Becky Princehorn is a partner in Bricker Graydon’s Public Finance group. Her practice emphasizes school and local government law.

She served as bond counsel for the first Ohio income tax-backed school district bonds; the first publicly offered Public Library Fund-backed library notes; the first Ohio K-12 state co-funded (OFCC) project on a state university campus; the first sale of Ohio school district bonds to the USDA; the first Ohio general obligation bond issue with a local government fund pledge; the first Ohio municipal general obligation bond issue for housing; the first Ohio school district minibond issue; and the first Ohio voted bond issues for a community college district and a state community college.

She has also structured collaborations between local governments, particularly those involving school districts, and gifts to local governments. Becky is a frequent lecturer on public finance for several organizations, including the Buckeye Association of School Administrators, Ohio School Boards Association, Ohio Library Council, Ohio Association of School Business Officials, Ohio Township Association, Ohio Association of Public Treasurers, Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association and the Ohio Association of County Boards of Developmental Disabilities.

For additional ways to contact Rebecca Princehorn, you can reach her assistant Kat Kazantseva at 216.523.5853 or by email.

Education

Otterbein College (now Otterbein University), B.A. with honors (1978)

University of Kansas, J.D. (1981)

University of Kansas, Master of Public Administration (1982)

Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Graduate (2016)

Distinctions

Listed, The Best Lawyers in America® – Education Law; Public Finance Law (2010–2025)

Columbus Lawyer of the Year, The Best Lawyers in America® – Education Law; Public Finance Law (2014, 2022)

Recipient, Meritorious Service Award, Worthington Board of Education (2001)

Recipient, Business First "Forty Under 40" award (1993)

Recipient, Community Service Award, Columbus Bar Association (1987)

Named, Ohio's "Young Career Woman of 1983," Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated™

Professional Activities

Board Member, Ohio Tuition Trust Authority

Vice Chair, Support Ohio Schools

City of Worthington Board of Tax Review

Invited Participant, Ohio Department of Education Ballot Consent, Credit Enhancement Program Work Groups

Professional Development Task Force, Ohio Association of School Business Officials

Board of Trustees, Otterbein University (2010–2022)

Former Chair, Worthington Community Improvement Corporation

President, Friends of the Worthington Public Libraries

Vice Chair, Worthington McConnell Arts Center

Board Member, Worthington Resource Pantry

Member, City of Worthington Charter Review Commission (2016)

Fundraising Chair, City of Worthington Income Tax Campaign (2010)

Co-Chair, Operating Levy Campaigns, Worthington City Schools (2009 and 2000)

Thomas Worthington High School: Activity Club (2006–2008); President, Girls Lacrosse Parents Club (2006–2008)

Former Chair, Board of Trustees, Worthington Educational Foundation

Former President, Worthington City Schools PTA Council

Former President, Thomas Worthington High School PTSO

Former President, Kilbourne Middle School PTSA

Former President, Wilson Hill Elementary PTO

Former Member, Franklin County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board; Chair (1992–1994)

Former Member, Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board

$75,000,000 Columbus State Community College Facilities Construction and Improvement Bonds, Series 2024

$30,000,000 Tolles Career & Technical Center Certificates of Participation, Series 2024

$72,800,000 Bowling Green City School District School Facilities Bonds, Series 2024

News

Publications

Additional Items

• Speaker, "Budget Commissions," BASA New Superintendents (September 17, 2024)

• Speaker, "Digital Issues and Campaign Guidance," Ohio Association of County Boards of Developmental Disabilities (May 16, 2024)

• Speaker, "Tax Budgets, the County Budget Commission and Cash Balance Policies," OASBO Webinar (April 29, 2024)

• Speaker, "Overdelivering Your Project," OASBO Annual Conference (April 17, 2024)

• Speaker, "Municipal Public Finance," Ohio Municipal League New Council Members (March 2, 2024) 

• Speaker, "Campaign Guidance," Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys (December 14, 2023)

• Speaker, "Project Financing," OSBA Capital Conference (November 12, 2023)

• Former Editor, Baldwin's Ohio Practice, Local Government Law-Township, published by Thomson/Reuters Publishing

• Co-author, “Election Update: HB 140 Aftermath and AOS Campaign Guidance,” Ohio Municipal League, Cities and Villages (2023)
• Co-author, “Levy and Bond Issue Campaign Guidance Primer,” Ohio Township Association, Ohio Township News (2023)
• Co-author, "HB 140 Brings Changes to Property Tax Levies and Voted Bond Issues," County Commissioners Association of Ohio, Counselor Corner, Fall Edition (2022)
• Speaker, Athletic Facilities with Booster Support, Ohio School Boards Association Capital Conference (November 2021)
• Co-author, "Ballot Questions and Issues: Behind the Scenes," Ohio School Board Association Journal (October 2021)
• Speaker, "Levy/Bond Planning and the Relationship with Economic Development," Buckeye Association of School Administrators (BASA), (September 2021)
• Speaker, “Pipeline Valuation, Appeal Status and Legal Update,” Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association Summer Workshop (June 2021)
• Speaker, "Levy Planning," Ohio Association of County Boards of Developmental Disabilities (December 2020)
• Speaker, "OFCC ELPP Reconstituted," Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) Capital Conference (November 2020)
• Speaker, "Pipeline Update," Buckeye Association of School Administrators (BASA), Ohio Association of School Business Officials (OASBO), Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) Webinar (October 2020)
• Speaker, "Navigating Project Financing," Ohio Library Council (October 2020)
• Co-author, "Cash Management 2.0 - Unvoted Options for Navigating Cash Flow Deficits," SBO Quarterly (September 2020)

Becky enjoys seeing all things grow, especially the next generation.

Fitness and nature are a favorite combination of Becky’s.

Becky is a graduate of the 135th class of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, America's oldest continuous book club. She received her diploma at the Hall of Philosophy in Chautauqua, New York.

Traveling is best for Becky when it involves family. She enjoyed Perth, Australia, with husband and Welsh kids and grandkids in July 2018.