Rebekah Damen Lusk

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Managing Member/Attorney
Lusk Law LLC

Rebekah Damen Lusk is the founder and managing member of Lusk Law LLC, where she specializes in civil litigation, business law, real estate and equine law. Drawing from her experience as a small business owner, real estate investor and farm owner, Lusk represents clients in Maryland District and Circuit Courts, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland and the District of Columbia.

A graduate of the University of Chicago and The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, Lusk owns Windy Oak Farm in Union Bridge, where she operates a horse boarding facility. She comes from a family of real estate entrepreneurs, with her great-grandfather founding Rufus S. Lusk & Son Inc. in 1930.

Notable achievements include winning a $620,000 judgment in Frederick County for the unconstitutional shooting of a chocolate lab and prevailing in the Maryland Supreme Court case of Daniel Rohrer v. Humane Society of Washington County regarding animal custody rights.

What’s the most important thing you do in your job?

The tagline of our firm is “Advocates for Life’s Obstacles and Opportunities.” I believe the most important part of my job is long-term client relationships. I really listen to my clients and get to know them and their needs and goals, so I can be an effective legal advocate.

What is one aspect of your profession you would like to change?

I handle lots of litigation and while there are many attorneys that are extremely cordial and respectful to opposing counsel, there are also attorneys who take their client’s fight personally and end up fighting with the other attorney. Our role is to be advocates for our clients but to also provide a calm and measured approach to a case and help parties resolve conflicts.

If the attorneys take their client’s cases personally, it causes more conflict and degrades decorum in the profession.

If you weren’t in this industry, what would you be doing?

When I was in college, I wanted to work in human rights and live in Latin America, so that would have been my dream to live and work abroad. However, realistically, if I was not practicing law, I would have most likely continued to work in nonprofits and would have become the executive director of a nonprofit or policy organization. I may have also run for political office.

This profile is part of The Daily Record's Business Law Power List for 2025. Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree. See the full list at thedailyrecord.com.