PRACTICE AREAS

Crew members, maritime employees, passengers, and longshoremen claims

Defense of Jones Act, Unseaworthiness, Maintenance and Cure, Death on the High Seas Act claims

Claims for lost or damaged cargo; loss or damage to ships, vessels, pleasure craft

Claims for lost or damaged cargo; loss or damage to ships, vessels, pleasure craft

Maritime lien enforcement, vessel arrests, preferred ship mortgage foreclosure  

Bareboat, time, and voyage charter party disputes and documents

Maximizing subrogation recoveries

Defense of owners and operators in bodily injury and property claims relating to dive boats, personal watercraft, and tour boat excursions

Coverage opinions; general defense of vessel owners, marine excursions, tour operators and marinas in personal injury and casualty matters; defense of hull and machinery claims of all types

Representation of petroleum transporters, facilities, vessel owners in operational matters, spills, groundings, collision, salvage, cleanup, and regulatory matters

Representation of owners and operators in contractual disputes and marine transportation agreements