Lawyers / Professionals

Mr. Lubkeman has practiced in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and surrounding jurisdictions for more than 17 years, concentrating on complex real estate transactions (both income-producing and raw land transactions), real estate development matters (including workouts and restructuring), commercial lending transactions (for borrowers and lenders), commercial leasing (landlord and tenant representations, and across all property types, including commercial, retail and specialty leasing), land use matters and municipal law. He also has extensive experience in the establishment of property owner associations in Virginia, with an emphasis on residential and commercial condominium projects, large residential developments, and sophisticated mixed-use projects.

His representative projects include the creation of numerous residential and commercial condominium associations in local jurisdictions on behalf of both large and small developers, lease drafting and negotiations on behalf of landlords, drafting and negotiation of shopping center leases, and the representation of numerous clients with respect to the purchase and sale of both unimproved and improved real property throughout the metropolitan area and surrounding jurisdictions.

Mr. Lubkeman also has extensive experience in the area of local government and municipal law. He currently serves as the City Attorney for the City of Fairfax, Virginia, and previously served both as the full-time city attorney for the City of Manassas Park, Virginia, and prior to joining McGuireWoods, he served as Deputy City Attorney for the City of Fairfax. In his local government positions, he continues to oversee, the legal representation of all areas of city government, including advice to the governing body/city council, city manager and department heads, community development and planning projects, zoning matters, public works and utility concerns, procurement issues, franchise matters, and personnel and public safety department issues, in addition to supervising the prosecution of misdemeanor and traffic offenses within the City of Fairfax.

Prior to entering private practice, as an Assistant Fairfax County Attorney, Mr. Lubkeman served as counsel to the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority. In that capacity, he provided legal representation with housing-related issues and programs, including discrimination complaints, assisted housing issues and lease negotiations. He also defended a challenge in federal court to the authority's zero tolerance drug policy with respect to assisted housing tenants. In addition, he represented the Fairfax County Department of Tax Administration in the litigation of erroneous real estate and business tax claims, as well as represented the county's interests in pending and prospective legal matters in a variety of courts and administrative proceedings.

Finally, Mr. Lubkeman serves as the Tysons office partner in charge of pro bono representations. In 2008, a partnership chaired by Mr. Lubkeman in conjunction with one of the firm's large corporate clients was responsible for the firm being awarded the Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year by the Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center.