Lucia Chiocchio

Land Use & Zoning, Environment & Sustainability, Telecommunication

Lucia is a Partner with the firm and concentrates her practice in zoning and environmental law, with an emphasis in telecommunications. Her background in environmental engineering allows her to integrate technical experience into her representation of landowners, developers, and the telecommunications industry. She frequently lectures on land use and zoning issues.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Lucia had a successful engineering career where she served as project management for several utility clients. The various projects she administered included energy efficiency rebates programs, water wastewater treatment facility operations and management and telecommunications design.

Admissions/Courts

State of New York
State of Connecticut
United States District Court Southern District of New York

Professional Associations

2009 Above the Bar Award Recipient - Most Promising New Attorney
Westchester Women's Bar Association, Co-Chair of the Land Use Committee
Westchester County Bar Association, Co-Chair of the Diversity Committee
New York Bar Association
Women's Wireless Leadership Forum

Selected Publications/Presentations

"Is There A Future For Federal Court Land Use Litigation?" January 2005, January 2006, October 2006; Lecturer
SEQRA: A Primer on the Procedural Issues Frequently Raised in Challenges to Projects, July 2008; Lecturer
Land Use Training Institute, Edwin G. Michaelian Municipal Law Resource Center, March 2006; Lecturer

Community Service

White Plains Beautification Foundation, Counsel

Education

Pace University School of Law, White Plains, NY, J.D., Environmental Certificate; 2001
Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY, M.S. (Environmental Engineering); 1997

Extracurricular

Lucia enjoys traveling, participating in reading groups and volunteering with her local parish.

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