Pownell, Jessica L.

Jessica L. Pownell represents and advises aircraft owners and operators, corporate flight departments, Fortune 500 companies, international corporations, high-net-worth individuals and family offices, and other aviation-related businesses worldwide. She focuses her practice in the areas of acquisition, sale, leasing, and registration of corporate aircraft and related regulatory matters.

While attending the University of Kansas School of Law, Ms. Pownell received CALI awards for attaining the highest grade in Contracts II, Civil Procedure II, Antitrust Law, Health Care Regulation and Finance, and Practice in Kansas and the Payne & Jones Lawyering Program Award for excellence in legal writing and research.

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Florida Bar – State Courts
• Missouri Bar – State Courts
• Kansas Bar – State Courts

LAW SCHOOL

• J.D., The University of Kansas School of Law
• Order of the Coif
• Articles Editor, The University of Kansas Law Review

UNDERGRADUATE

• B.A., The University of Kansas
• Highest Distinction
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Honors
• Watkins-Berger Scholar

MEMBERSHIPS

• The Florida Bar
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
• Kansas Bar Association
• Missouri Bar Association
• National Business Aviation Association

PUBLICATIONS

• Importing Jets: Should You Leverage Offshore Registries?
  AVBUYER, July 2020 at 50
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• Why Import Non-EU Aircraft into Malta?
  AVBUYER, May 2020 at 64
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• How GATS Can Increase Aircraft Trading
  AVBUYER, May 2020 at 52
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• EASA Part-NCC – Are You Compliant? Compliance by August 25, 2016, is Mandatory
  AVBUYER, July 2016 at 62
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• Tips for Importing a Jet: A Guide to the U.S. Importation of Foreign-Registered Business Aircraft (3-Part Series)
  • Part 1 – AVBUYER, March 2016 at 70
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  • Part 2 – AVBUYER, April 2016 at 60
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  • Part 3 – AVBUYER, May 2016 at 62
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• Exit Strategies for Aircraft Ownership: Clearing the Path to Upgrade or Switch Your Current Aircraft
  co-authored with James E. Cooling
  BIZJET ADVISOR CHINA, Autumn 2011 at 84
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• Acquiring Aircraft from the U.S.: The Value of U.S. Legal Counsel in Your Transaction
  co-authored with James E. Cooling
  BIZJET ADVISOR CHINA, Autumn 2011 at 80
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INTERESTS

• Avid runner who has completed 54 marathons in 16 states.