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Practice Areas :
Postal Regulation
Patton Boggs has been involved in every rate and classification proceeding before the Postal Rate Commission since its establishment in 1970. In representing clients before the Postal Service, Postal Commission and the federal courts, the firm is recognized as a leader in creating postal regulation case law. Our practice is devoted principally to three different areas in which rate disputes are addressed: Postal Rate Commission proceedings; Postal Service classification matters; and litigation of disputes. In addition, we have become extensively involved in postal matters fought out on Capitol Hill.
We represent clients in rate and classification proceedings before the Commission and related complex litigation involving economic and policy issues that determine how the Postal Service's $65 billion annual revenue burden is apportioned among users of the mail. As an integral part of our practice, the firm has been involved in judicial appeals of Postal Rate Commission decisions, which appeals are heard by any United States Court of Appeals. Fortunately, there are numerous issues involving the proper classification and rates for mail that are resolved on an informal basis by Postal Service personnel. Through a process overseen by Postal Service personnel, our lawyers help clients ensure that mail is accepted at the most favorable rates and receives the best possible service.
Finally, through administrative and federal court litigation, we help clients resolve Postal Service claims of postage deficiencies resulting from alleged failure to pay postage at the proper rate. These disputes involve questions about the proper interpretation of complicated classification rules, with the Postal Service frequently making demands for the payment of additional postage in large amounts. The resolution of these claims involves both administrative litigation within the Postal Service and practice in the federal courts in the event that such proceedings are not resolved satisfactorily.
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