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Christopher H. Marraro
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Christopher H. Marraro
1299 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington DC 20004
+1 202.383.7006
+1 202.383.6610 (Fax)
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Chris Marraro litigates complex tort, environmental and commercial matters in federal, state and administrative courts. He defends clients in enforcement actions by state and federal agencies, product liability cases, toxic torts, citizen suits and other private party actions. His work has been focused on the petroleum, chemical and heavy manufacturing industries.
From 1981 to 1986, Mr. Marraro was a Staff Attorney with the American Petroleum Institute in Washington DC. He is a former Chair of the American Bar Association Annual Conference on Environmental Law and the Annual Fall Section Meetings. He is currently Chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Litigation Committee of the Environment, Energy and Resources Section of the ABA.
Representative Highlights
- Chevron Environmental Management Inc. et al. v. Indian Refining I Limited Partnership et al. Represented plaintiff companies in cost recovery litigation over pollution at a former petroleum refinery.
- W.R. Grace & Co. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Represented petitioner W.R. Grace & Co. in overturning an Environmental Protection Agency unilateral emergency order under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
- Interfaith Community Organization et al. v. Honeywell international Inc. et al. Successfully represented defendant cross-claimant W.R. Grace & Co. in a $500 million dollar environmental cost recovery case and RCRA citizen suit litigation.
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Admissions
- New Jersey, 1984
- District of Columbia, 1985
Courts & Adjudicative Bodies
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Education
- Franklin Pierce Law Center (JD, 1981)
- University of Alberta (Master of Science, Biology, 1978)
- Gettysburg College (BA, 1974)
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