Dorian S. Hawkins

Dorian represents and advises companies in the financial services industry on federal and state regulatory compliance matters and in connection with government investigations. In particular, Dorian advises companies in the mortgage lending and real estate industries on administrative and regulatory compliance matters involving RESPA, TILA, ECOA, the Fair Housing Act, and federal agency and GSE requirements, such as the FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook requirements and the selling policies of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

Prior to joining the firm, Dorian was a senior counsel at Freddie Mac in the Single-Family Mortgage Purchases Group. In that role, Dorian advised the single-family business areas on a variety of matters, with a particular emphasis on Freddie Mac’s policies related to pricing, affordable offerings, condominium unit mortgages and cooperative share loans, manufactured housing, and accessory dwelling units. Before Freddie Mac, Dorian served as an Attorney-Advisor at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), working first in HUD’s Office of Program Enforcement, and then as an attorney for FHA Single Family.

Practice Areas

• Investigation and Enforcement
• Licensing & Approvals
• Regulatory Compliance
  • Federal Regulatory Compliance
  • State Regulatory Compliance
• Transactional and Corporate

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 2015
• Florida State University, B.M., magna cum laude with honors, 2012

Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Virginia
• New York