B.A., Duke; J.D., Syracuse College of Law. Professor Altman is the principal of Altman Dispute Resolution Services, offering consulting, mediation and related services to resolve conflicts. He was formerly Assistant Director in the Commercial Litigation Branch of the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, where he supervised litigation involving fraud against the United States. As Co-Chair of the Civil Division ADR Committee, he helped develop the Division’s ADR Policy and the Department’s ADR courses. Professor Altman is a mediator for the DC Superior Court, the US Courts in DC and teaches courses on negotiation for organizations including the DC Bar, federal agencies and law firms. Professor Altman is the 2013 recipient of the Law Center’s Charles Fahy Distinguished Adjunct Professor award, was recognized in 2018 as the outstanding mediator in the DC Superior Court Civil 1 docket and was included among the Washingtonian’s “Top Lawyers in DC” in 2017 and 2018.
