Banking and Finance Law
Kathleen O'Callaghan Hickey
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2005 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Ms. Hickey represents lenders in loan originations. Her practice encompasses secured transactions, loan workouts, and counseling lenders on lender liability and loan structure issues.
Ms. Hickey’s practice also includes middle market lending, asset based loans, healthcare, educational institution and religious organization financing, international lending, captive insurance financing, private lending, real estate financing, multi-rate, multi-currency loans and facilities, agented and syndicated loan facilities, and letters of credit and other liquidity facilities supporting tax exempt and industrial development bonds.
Ms. Hickey is a member of Bodman’s Executive Committee, which manages the Firm’s day to day business affairs. She also serves on the Walsh College Foundation Board of Directors. Before joining Bodman, Ms. Hickey clerked for the Honorable Richard M. Maher of the Michigan Court of Appeals. She has lectured for the Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education on commercial loan documentation matters.
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- University of Detroit Mercy, J.D., graduated 1984
- Michigan State University, B.A.
- Michigan, State Bar of Michigan
- Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion - Member, Board of Directors
- Walsh College Foundation - Member, Board of Directors
- American Bar Association - Member
- Detroit Bar Association - Member
- United States Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
- Michigan - Court of Appeals
- Michigan, State Bar of Michigan
- Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion - Member, Board of Directors
- Walsh College Foundation - Member, Board of Directors
- American Bar Association - Member
- Detroit Bar Association - Member
- University of Detroit Mercy, J.D., graduated 1984
- Michigan State University, B.A.
- United States Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
- Michigan - Court of Appeals
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Banking and Finance Law
Special Focus:
- Asset-Based Lending
- Bond Finance
- Commercial Finance
- Letters of Credit
- Loan Documentation
- Mortgage
- Secured Transactions
- Transactions
Awards:
- Chambers USA 2017 (Banking and Finance-Michigan)
- Michigan Super Lawyers 2006-2016 (Banking)
- Michigan Super Lawyers 2007 "Top 50 Women"
- DBusiness magazine 2016 "Top Lawyer" (Banking and Financial Services)
- AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
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