Founder
Aviation Aerospace Law PLLC
Washington, District of Columbia
Founder and Principal attorney for a boutique aviation law firm specializing in regulatory compliance for the aviation industry.
Aviation Regulatory Attorney

Jennifer D. Ambrose is the Founder of Aviation Aerospace Law, PLLC, a boutique law firm specializing in regulatory compliance for the aviation industry including operators, manufacturers, repair stations, and aviation service providers. Previously, she worked for the Federal Aviation Administration for over 18 years in the Office of the Chief Counsel in various roles including Regulatory Lead for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Senior Attorney for Operations, and most recently, Manager of the Airworthiness Law branch of the Regulations Division. While at FAA, Ms. Ambrose represented the agency on DOT cross-modal working groups and worked on several major rulemakings including the part 107 Operations over people and night operations final rule, remote identification of UAS, Safety Management Systems for part 21, 135, 121, and 91.147, the MOSAIC rulemaking for light sport category aircraft, the proposed BVLOS UAS Rule, and Powered-lift (including eVTOL aircraft). Her work has particularly focused on emerging technology including UAS, supersonic/hypersonic operations, and advanced air mobility. She holds a law degree from American University Washington College of Law (’05) and a Masters in International Affairs from the School of International Service (’05). She received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (’00).
Aviation Aerospace Law PLLC
Washington, District of Columbia
Founder and Principal attorney for a boutique aviation law firm specializing in regulatory compliance for the aviation industry.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Office of the Chief Counsel, Regulations Division
District of Columbia
Managed team of regulatory attorneys developing airworthiness regulations and ensured policy and legal consistency across rulemakings and policy documents.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Office of the Chief Counsel, Regulations Division
District of Columbia
As a Senior Attorney, Operations law and from August 2021-December 2021 Senior Attorney for Airworthiness Law, I worked on cross-functional rulemaking teams to develop rules for aircraft and aircraft operators, including several high priority rules such as Remote Identification of unmanned aircraft, Safety Management Systems, and Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Office of the Chief Counsel, Regulations Division
District of Columbia
Provided expert legal advice on UAS issues to senior FAA executives, up to and including the Administrator, across on complex issues unique to emerging drone technology and facilitated collaboration between program offices to ensure consistency in application of relevant laws FAA-wide.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Aviation Safety Organization, UAS Integration Office
District of Columbia
Project managed the agency’s first ever Strategic Plan for integration unmanned aircraft into the national airspace and its subsequent Implementation Plan.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Office of the Chief Counsel, Employment and Labor Law Division
District of Columbia
Represented the FAA on employment matters before the EEOC and MSPB and advised on matters related to FAA personnel reform, veterans’ rights, and employee indebtedness issues.