
Melissa Trent serves as a paralegal for McAfee & Taft’s worldwide aircraft financing, title and registration practice. Her responsibilities include preparing aircraft and engine records for review, reviewing and compiling FAA records for outstanding/unresolved title and lien issues, corresponding with involved parties to resolve document issues, drafting documents for attorney review, preparing aircraft closing instruments for filing and recordation with the Federal Aviation Administration, and verifying recorded instruments have been posted by the FAA to the proper aircraft, engine and propeller records.
Prior to joining McAfee & Taft in 2013, Melissa worked as an administrative assistant, title examiner and escrow agent for an Oklahoma City-based aircraft title management and escrow service company. While there, she also developed an extensive working knowledge of the aircraft financing and registration industry.
Melissa attended Oklahoma City Community College and is an active member of Life Tabernacle in Mustang, OK.
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