Jonice Gray Tucker
Partner
1250 24th Street, NW • Suite 700
Washington, DC 20037
T. 202·349·8005
F. 202·349·8080
Jonice Gray Tucker, a partner in the law firm of BuckleySandler LLP, represents corporate and individual clients in federal and state enforcement agency investigations and litigation, private civil litigation, and class action litigation. In addition, she conducts internal investigations on behalf of financial institutions and other corporations.
Ms. Tucker has represented financial institutions in investigations, examinations, and litigation initiated by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, state banking commissions and state attorneys general. She has represented financial institutions in private class action litigation concerning federal and state fair lending laws, mortgage fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices statutes, and consumer privacy laws. Ms. Tucker also counsels clients regarding consumer dispute resolution procedures and compliance with consumer protection laws, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and the Truth in Lending Act.
In addition to her consumer financial services work, Ms. Tucker has represented corporate clients in securities-related investigations and litigation brought by the DOJ and the Securities and Exchange Commission. She has also represented individual clients in criminal matters and related civil appellate litigation.
Ms. Tucker has spoken and written on a variety of legal issues impacting financial institutions, including secondary market liability, mortgage fraud, mortgage servicing best practices and dispute resolution techniques. Ms. Tucker is a co-founder of the Financial Literacy Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, which provides financial management courses, such as budgeting, banking, wise use of credit, and wealth building strategies, to high school students in underserved communities.
Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Tucker served as a law clerk to the Honorable Marvin J. Garbis of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 2000-2001
Ms. Tucker received her J.D. from Yale Law School in 2000 and her B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1996 (Phi Beta Kappa).
Honors
Stakeholder 100 Award (September 2007)
President’s Award, International Union of Police Associations (October 2006)
Associations/Affiliations
Secretary, Board of Directors, The Financial Literacy Education Foundation
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Practice Areas
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Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
Maryland
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland