Paralegals Anderson, Peebles Join McAfee & Taft

Sherry Anderson and Mike Peebles have joined McAfee & Taft, Oklahoma’s largest law firm, to provide paralegal support in the practice areas of aviation law and litigation.

Sherry Anderson serves as a paralegal for the firm’s aircraft financing, registration and title group and has experience working as an administrator for a leading aircraft title insurance company.  She brings with her more than 16 years of comprehensive administration support experience working in the real estate, legal and healthcare industries in Oklahoma. Throughout her career, she has served in a variety of roles, including escrow officer, office manager and legal assistant, with the majority of her experience being concentrated in the areas of business administration, customer service, and the handling and documentation of financial transactions. 

Mike Peebles provides paralegal support in the areas of mass torts, products liability, oil and gas, insurance, employment, and complex business litigation.  Prior to joining McAfee & Taft, he worked extensively in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice and toxic tort defense, including numerous cases involving claims of asbestos, benzene and silicosis exposure.

The Texas native began his legal career as a paralegal working for Holland & Hart in Denver, CO, before moving to Austin, TX, where he spent seven years working in the Tort Litigation Division of the Office of the Attorney General.  He later worked for several civil practice firms in south Texas for another seven years before relocating to Oklahoma. 

Peebles holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Baylor University and a legal assistant certificate from the Denver Paralegal Institute in Denver, CO.

McAfee & Taft is one of the largest, most experienced law firms in the Southwest, serving clients throughout the region and nationally in the areas of aviation, business law, corporate and securities, employee benefits, entertainment, environmental law, healthcare, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, oil and gas, real estate and tax and family wealth.  The firm employs more than 200 Oklahomans, including more than 125 attorneys.