Jorge Omar Casco Omar Casco Zelaya

Background

Zelaya, Jorge Omar Casco was born on January 2, 1951 in Tela, Honduras. Son of Andres Casco Rivera and Maria del Carmen (Zelaya) de Casco.

Education

National Autonomous University (Lawyer with Honours). Post Graduate International Studies at Rio de Janeiro. Spoken languages: English and Spanish.

Career

Worked at Bufete Casco Zelaya & Asociados (Tegucigalpa) specializing in General Practice, Insurance, Litigation, Admiralty, Administrative, International Contracts, Real Estate Law, Tourism, Foreign Investment, Banking, Telecommunications, In-Bond Industry, Taxes, Corporate, Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Honduras. Professor, Business Law, Proceedings, Diplomatic, Law Faculty.

Former Judge, Civil and Criminal Matters, 1976-1981, Former Director of Law Research Institute, 1982-1986. Former Rector, National Autonomous University, 1988-1991. Emeritus Professor, 1996.

Vice, President, Honduranian Olympic Committee, 1996. Member: Inter-American Bar Association. International Bar Association.

Inter-American Bar Foundation (Director, 1987—). Honduran American Chamber of Commerce. National Bar Lawyers of Honduras.

(Also Member, Casco & Casco, S.A.). Bufete Casco Zelaya & Asociados is a business and general practice law firm. Was established in 1943 by Andres Casco Rivera (QDDG), to provide legal service to clients in the national and international business community as well as assisting local institutional and individual clients.

The firm is also an associate law firm to Casco & Casco, S.A.

Membership

Member National Bar Lawyers Honduras (executive board 1984), International Bar Association, Inter-American Bar Federation, World Peace Through Law Center, National Association Judges (founder, president 1980), Country Club, Zambrano Forrest Club.

Interests

• Avocation: swimming.

Connections

Married Lesbia O. Rubí. Children: Carlos Eduardo, Marí Alejandra, Andrea Paola.

Father:

Andres Casco Rivera Maria

Mother:

Maria

Spouse:

Lesbia O. Rubí

child:

Marí Alejandra Zelaya

child:

Carlos Eduardo Zelaya

child:

Andrea Paola Zelaya