Petershack, Richard E.

Richard E. Petershack

Of Counsel Attorney
Lisa Thomaschek
608.283.6759

About

Richard (Rick) Petershack is retired but still refers work to other attorneys at Axley. His practice focused on commercial real estate, commercial lending, banking law, mediation, and acting as underwriters’ counsel in bond transactions.

Mr. Petershack represented developers in large transactions, including purchases and sales, and land development activities. He also did extensive work for his real estate and business clients in reviewing and structuring financing options. He represented the developer of an $80 million mixed use in-fill project using a HUD-insured construction/permanent loan.

For his lender clients, Mr. Petershack worked extensively in real estate and business financing, including working capital and asset-based loans, and letter of credit enhancement (low floater) transactions.

Mr. Petershack was also involved in the Dane County Case Mediation Program and mediated a variety of business disputes.

Mr. Petershack has industry experience with local, regional and national lenders and real estate development firms. He also has experience in business financing for small, medium and large businesses, public finance including underwriter representation, complex real estate and business transactions and often worked with multi-layered financing, public financing and significant deed restriction issues.

Admitted to practice in the State Courts of Wisconsin and Federal Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin.

Education

J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.A., Oberlin College

Involvement & Recognition

Involvement:

  • Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Member, Dane County Bar Association
  • Member, Downtown Rotary Club of Madison
  • Chair, Village of Maple Bluff Board of Zoning Appeals

Recognition:

  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© (2013-2025 Edition) – Banking and Finance Law
  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© (2007-2025 Edition) – Real Estate Law
  • Named Lawyer of the Year in The Best Lawyers in America© (2021 Edition) – Banking and Finance Law
  • Named Lawyer of the Year in The Best Lawyers in America© (2017 Edition) – Real Estate Law
  • Named Lawyer of the Year in The Best Lawyers in America© (2016 Edition) – Banking and Finance Law
  • Named to the 2005 – 2013 Wisconsin Super Lawyers Lists (Primary Area of Practice: Banking Law and Real Estate)
    • Named to the Wisconsin Super Lawyers List in its Business Edition (Primary Areas of Practice: (Banking Law and Real Estate)
  • Named one of Madison’s top banking/financial services lawyers by Madison Magazine
  • AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™

Client Successes

Represented developer of largest mixed-use development in downtown Madison

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Real Estate

Represented a regional lender in a $60 million revolving credit and term loan facility to a multi-state industrial borrower

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Represented regional lender in a $15 million letter of credit enhancement of a demand note transaction

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Represented the seller of a large-scale mixed use development for a price in excess of $30 million

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Real Estate

Represented the developer in the negotiation and sale (to a municipality) of a condominium unit to the constructed

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Real Estate

Represent the bank in an ESOP loan transaction

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