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Becky is Chair of the Commercial Finance Practice Group. She focuses her practice on finance and real estate transactions.

Becky represents lenders and borrowers in commercial loans, including agricultural loans, loans sponsored and administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA), commercial real estate finance, commercial and industrial (C&I) loans, asset-based lending, and multi-bank syndicated lending and participations. On the real estate side, Becky regularly represents owners, developers and tenants in the purchase, sale, development and leasing of commercial real estate properties.

Becky has extensive experience representing farm credit associations and banks in the agricultural space on commercial loans, participations, and workouts.  She is a trusted advisor on the eligibility requirements and regulations under the Farm Credit Act.

Becky is also an experienced SBA attorney closing hundreds of SBA 7(a) loans, SBA 504 loans and loans under other SBA programs throughout the country.  She presents to banks on legal issues that often arise in closing SBA 7(a) and 504 loans.  Becky helps lead the firm’s PPP Audit and Appeals team, which continues to represent companies, including franchisors and others in the hospitality industry, respond to SBA audit requests and denial letters.

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Experience

Legal Work Highlights

Counsel to farm credit association for $20 million asset-based credit facility to grain distributor.

Counsel to farm credit association in $25 million acquisition financing to an egg dealer.

Counsel to farm credit association for $5 million construction facility to renewable energy developer constructing methane digesters.

Counsel to national bank in closing SBA 7(a) and 504 loans, involving real estate acquisitions, construction, partner buyouts, franchise start up throughout the country.

Counsel to national bank for $40 million asset-based revolving credit facility to regional petroleum wholesale company.

Counsel to buyer for $67 million acquisition of shopping centers in Indiana and Kentucky.

Local counsel to major food processing company in Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee for $1.7 billion finance transaction.

Counsel to automotive OEM in $200 million expansion in Kentucky, including bond financing and state incentives.

Education

Law School

University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D.
Moot Court Board
Kentucky Law Journal
CALI Award: Advanced Torts

Undergraduate School

Centre College, B.A., cum laude

Bar Memberships

Rebecca is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

Kentucky

Courts

Rebecca is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Sixth Circuit

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

National Association of Bond Lawyers

Kentucky Bar Association

Louisville Bar Association

American Bar Association

Civic Activities

Civic & Charitable Organizations

Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies Junior Board

SOAR Leadership Program

Ignite Louisville (Leadership Louisville Center)

Focus Louisville (Leadership Louisville Center)

Young Women Lead Conference

United Way Campaign

Firm Committees

Rebecca serves or has served in the following leadership role(s) at Frost Brown Todd:

Member Personnel Committee, former Member

Presentations

Rebecca was invited to speak at the following events:

PPP Loan Forgiveness: Appealing Adverse Rulings, Responding to SBA Loan Audits, January 7, 2021

Various presentations for financial institutions in Louisville and Lexington, as well as the Louisville Bar Association. Presentation topics have included legal issues impacting the lending industry, including real estate and public finance.

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