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Jerry Lucas Marrero is a Capital Member of the Firm, Vice-Chair of the Environmental and Land Use Practice Group, and part of the Hospitality Industry Practice Area.
Practice and Experience
Mr. Marrero represents clients before local and federal agencies with jurisdiction over environmental, land use and natural resources matters including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the Planning Board, and the Regulations and Permits Administration.
He regularly provides counseling to clients on permitting, enforcement and compliance with land use laws and regulations, environmental laws and regulations (e.g., Title V Permits (portland cement plant and petroleum refinery), NPDES permits, RCRA enforcement actions, ocean dredging, ocean dumping, NEPA, base realignment and closure, CERCLA restoration advisory boards, endangered species management plans, integrated natural resources management plans), and the environmental implications of business transactions.
Mr. Marrero has offered counseling or lectures to developers, the construction industry and other groups on issues such as the Puerto Rico maritime-terrestrial zone and environmental civil and criminal liability.
Education
He obtained a Bachelor Degree from the University of Puerto Rico (1990) and a juris doctor from the Interamerican University School of Law (1993). Mr. Marrero also attended and graduated from the Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville, Virginia (1994).
Admissions
Mr. Marrero is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the Military Court of Appeals.
Memberships
He is member of the Puerto Rico Bar Association | 