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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Rebecca A. Speckhard, a partner with the Firm’s Milwaukee office, has been recognized as one of the top 25 female lawyers in Wisconsin by Law & Politics.
Law & Politics compiles the annual list and surveys attorneys across Wisconsin. Attorneys are asked to vote for the best lawyers they have personally observed in action. The final list of Wisconsin Super Lawyers features the top 5 percent of attorneys in more than 50 practice areas. A total of 58 Quarles & Brady attorneys have been selected as Wisconsin Super Lawyers and five have been recognized among the top 25 female lawyers in Wisconsin.
Speckhard focuses her practice on municipal and government finance. She serves as bond counsel to municipal and government issuers throughout Wisconsin and has particular expertise in public utility revenue bond financings and community development authority and redevelopment authority financings and related tax incremental financing and development matters. She also serves as underwriter’s counsel and issuer’s counsel on public finance transactions.
She is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and National Association of Bond Lawyers. Speckhard earned her bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Wisconsin. She is a resident of Glendale.
Quarles & Brady LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 400 attorneys practicing from offices in Milwaukee and Madison, Wis.; Chicago, Ill.; Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; and Naples, Fla. The Firm offers an array of legal services to corporate and individual clients that range from small, entrepreneurial businesses to Fortune 100 companies. Quarles & Brady represents clients in a broad range of industries and practice areas including, but not limited to, the following: antitrust, trade regulation & franchising; bankruptcy & creditors’ rights; commercial transactions litigation; corporate services; municipal & public finance; employee benefits; environmental; financial institutions; federal Indian & gaming law; government relations; health; immigration; e-commerce & information technology; insurance regulation; intellectual property; international business; labor & employment; product liability; toxic tort litigation; real estate; school; tax; tax-exempt organizations; estate planning; and white-collar criminal and governmental investigations. Additional information about the Firm may be found at www.quarles.com.
