Overview
Tara Woods focuses her practice on transportation, encompassing rail, aviation, motor carriers, and autonomous vehicles. Her practice includes advising prominent rail clients on transportation matters before the Surface Transportation Board (STB); matters involving National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigations and accident response; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) corporate investigations and due diligence; and matters concerning commercial motor vehicle operators in proceedings relating to vehicle safety before the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and vehicle equipment manufacturers and others before the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on issues pertaining to vehicle and equipment safety and design.
Additionally, she has experience assisting government contractors with compliance issues and bid protests.
Tara also serves on the Association of Transportation Law Professionals' Young Professionals Committee as well as the DC Appleseed Emerging Leaders Network Committee. She has also assisted with several pro bono immigration cases. Prior to graduating from law school, Tara worked as a paralegal at Steptoe for five years.
- District of Columbia
- J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2019
- B.A., Colgate University, 2010
Speaking Engagements
- "Modal Updates," Association of Transportation Law Professionals 94th Annual Meeting, June 25, 2023
News & Publications
Publications
Patrick J. Fuchs is Designated as STB Chairman; Michelle Schultz is Designated as Vice Chairman
February 2025
By: Linda S. Stein, Anthony J. LaRocca, Peter W. Denton, Tim Strafford, Sally Mordi, Tara A. Woods, Maia Danna
Publications
The Board Approves CSXT's and CPKC's Acquisitions of MNBR Lines
Association of Transportation Law Professional's Railroads Blog
November 2024
By: Linda S. Stein, Anthony J. LaRocca, Peter W. Denton, Tim Strafford, Sally Mordi, Tara A. Woods, Maia Danna
Publications
STB Chairman Martin J. Oberman Retires; Robert E. Primus is Designated as STB Chairman
Association of Transportation Law Professional's Railroads Blog
June 2024
By: Linda S. Stein, Anthony J. LaRocca, Peter W. Denton, Tim Strafford, Sally Mordi, Tara A. Woods, Maia Danna
Publications
Association of Transportation Law Professional's Railroads Blog
April 2024
By: Linda S. Stein, Anthony J. LaRocca, Peter W. Denton, Tim Strafford, Sally Mordi, Tara A. Woods, Maia Danna
Publications
The Board Extended Employment Data Reporting
February 2024
By: Linda S. Stein, Anthony J. LaRocca, Peter W. Denton, Tim Strafford, Sally Mordi, Tara A. Woods, Maia Danna
Publications
The Board Instituted an Oversight Proceeding Regarding the CPKC Merger
Association of Transportation Law Professional's Railroads Blog
October 2023
By: Linda S. Stein, Anthony J. LaRocca, Peter W. Denton, Tim Strafford, Sally Mordi, Tara A. Woods, Maia Danna
Publications
Association of Transportation Law Professional's Railroads Blog
August 2023
By: Linda S. Stein, Anthony J. LaRocca, Peter W. Denton, Tim Strafford, Sally Mordi, Tara A. Woods
Publications
Association of Transportation Law Professional's Railroads Blog
June 1, 2023
By: Linda S. Stein, Anthony J. LaRocca, Peter W. Denton, Tim Strafford, Sally Mordi, Tara A. Woods
Publications
The Board Approves the CP/KCS Merger
Association of Transportation Law Professional's Railroads Blog
April 2023
By: Linda S. Stein, Anthony J. LaRocca, Peter W. Denton, Tim Strafford, Sally Mordi, Tara A. Woods