.

Prior to law school, Becky worked at Quest Aircraft Company alongside designers and builders of the KODIAK. During her time there, Becky took the initiative to enroll in the company’s aircraft building program, where she learned about the aircraft design process, including riveting & cutting sheet metal, to better understand aircraft production. Her role included managing risk, liability, and domestic and international contracts. She was propelled to law school to further develop her skills and help individuals and companies successfully complete aviation transactions.

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 at Lane Powell today. She has written numerous aviation articles to raise awareness of human trafficking issues, serves in a variety of leadership positions for local organizations, and 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

Quest Aircraft, International Contract Manager

Community Involvement

Mission Aviation Fellowship, Board Member

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

Thought Leadership

August 15, 2024News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2025 Recognizes 128 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
July 31, 2024News
Fifty-seven Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Washington for 2024
Awards & Honors
August 17, 2023News
The Best Lawyers in America© 2024 Recognizes 123 Lane Powell Attorneys
Awards & Honors
July 5, 2023News
Becky Mares Appointed to Mission Aviation Fellowship’s Board of Directors
Awards & Honors
March 28, 2023Event / CLE
2023 Paper Competition
Idaho State Bar Business & Corporate Law Section and the University of Idaho College of Law
March 14, 2022Publication
PNBAA Leaders in Aviation: Fire In The Hold
Lane Powell Live | Podcast
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

"Ones to Watch," Best Lawyers®, Corporate Law, Transportation Law (2024-2025)

“Washington Rising Star,” Thomson Reuters, Aviation & Aerospace (2024)

Recipient of Quest Aircraft’s Bruce Kennedy Passion Award

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