Allison Fultz possesses broad expertise in transactional and regulatory matters related to transportation infrastructure. Her diverse client portfolio includes public transportation agencies, state and local governments, transit operators and safety oversight organizations, and private entities. Allison’s practice encompasses a wide array of issues, such as the acquisition and abandonment of railroad rights-of-way, agreements for shared use of freight and passenger rail corridors, the conversion of rail corridors into recreational trails under the rails-to-trails program, and development and construction agreements for complex infrastructure projects.
Before Allison became an attorney, she practiced architecture for nearly 15 years. Having been in the business of getting things built, her approach to legal questions and strategic advising is rooted in crafting practical solutions at every point of a project’s life cycle. She has spent most of her career in the private sector, working with a broad range of public and private entities, and recently had the privilege to serve as the Chief Counsel of the Federal Railroad Administration for over three years.


