Contact John J. Fumero
750 Park of Commerce Boulevard, Suite 210
Boca Raton, Florida 33487
Fax: 561.982.7116
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Admissions
- Florida, 1987
- United States Supreme Court
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Court, Southern District, Trial Bar
Education
- University of Miami, J.D., 1987
- University of Miami, B.A., 1983
Affiliations
- The Florida Bar
- Cuban American Bar Association
- Florida Association of Environmental Professionals
- Water Management Institute
- Board of Directors, American Water Resources Association - Florida Section
- Executive Council, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Florida
- Board of Directors and President 2003/2004, Leadership Palm Beach County
- Board of Directors, Forum Club of the Palm Beaches
- Environment and Infrastructure Committee, Florida Chamber of Commerce
- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County
- 2010, 2011 and 2013 Florida Trend Legal Elite
John J. Fumero is a shareholder at Nason Yeager, and for over 35 years, has provided strategic legal counsel to public and private sector clients throughout the State of Florida. His practice focuses on environmental, water, real estate, local government, development/land use law, as well as related litigation in administrative, state, and federal courts. Fumero is Board Certified as a specialist in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice by The Florida Bar, and is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating an attorney can earn from their peers. He is a Florida Supreme Court-certified mediator and holds certification in Environmental Negotiation and Policy from Harvard Law School. He formerly served for the United States Justice Department, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, and as the General Counsel of the South Florida Water Management District.
With a proven track record of results-driven work, Fumero guides clients through the myriad of federal, state, and local environmental and water regulation/permitting, agency enforcement, project development, water management, land use entitlements, public/private partnerships, real estate development, due diligence, agency rulemaking, environmental remediation, and hazardous waste. He represents clients on a full range of projects including residential, commercial, mining, industrial, transportation, governmental public works, and marina projects, throughout the State.
From Washington, D.C. to Tallahassee, Mr. Fumero has had substantial involvement in the development of federal and state legislation and regulations. Named as Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, he is a frequent author and lecturer, and one of the authors of the Florida Environmental and Land Use Law Treatise published by The Florida Bar.
