About Thomas Muzyka

Attorney Muzyka graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy. He sailed as a Deck Officer aboard American flag oceangoing break-bulk, container, and tank vessels. Following his seagoing career, he joined the maritime defense firm of Glynn & Dempsey in 1974 specializing in all types of marine casualties. He also represented U.S. licensed merchant officers in U.S. Coast Guard and NTSB proceedings.

In 1984, Attorney Muzyka opened Clinton & Muzyka, P.C. as a maritime defense firm serving clients internationally and specifically in the New England area.  Attorney Muzyka’s practice deals extensively with insurance coverage disputes, collisions, groundings, allisions, sinkings, oil spills, personal injury, property damage, limitation of liability, charter party disputes, and third party business interruption claims.   In addition to these primary areas of practice, Attorney Muzyka has considerable experience in maritime commercial paper, U.S. licensed merchant officers in U.S. Coast Guard and NTSB proceedings, marine contracts, cargo claims, general average, workers’ compensation claims, and first party insurance litigation.

He has lectured on Maritime and International law at the U.S. Naval War College.  He has also lectured on seaman and passenger claims, vessel surveyor liability, and maritime workers’ compensation at seminars for ship’s officers, attorneys, surveyors, and claims managers sponsored by vessel owners, American and Massachusetts Bar Associations, National Business Institute, Inc., Boston Mariner’s Club, and National Association of Marine Surveyors.