Robert Lotstein
Senior Counsel

Buckley Kolar LLP
1250 24th Street, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20037
(202) 351-6200
(202) 349-8080 (fax)

Practice

Robert Lotstein is Senior Counsel of Buckley Kolar LLP.  Prior to joining Buckley Kolar in October 2007, Mr. Lotstein was Managing Partner of Lotstein Buckman LLP, a Washington, D.C. law firm that provided a wide range of services to the mortgage banking industry. The firm advised clients on federal, state, and local regulatory compliance issues, licensing, and other regulatory approvals and exemptions, and also provided government relations services for clients in Washington, D.C. and state capitals around the country. Under Mr. Lotstein’s leadership, the firm launched iComply®, online Mortgage Banking Compliance Manuals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and published an annual Mortgage Banking Regulators Directory and Guide. In its 14-year history, Lotstein Buckman represented many of the leading mortgage originators and servicers in America.

Professional Activities

Mr. Lotstein is a member of the Advisory Committee of the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators. He received the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (“AARMR”) 2002 Distinguished Service Award in recognition and appreciation of his continued support and service to AARMR. He chairs its committee on HUD’s 2002 Proposed Rule on mortgage reform. He also serves on the Mortgage Bankers Association of America’s Regulatory Compliance Committee, Legal Issues Committee, and Legislative Committee. Mr. Lotstein has participated in several regulatory working groups, including the Mortgage Reform Working Group and the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (“HUD”) working group which developed the HUD Statement of Policy 1999-1. In 2000, he was invited by HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo to serve on its National Task Force on Predatory Lending, and testified at a HUD/Treasury hearing on the same. Mr. Lotstein served as General Counsel to the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (“NAMB”) and was a member of the NAMB Board of Directors for six years. In 2005, Mr. Lotstein was invited to join the Mortgage Bankers Association's newly-formed State Legislative & Regulatory Steering Committee.

Mr. Lotstein is a frequent speaker at industry meetings, and has published articles in Mortgage Banking Magazine, National Mortgage News, Mortgage Broker, Mortgage Press, and various other industry publications. He has been interviewed and quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, American Banker, National Mortgage News and Real Estate Finance Today.

Professional Experience

Mr. Lotstein is a member of the Maryland, District of Columbia, and U.S. Supreme Court Bars, and is a registered lobbyist with the U.S. Congress and several state governments. He is a member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association.

Education

J.D., American University
B.A., American University