Joanne W. Young - Washington, DC
Attorney at Kirstein & Young
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Lawyers in Washington, DC
1750 K. Street NW Suite. 700 Washington, DC 20006 - 2322
Washington U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Lawyer
Updated: 09/08/2026
Areas of Practice
- U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
- U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP)
- U.S. State Department
- U.S. Justice Department
- Aviation/Shipping Commercial Agreements
- Antitrust
- Federal Legislative and Congressional Matters
- International Privacy Law
- Export Controls
Attorney Information
Overview
Joanne W. Young is Managing Partner of Kirstein & Young PLLC. She represents domestic and international airlines, aviation companies, airports, investors, and other clients in commercial, federal regulatory, election-law, legislative, arbitration, and litigation matters before U.S. Government agencies, Congress, and the courts.
Her practice includes aviation and transportation regulation; election-law counseling and litigation; commercial transactions; antitrust and competition; international privacy and data issues; government contracts; agency enforcement; consumer protection; legislative strategy; arbitration; and litigation. Her aviation work includes route proceedings, codeshare agreements and alliances, ownership and control, aircraft and airport transactions, charters, airport grants and compliance, aviation security, and DOT and FAA matters.
Ms. Young has testified before congressional committees on aviation matters including aircraft-noise regulation, codesharing, and the sale of operating slots at U.S. airports. She has held leadership roles in major aviation and legal organizations, including the International Aviation Women’s Association, the International Aviation Club, the Washington Foreign Law Society, and the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia. She serves on the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Industry Advisory Board and has published the Washington Aviation Summary since 1984.
Ms. Young is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and Wesleyan University. She is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and New York.
Education
Legal Education
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Georgetown University Law Center,
Washington,
District of Columbia, 1974
J.D.
Non Legal Education
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Wesleyan University, 1971
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Current Employment Position(s)
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Managing Partner
Published Works
Articles
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Publisher, Washington Aviation Summary, 1984
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- Republican National Lawyers Association (Co-Chair)
- International Aviation Women's Association (Past President)
- International Aviation Club (Past President)
- International Aviation Women's Association (Board Member)
- Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Past President)
- Women's Bar Association Foundation (Board Member)
- Washington Foreign Law Society (Past President)
- Board of the Icelandic-American Chamber of Commerce (Member)
- Board of the City Club of Washington (Member)
- Regional Airline Association (Past Chair, Associate Member Group)
- Wesleyan University (Past Member, Board of Trustees)
- Executive Women in Aviation (Founder, Professional Group)
- New York State Bar (Member)
- District of Columbia Bar (Member)
- Export-Import Bank (Member of Advisory Committee)
Contact
1750 K. Street NW
Suite. 700
Washington, DC 20006 - 2322
Phone Number: (202) 331-3348
Fax Number: 202-331-3933
Email: Send a message
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