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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

 

Deputy General Counsel

Gregory Woods

 

Deputy General Counsel

James Cole, Jr.

 

Staff Assistant to the Deputy General Counsels

Michelle Curry

 

Associate General Counsel

Amy Tovar

 

Special Assistant to the General Counsel

Michael Hallock

 

Administrative Officer

Penny Jackson

 

Administrative Specialist

Vacant

 

Secretary

LaTeisha Griffin

 

 

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, two Deputy General Counsels, a 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.

 

The General Counsel's Office is composed of the following:

Routing Code

 

Office Title

 

Contact and Title

 

Deputy

C1-C5

Immediate Office

Robert Rivkin

General Counsel

Rosalind Knapp
Gregory Woods
James Cole, Jr

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

Peter Bloch

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

Blaine Workie

C-75

Aviation Consumer Protection Division

Norm Strickman

Director

 

 

 

               

Updated 12/2011