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Neal Rackleff

Locke Lord LLP

Neal Rackleff, who most recently served as Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), focuses his practice on community and economic development, affordable housing, municipal and public law.

He has extensive experience representing business owners, developers and governmental entities in forging public/private partnerships to achieve objectives neither side could accomplish alone. He handles matters involving federal, state and local governmental entities, including assisting developers with regulatory and competitive matters before the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Neal has deep experience in tax increment financing, housing tax credits and public infrastructure development through special purpose districts, such as municipal utility districts, municipal management districts, public improvement districts and tax increment reinvestment zones.

As Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, he oversaw approximately $7.9 billion in funding for affordable housing, economic development, revitalization and serving the nation’s homeless population.

Additionally, he directly managed $35 billion in long-term disaster recovery funding following the devastation caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. Neal was called upon by members of Congress to provide technical assistance in crafting the statutes providing such funding.

He also led the team at HUD that recommended to the Secretary how the funding should be allocated between eligible states. He directed the group that drafted Federal Register Notices providing the federal regulatory amplification of the appropriate statutes. During his time as Assistant Secretary, Neal worked closely with officials at the National Security Council, FEMA, Department of Energy, Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Senate, House of Representatives and the White House.

He also served as the Chairman of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness and as an Advisory Board Member of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund at the United States Treasury Department.

Prior to rejoining Locke Lord as a Partner in 2016, Neal served as Director of the Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) for the City of Houston beginning in 2012. He oversaw the city’s community development projects, strategic planning for affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization.

In total, as Director of HCDD, he led the city’s efforts in financing the production of over 7,800 multifamily housing units and assisted 1,700 single-family homeowners with reconstruction of hurricane damaged homes, financial assistance to low-income homebuyers and emergency home repairs to ameliorate health and safety issues.

In addition, under Neal’s leadership, chronic homelessness in Houston declined by more than 70 percent and the city effectively ended homelessness of veterans.

Professional Affiliations :

  • Former Chairman, United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
  • Advisory Board Member, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund at the U.S. Treasury Department
  • Former Board Member, Houston Housing Finance Corporation
  • Former Board Member, Coalition for the Homeless

Education :

  • J.D., University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 1993
  • B.A., cum laude, Brigham Young University, 1990

Admissions : Texas, 1994

Cost

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