Overview

Lucas focuses his practice on counseling mortgage banking clients in the origination, sale, and servicing of loan transactions sold to secondary market investors — primarily Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as other financial institutions and securitization program participants. He is a member of a national team of attorneys and dedicated real estate professionals who provide end-to-end guidance and management for thousands of transactions originated by mortgage lending clients every year. Lucas represents lenders of Fannie Mae’s Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) product line and Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets Execution (CME) program. He has significant experience with the full range of agency loan products.

The Multifamily Housing Finance practice is known for its industry-leading knowledge and experience. Clients rely on the team to utilize the experience garnered from thousands of closings to offer fresh insight and creative problem-solving to their most difficult transactions. The team’s approach to efficiency and process management has helped it become widely known as the top legal team for multifamily finance in the U.S.

*Admitted only in North Carolina and Virginia. Practice supervised by D.C. Bar members pursuant to Rule 49(c)(8).

Lucas focuses his practice on counseling mortgage banking clients in the origination, sale, and servicing of loan transactions sold to secondary market investors — primarily Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as other financial institutions and securitization program participants. He is a member of a national team of attorneys and dedicated real estate professionals who provide end-to-end guidance and management for thousands of transactions originated by mortgage lending clients every year. Lucas represents lenders of Fannie Mae’s Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) product line and Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets Execution (CME) program. He has significant experience with the full range of agency loan products.

The Multifamily Housing Finance practice is known for its industry-leading knowledge and experience. Clients rely on the team to utilize the experience garnered from thousands of closings to offer fresh insight and creative problem-solving to their most difficult transactions. The team’s approach to efficiency and process management has helped it become widely known as the top legal team for multifamily finance in the U.S.

*Admitted only in North Carolina and Virginia. Practice supervised by D.C. Bar members pursuant to Rule 49(c)(8).

  • Summer associate, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, 2023
  • Judicial intern, Chief Judge Bartley, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 2022
  • Projects intern, Cockburn Association, 2019

Education

  • Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2024, articles editor, Wake Forest Law Review
  • Furman University, B.A., cum laude, 2020, history

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina
  • Virginia