David Mayer Joins Shackelford, Melton & McKinley

© 2012 The Texas Lawbook.By Natalie Posgate Staff Writer for The Texas Lawbook David Mayer has helped a Middle Eastern King purchase a Boeing 747 as his official Royal Aircraft. He’s advised dozens of businesses buying or leasing planes. And he even authored one of the highly popular For Dummies books.After 15 years as a lawyer in the Dallas office of Patton Boggs, Mayer has taken his practice to Shackelford, Melton & McKinley. He joins the 41-lawyer business and entertainment law firm as a partner. Mayer’s practice focuses on domestic and international business aviation transactions, such as airplane purchases, sales, leases and other related contracts. In addition, he has represented individuals and companies in transactional matters involving energy assets, vendor financing programs, technology, health care and other medical assets, manufacturing equipment, trucks, trailers, and off-and-on road transportation assets such as forklifts and construction equipment. In 2001, Mayer published Business Leasing For Dummies, which is part of the popular For Dummies book series. He also founded Business Leasing and Finance News, an online equipment finance newsletter that is read in 33 countries. Currently, he is working on an aviation study that evaluates the upcoming significant challenges, opportunities, threats and trends for…