Peter S. Ecklund Jr.

Peter S. Ecklund, Jr. advises  clients on municipal and legislative issues, specifically in public finance. His practice includes representing counties, cities, villages, townships, utility authorities, school districts and tax-exempt organizations through the issuance of general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, special assessment bonds and tax anticipation notes. He has been the lead attorney in over 400 municipal bond and note offerings. Also, Peter has been bond counsel to a number of communities including Oakland County, Tuscola County and Shelby Township in the issuance of pension and health care obligation bonds. He works closely with his clients in ordinance, millage and legislative drafting.

Peter is a senior attorney in Clark Hill’s Education and Municipal Law Practice Group. He is active in political campaigns and was a nominee for the Michigan State Senate. He is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers and the State Bar of Michigan. Prior to joining Clark Hill, Peter was a shareholder in the firm Axe & Ecklund, P.C.