John P. Kromer
Partner

Buckley Kolar LLP
1250 24th Street, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20037
(202) 349-8040
(202) 349-8080 (fax)

Practice

John Kromer is a founding partner of Buckley Kolar LLP. Mr. Kromer regularly advises clients on compliance with state and federal laws applicable to mortgage companies, consumer finance companies, real estate companies and other financial institutions, including laws governing licensing, usury, advertising, electronic signatures, disclosures, privacy, money laundering and loan documentation. He assists financial services firms to develop, structure and negotiate business relationships, including joint ventures and outsourcing arrangements. In addition, he represents clients on federal and state legislative matters.

Professional Activities

Mr. Kromer is a member of the American, District of Columbia and Virginia State Bar Associations and the Mortgage Bankers Association of America. He serves on the Advisory Council of the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators.

Publications/Presentations

Mr. Kromer is a frequent panelist at industry conferences and conventions discussing legal issues affecting mortgage companies and consumer lenders. He is a co-author of Residential Mortgage Lending: Brokers; Pratt's State Regulation of Second Mortgages and Home Equity Loans; Residential Mortgage Lending: State Regulation Manual; and Mortgage Bankers Guide to Regulatory Compliance, and has written numerous articles for consumer financial services industry publications.

Professional Experience

Before joining Buckley Kolar, Mr. Kromer was a partner with Goodwin Procter LLP and, prior to that, a partner with Negroni & Kromer, PLLC. Prior experience includes work as a legislative assistant to U.S. Representative Larry J. Hopkins (KY) from 1988-1990 for banking, housing, budget and tax issues, and as a legislative intern to Virginia State Senator Edgar Robb from 1992-1993.

Honors and Awards

Mr. Kromer was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award in 2003 from the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators.

Education

J.D., University of Virginia, 1993
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1988 (magna cum laude)