HERBERT W. BROWN, was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 7, 1947, is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College (B.A. Government 1969) and the University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D. 1973), where he served as a student law clerk to the Honorable Hiram R. Cancio, Chief, United States District Judge.  As a student law clerk, Mr. Brown gained extensive experience in legal research and drafting.

Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Brown became associated with a small San Juan law firm which specialized in admiralty law. During his tenure at that firm, Mr. Brown was involved in a wide range of civil litigation matters in maritime cases relating to cargo loss, damage and shortage, vessel casualties and personal injury.

Mr. Brown thereafter joined the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico as an Assistant United States Attorney where he engaged in extensive civil and criminal litigation.  In addition to those responsibilities, Mr. Brown was involved in handling vessel forfeitures, seizures and maritime and admiralty claims on behalf of the United States of America.

In 1978, Mr. Brown returned to private practice focusing on commercial and personal injury litigation, appeals, business transactions and general admiralty law.  A skilled trial attorney with a broad range of litigation experience, he has successfully tried jury and non-jury cases in both federal and state courts.  Among these is the leading case on proximate cause in federal diversity litigation, Marshall v. Perez-Arzuaga, 828 F.2d 521, (1st Cir. 1986), cert. den., 484 US 1065, (1988).

Mr. Brown is licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, and is a member of the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association.  He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

In addition to his trial and appellate practice, Mr. Brown has lectured on maritime personal injuries and has served as a member of the Committee to Revise the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.  He is also active in civic affairs having served as club president and district governor of Rotary International.  He is fluent in English and Spanish.

Practice areas:

Civil and commercial litigation, personal injury, admiralty and maritime law.

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