Rebecca Seamands and Lacey Berkshire Selected as Leadership in Law Honorees

Ice Miller is pleased to announce that Deputy Managing Partner Rebecca Seamands and public affairs associate Lacey Berkshire have been selected as 2023 Leadership in Law honorees by The Indiana Lawyer. Seamands earned the Distinguished Barrister Award, while Berkshire was recognized as an Up and Coming Lawyer.

The annual Leadership in Law Awards honor members of the legal community who have shown a commitment to their profession, as well as to the clients and communities they serve. As 2023 honorees, Seamands and Berkshire will be recognized on Wednesday, May 31, at an event celebrating all Leadership in Law Awards winners.

Seamands has represented clients in all stages of litigation, including mediation, arbitration, trial, and appeal. She is adept at litigating complex matters for companies large and small, as well as state entities and organizations. Her transactional experience spans a wide range of project types, including convention centers, light rail, hotels, water and sewer infrastructure, historical renovation, schools, housing, churches, and manufacturing facilities. Her career has primarily focused on construction projects that have been integral to the development and growth of Indianapolis and the state at-large. 
 
Seamands assumed the position of Ice Miller Deputy Managing Partner in January 2022, ensuring firm-wide alignment and implementation of strategy, governance, and management to ultimately provide continuous improvement in the firm’s client services.
 
Berkshire is an emerging leader in Ice Miller’s Public Affairs Group, where her primary focus is on state legislative and executive branch lobbying. She is dedicated to her community and is a supporter and advocate for efforts that ensure the long-term success in the lives of children and careers of women in Indianapolis. She is a savvy communicator and strategic thinker who maintains a successful track record of effective grassroots and lobbying campaigns.

Lacey earned her bachelor’s degree from DePauw University, her master’s degree in Public Affairs from IUPUI and her juris doctor from IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law. She is also a graduate of the Indiana Leadership Forum and the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series and maintains memberships and has served in leadership capacities with the Indianapolis Downtown GOP and the Indianapolis Bar Association.
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