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Professional Responsibility Advisory Office

Professional Responsibility Advisory Office

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Mission

The mission of the PRAO is to ensure prompt, consistent advice to Department attorneys and Assistant United States Attorneys with respect to professional responsibility and choice-of-law issues.

Complaints concerning the actions of individual Department attorneys and Assistant United States Attorneys are not processed and/or handled by PRAO but should be referred to the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).

General Information Professional Responsibility Advisory Office
Leadership 

Stacy Ludwig
Director

Contact 

Professional Responsibility Advisory Office
202-514-0458