U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590

Office of the General Counsel

 

Immediate Office of the General Counsel

 

The Immediate Office of the General Counsel staff can be reached by dialing either

 (202) 366-4702 or (202) 366-4713

 

General Counsel

Robert S. Rivkin

 

Staff Assistant to the General Counsel

Jacqulyn Mitchell

 

Deputy General Counsel

Rosalind 'Lindy' Knapp

 

Staff Assistant to the Deputy General Counsel

Michelle Curry

 

 

Deputy General Counsel

Gregory Woods

 

Counselor to the General Counsel

Alais Griffin

 

Staff Assistant to the Deputy General Counsel and Counselor

Jacqueline Stratton

 

 

Administrative Officer

Gretchen Taylor

 

Administrative Specialist

Penny Jackson

 

Secretary

VACANT

 

 

Please feel free to contact us at the Immediate Office of the General Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590, or telephone at (202) 366-4702, fax (202) 366-3388.

 

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Immediate Office of the General Counsel consists of the General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, Special Counsel, and several administrative staff members. 

 

 The General Counsel is the Chief Legal Officer of the Department, providing legal advice and guidance to the Secretary and the secretarial officers and providing oversight and support to the Chief Counsels’ offices of the Operating Administrations.  The General Counsel’s office supports and facilitates the achievement of cross cutting Strategic Objectives and other program goals.

 

In addition to the Immediate Office of the General Counsel, the Office of the General Counsel provides legal guidance and budgetary oversight for the following departmental offices:

 

Routing Code

 

Office Title

 

Contact and Title

 

Deputy

C1-C5

Immediate Office

Robert Rivkin

General Counsel

Rosalind Knapp

C-10

Office of General Law

Judy Kaleta

Assistant General Counsel

Terence Carlson

C-12

Alternate Dispute Resolution

Fern Kaufman

Counsel for Dispute Resolution

 

C-20

Office of International Law

Don Horn

Assistant General Counsel

Joe Brooks

C-30

Office of Litigation

Paul Geier

Assistant General Counsel

Peter Plocki

C-40

Office of Legislation

Tom Herlihy

Assistant General Counsel

Jane DeCell

C-50

Office of Regulation

and Enforcement

Neil Eisner

Assistant General Counsel

Bob Ashby

C-60

Office of Operations

Ron Jackson

Assistant General Counsel

Jonathan Moss

C-65

Freedom of Information Act

Kathy Ray

Supervisor, Freedom of Information Act

 

C-70

Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings

Sam Podberesky

Assistant General Counsel

Dayton Lehman

C-75

Aviation Consumer Protection Division

Norm Strickman

Director