Portrait of Tracy Buck

Tracy Buck

Principal

Tracy Buck is a skilled litigator with over a decade of experience, handling complex business and real estate disputes. Tracy’s practice focuses on consumer protection matters, commercial and residential leasing, receivership actions, condemnation proceedings, and protecting creditors’ rights. Tracy also dives deep into residential real estate disputes concerning defective construction, homeowners’ association governance disputes, as well as boundary, easement, and title disputes.

Tracy's goal-oriented, global approach to the practice of law is informed by her representation of a wide variety of clients on all sides of disputes, from defending real estate developers to protecting homeowners’ rights, and representing both landlords and tenants in lease disputes. This unique client base provides Tracy with an advantage, enabling her to zealously represent her clients while understanding and anticipating the adverse parties’ next moves. In addition to her trial court practice, she has extensive appellate experience, having briefed and argued cases before the District of Columbia and Maryland Courts of Appeals.

When she is not representing her clients, Tracy remains active in the legal community. She is a former member of the Rules Committee for Foreclosure cases in the District of Columbia Superior Court and has been invited by the Maryland Court of Appeals to comment on amendments to that state’s Court Rules. She is an active member of the District of Columbia Bar Association and the Barristers.

Outside of her legal practice, Tracy is actively involved in her community, coaching both her son's and daughter's sports teams and serving on the Event Committee for the Westwood Care Foundation at Westwood Country Club. She enjoys giving back through these volunteer efforts while supporting causes that benefit her local community. In her free time, Tracy also enjoys trying a new recipe each week, and her family and friends are always happy to serve as the taste testers.

    Education

    • University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (J.D.)
    • University of Maryland (B.S.)
      • Finance

    State Bar Admissions

    • Maryland
    • Virginia
    • District of Columbia

    Professional Affiliations

    • National Trial Advocacy College (Completed 2026)
    • Vice President of the Business Law Society
    • University of Maryland Law School’s Journal of Business and Technology Law, Former Editor-in-Chief

    Recognitions

    Named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate (2023-2025)

    Selected to Washington D.C Super Lawyers® (2023-2024)

    Selected to Washington D.C Rising Stars® (2019-2021)

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Firm Highlights

  • Events
    AIA Tri-State Conference
    Princeton will serve as the backdrop for three days of connection, learning, and design leadership. From keynotes to tours to the Tri-State Design Awards, this year’s conference is designed to go far beyond education sessions. Kick off the week with pre-conference intensives and individual state component Design Award celebrations, followed by three days of education, inspiration, networking, and design excellence at the 2026 AIA Tri-State Conference—featuring pre-conference intensives, three keynote speakers, 25 education sessions, curated tours, an expo, spec academies, and the AIA Tri-State Design Awards—bringing together architects and design professionals from New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania to connect, learn, and celebrate the best of the profession. G2. Designing Secure Practices: Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Contractual Provisions, and Insurance Risks for Architects (4:00 PM - 5:30 PM) Architects and design professionals increasingly rely on cloud platforms, BIM software, and digital tools to manage sensitive data, creating cybersecurity and privacy risks. A single incident can trigger liability claims, regulatory obligations, reputational harm, and insurance challenges. Yet many firms underestimate how contracts, insurance, and internal practices intersect during a breach. This program offers legal and insurance perspectives on cyber risk in architecture, examining liability exposure, risky contract provisions, and mitigation strategies. A cyber insurance expert will explain policy responses, coverage gaps, coordination with professional liability, and best practices for aligning insurance with contractual risk and protecting firms from evolving cyber threats. Learning Objectives: Identify key cybersecurity and data privacy risks faced by architecture firms and explain how these risks can impact professional liability and project outcomes. Analyze common contractual provisions to determine which clauses may increase exposure to cyber incidents and propose strategies to mitigate these risks. Evaluate the scope and limitations of cyber insurance policies, including coordination with professional liability coverage, to determine how a policy would respond in a breach scenario. Develop actionable risk management strategies by integrating legal, contractual, and insurance considerations to protect sensitive client and project data.