Prominent housing finance attorney Gina Hough and her associate Trevor Cardo have joined Ballard Spahr‘s housing finance practice, the firm announced this week. Hogh, a former vice president and deputy general counsel at Fannie Mae, will join as senior associate, said firm practice chair Peter Michaud. She’ll work out of the Washington, D.C. office while Cardo will be based out of New York. Roberto Porras, a recent law school graduate, will also join after passing the New York bar.