The Oklahoma Bar Journal October 2024

contents October 2024 • Vol. 95 • No. 8

THEME: A viation L aw Editor: Melanie Rughani

Cover: Replica of the Winnie Mae, the record-setting aircraft owned by aviation pioneer Wiley Post, on display in the Great Hall at the Oklahoma History Center. Photograph by Jim Argo. Courtesy of the Oklahoma Historical Society.

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6 Aircraft-Backed Securitization: Lending Money Using Aircraft Collateral B y J ack P. G ilchrist and T ony M orales 14 Perfecting Interests in Aircraft Engines B y P reston G. G addis II and J. R obert K alsu When an Aircraft Transaction Goes South, Fly Through FAA and International Registry Storms B y T ara M. N iendorf 24 Oklahoma Aircraft Excise Tax and State Aircraft Registration B y C had G ilson 18

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Recent Developments for Corporations and LLCs By G ary W. D errick and J acob L. F anning Women in Law Conference Highlights

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Leadership Academy Highlights

2024 Outstanding Senior Law School Students

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From the President

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From the Executive Director

Law Practice Tips

Board of Governors Actions Oklahoma Bar Foundation News

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Young Lawyers Division For Your Information

Bench & Bar Briefs

In Memoriam

Editorial Calendar

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