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Honors Attorney Program
The Department’s Honors Attorney Program offers new law graduates (and recent law graduates completing judicial clerkships or fellowships) a unique opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of the Department’s diverse law practice. During the two-year program, honors attorneys rotate...
FAQs
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) refers to a variety of dispute resolution processes designed to assist parties in working through issues and/or resolving differences. These processes involve a third party neutral and are typically voluntary. The neutral can play a variety of roles,...
Resources
Statement of Policy on Alternative Dispute Resolution
Training Opportunties
Experience at the Department of Transportation, in other Federal agencies, and in the private sector have shown that alternative dispute resolution (ADR) can improve communications and achieve mutually acceptable solutions more effectively than traditional, non-collaborative processes. The...
Mediation, Facilitation and Consulting Services
The Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution offers mediation and facilitation services to help parties resolve disputes efficiently and effectively.
Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution
The Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution works with organizations and individuals to increase the knowledge, quality, and use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The Center serves as an information resource to both DOT ADR providers and users. ADR is designed to assist parties in...
Office of Operations
What We DoThe Office of Operations provides legal advice on a broad range of issues affecting the Department's programs. We are the principal legal advisors to the General Counsel and Departmental Offices in the following areas of law:
The Freedom of Information Act (...Recent Judicial Decisions
Recent Judicial Decisions Supreme Court Cases Docket Number Date of Decision 2015 Reed et al. v. Town of Gilbert, Arizona, et al. 13-502 June 18, 2015 Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association, et al. 13-1041 March 9, 2015 DOT v. Association of American Railroads 13-...Office of Litigation and Enforcement
What We DoThe Office of Litigation and Enforcement provides advice and legal counsel for litigation in which the Department is a party or has an interest. The Office oversees all Supreme Court cases and appellate cases involving the Department and provides legal advice concerning...