Practice Areas

• Maritime Collision and Allision

For claims which are paid by our clients, we will pursue other individuals and entities that may also bear financial responsibility

• Maritime Personal Injury

We will bring or defend claims involving serious personal injury, including wrongful death and permanent impairment, including those that fall under the auspices of the Jones Act, Longshoremen and Harbor Workers Compensation Act and the Death on the High Seas Act. In defense cases, we will litigate limitations of liability actions in federal court.

• Insurance Coverage and Subrogation

For claims which are paid by our clients, we will pursue other individuals and entities that may also bear financial responsibility.

• Towing and Salvage

Salvage versus towage and the responsibility for damage are recurrent issues when vessels are subjected to a marine peril. When a dispute arises, it may ultimately involve regulatory agencies, owners and operators, insurers as well as the tower or salvor. We will litigate, arbitrate or work through mediation on our clients’ behalf.

• Contract Disputes

We will litigate contract issues including those arising from consumer sales, supplier sales, employer/employee relationships, and significant transactions.

• Maritime Lien Claims

In maritime law, liens provide highly specialized rights to obtain non-owner property rights in vessels, their cargo and their profits. We will prosecute or defend maritime lien claims.

• Regulatory proceedings

We will represent our clients in civil and administrative proceedings before state or federal regulatory agencies including the United States Coast Guard and the United States Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration.

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