The News: WILL is proud to announce the addition of Rebecca Furdek as Deputy Counsel. Her hire reflects WILL’s continued growth and commitment to litigating high-stakes cases promoting free speech, economic liberty, and equal rights. In Rebecca’s new role, she will be instrumental in pushing back against government overreach in Wisconsin and across the country.

The Quotes: WILL President and General Counsel, Rick Esenberg, stated, “Rebecca is a formidable attorney whose experience at the highest levels of government and private practice makes her an incredible asset to WILL. Her broad range of experience, in both government and private practice, will add even greater legal capacity to our already stellar legal team.”

WILL Deputy Counsel, Rebecca Furdek, stated, “I admire WILL’s mission and I am honored to be joining this powerhouse team, using my prior experience in both private practice and in government to promote freedom and prosperity in Wisconsin and nationally. I am eager to get to work.”

Additional Background: Rebecca joins WILL after a decade of experience in both the public and private sectors. She most recently practiced as a Partner at Husch Blackwell’s Milwaukee office, where she focused on federal and state government investigations and litigation. She previously served as Counsel to the Solicitor at the U.S. Department of Labor during the first Trump administration, worked in the Washington, DC office of a global law firm, and clerked on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Rebecca began her legal career as a judicial law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Minnesota Law School.

A Wisconsin native who grew up in Clintonville, Rebecca now resides in the Milwaukee area.

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