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Professional Responsibility Advisory Office

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Mission

The mission of the Professional Responsibility Advisory Office (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

A PRAO Duty Attorney is available Mon – Fri, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST via email or telephone.
Email:  DOJ.PRAO@usdoj.gov
Telephone:  202-514-0458

After Hours Emergencies:
Please contact the Justice Command Center (JCC) at 202-514-5000 and ask for the PRAO Duty Attorney.