Tina M. Ro

Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Legislation

Tina Ro is the Deputy Assistant General Counsel in the Office of Legislation, which provides legal support and advice on legislative matters throughout the Department, oversees the development and coordination of Departmental policy and views on pending legislation, and drafts legislative proposals. Prior to joining the Office of Legislation, Ms. Ro was an Attorney-Advisor in the Department of Energy’s Office of the General Counsel. Ms. Ro previously served as an Attorney-Advisor in the Offices of Chief Counsel at the Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Ms. Ro began her legal career at the Department as an Honors Attorney, serving rotational assignments in the General Counsel’s Office of General Law and the Federal Transit Administration, and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

Ms. Ro graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, where she served as the Executive Editor of the Interdisciplinary Law Journal. Ms. Ro is a member of the California State Bar. She resides in Virginia with her husband and two children.