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Grant Mitchell is Senior Counsel at Buckley Kolar LLP and specializes in RESPA issues. Professional Experience Mr. Mitchell was formerly with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Washington, DC, where he was the most experienced lawyer and regulator working with the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA). As the Senior Attorney for RESPA, Mr. Mitchell has interpreted this statute for a variety of Presidential administrations, HUD Secretaries and HUD General Counsel. He has written numerous RESPA regulations, statements of policy, and interpretive letters. His analysis has impacted every segment of the residential mortgage industry. In addition, Mr. Mitchell has testified before Congress with the General Counsel of HUD and has spoken frequently at conferences sponsored by major industry trade organizations and by federal bank regulators including FDIC, OTS, OCC, and the Federal Reserve Board. He has also addressed state regulators and private mortgage finance conferences. At HUD, Mr. Mitchell was also the longtime Assistant General Counsel for the federal New Communities program, which assisted large-scale residential and commercial land developments throughout the United States with Wall Street placements guaranteed by the Government, and with other aid. He is consulted on a broad variety of real estate issues, as well as HUD programs, including those of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Mr. Mitchell left HUD in April 1999. Since leaving HUD, Mr. Mitchell was employed by the Washington offices of Reed Smith, LLP and, in 2003, Lotstein Buckman, LLP. He joined Buckley Kolar LLP on October 22, 2007. Since entering private practice, Mr. Mitchell has spoken at more than 100 functions, including trade association meetings, state bar functions, private lending conferences and client seminars. In addition, he has been engaged as an expert witness in eighteen cases. | 