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orn and raised on Milwaukee’s South Side, Rebeca López has long held a deep commitment to her community. Today, as an employment attorney at Godfrey & Kahn, she advises businesses on the full range of workplace matters, including discrimination and harassment, wage and hour compliance, disability accommodations and more.
She helps clients resolve immediate challenges while developing practical, forward-looking strategies. She’s also a board member for the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and the Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast. “A goal I share is to ensure that every person in our community has access to the resources and opportunities they need to thrive, regardless of their circumstances,” she says.
“Each of our unique gifts find their highest purpose in service to one another and the greater good.”
Q&A
What would you say has been your biggest achievement?
Raising my daughter. The professional stuff is important, but having raised a daughter who I’m incredibly proud of, and who I think is doing great things, and is a good person and has a really good spirit, and is able to stand on her own two feet – That’s what I’m most proud of.
What are some of the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Learning how to be a lot of things to a lot of people. As a lawyer and counselor and advisor, you wear a lot of hats, and you’re also asked to do that in your personal life with your loved ones. There is a lot of learning how to prioritize and reprioritize things in a way where you still are true to yourself and true to the people that need you most and who are most important.
