Overview

PARTNERS

Marco Gonzalez

Seyamack Kouretchian

David Peck

Gary Sirota

Rory Wicks

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATTORNEYS

Rob Berkowitz

Aran Wong

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEYS

Ross Campbell

Christine Crawford

Chris Polychron

STAFF

Jennifer Bellenger

Sara Bright

Julia Chunn

Danielle Fuhrman

Heather Weiermann

Monika Whisenhunt

Marco A. Gonzalez

Partner

(760) 942-8505 x102 | Email Marco

Marco Gonzalez is a cofounder and Partner of Coast Law Group LLP, where he chairs the firm's Environment/Land Use, Government Relations, and Election Law practice area groups. Marco also co-chairs CLG's Action Sports group.

Well known for his leadership in the environmental arena, Marco has successfully negotiated and litigated complex disputes on behalf of numerous non-profit environmental organizations and community groups throughout California. In political matters, Marco advises progressive candidates and elected officials at the local, regional, and state levels.

In addition to his work in these areas, Marco provides business consulting, transactional, and litigation support to established corporations, start up companies, film makers, and professional athletes involved in the surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding industries. He serves as General Counsel and Chairman of the Board of Directors for Ollie Pop Bubble Gum Company.

Prior to founding CLG, Marco was the Senior Attorney with San Diego Baykeeper, an environmental organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of coastal resources throughout San Diego County. He was also the founder and director of the San Diego Baykeeper Environmental Law & Policy Clinic and Chairman/Legal Counsel for the Surfrider Foundation, San Diego Chapter.

Marco is a frequent lecturer at universities and conferences on a diverse array of environmental issues such as Clean Water Act enforcement, desalination, land use and planning/smart growth, the role of non-governmental organizations in environmental enforcement, and Mexico-U.S. border water quality.

Marco's focus on environmental issues began with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in biology and environmental studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz (1992). After pursuing graduate studies in conservation biology at San Francisco State University (1993), Marco achieved his Juris Doctor from Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon (1997). He was shortly thereafter admitted to the California Bar.

	Extremely active in the legal, political, and environmental communities, Marco's professional associations include: California State Bar, Environmental/Land Use Section, 1997 - San Diego County Bar Association, Environmental/Land Use Section, 1997- Surfrider Foundation, San Diego Chapter Vice-Chairman, 1998, 2003 Chairman, 1999-2002 Advisory Board Founder, Chairman & Legal Coordinator, 2004 - State of California, AB 982 Public Advisory Group (TMDL Policy) State of California, Desalination Task Force, Environmental Community/Surfrider Foundation Representative San Diego Bay Council, cofounder and Legal Advisor San Diego Baykeeper Environmental Law and Policy Clinic Cofounder and Director, 2000-2004 Senior Attorney and Advisor, 2004- California Western School of Law, Pro Bono Honors Program Mentor California State Bar, Environmental Negotiations Competition Mentor Progressive San Diego, Founding Trustee San Diego Coastkeeper, San Diego League of Conservation Voters, Vote the Coast, Save Our Forest and Ranchlands, Heal the Ocean, Member and Legal Advisor, Environmental Health Coalition and Keep the North Shore Country

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