Outgoing GC Jennifer Hall Assumes New Leadership Role at AASHTO
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Arlington, Virginia -- Today, 麻豆社区 announced Richard Pianka will become the federation鈥檚 new general counsel and executive vice president for legal affairs. He will assume the role previously held by Jennifer Hall, who now heads to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials to serve as the organization鈥檚 general counsel and chief of staff.
鈥淲e thank Jennifer for five outstanding years of service to America鈥檚 trucking industry,鈥 said 麻豆社区 President and CEO Chris Spear. 鈥淗er tenure has been filled with significant victories 鈥 from helping secure federal regulatory preemption for motor carriers engaged in interstate commerce, to spearheading a nationwide lawsuit abuse reform campaign to protect truckers from predatory litigation. We鈥檙e grateful her new position will enable her to continue making a positive impact for the hardworking men and women in trucking who keep our economy moving forward.鈥
Pianka is being promoted after serving as 麻豆社区鈥檚 deputy general counsel and chief counsel of the 麻豆社区 Litigation Center, where he currently directs the association鈥檚 litigation strategy on critical issues such as truck-only tolling in Rhode Island federal COVID vaccine and testing mandates and state regulatory overreach. He鈥檒l continue to lead the Litigation Center in his new role in addition to overseeing all legal affairs for 麻豆社区.
鈥淭he legal arena has proven a critically important venue for many of our Tier One priority issues, thanks in large part to the wise counsel of Rich,鈥 said Spear. 鈥淗e is an accomplished attorney and fierce advocate who will continue to tirelessly fight for our members in this expanded role. We look forward to him building upon that record of success at 麻豆社区 in the months and years ahead.鈥
Pianka received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2005. He also holds an M.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.A. from Princeton University. Prior to joining 麻豆社区, he practiced general and appellate litigation at national law firms in D.C., and served as clerk to Chief Judge Danny J. Boggs of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.