Marco A. Martinez, AICP

Partner

Marco A. Martinez is a partner in the Municipal practice group of Best Best & Krieger LLP. His practice areas include general municipal law, First Amendment law, public contracts, land use and zoning, subdivisions, housing, and CEQA issues. Mr. Martinez currently serves as city attorney for the City of Azusa and Assistant City Attorney to the City of Colton. He is also general counsel to the California Chapter of the American Planning Association, and is special counsel to the cities of Montclair and Chino.

Mr. Martinez attended California State Polytechnic University Pomona and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Urban Planning. He received his law degree from Loyola Law School. Prior to joining Best Best & Krieger, Mr. Martinez was a planner with more than  ten years of experience serving the City of Downey and the County of Los Angeles, Department of Regional Planning. He was also selected a California Executive Fellow with the California Department of Housing and Community Development where his primary duties consisted of researching and writing housing issue papers, as well as reviewing housing elements.

Mr. Martinez is a member of the American Planning Association, the Riverside and Orange County Bar Associations and the Riverside Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He is a frequent speaker and instructor on land use and planning issues as well as local government ethics.

Education

• Loyola Law School, J.D.
• California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, B.A.

Bar Admissions

• California

Memberships

• Riverside County Bar Association (Member)
• Riverside Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (Member)
• American Planning Association, Member
• International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA), Member
• Orange County Bar Association (Member)