Areas of Practice:
Admiralty & Maritime • Business & Corporate • Commercial • Criminal Law • Defense Litigation • Employment
ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME
Admiralty Law
Charters
Bareboat and Fully Found Charters
Contracts of Affreightment and Towage
Fleeting and Shifting Contracts
In Rem Seizures and Foreclosures
Insurance Coverage Disputes
Investigation of Maritime Casualties
Jones Act Defense Litigation
Non-Jones Act Personal Injury Defense
Limitation of Liability Act Litigation
Marina Tort and Insurance Claims including:
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Fires and Explosions
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Natural Disaster
• Personal Injuries & Property Damage
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Premises
Liability
Marine Insurance
Maritime Accidents and Collisions
Maritime Employers (Issues Unique to Them)
Maritime Liens
Maritime Product Liability
Pleasure Vessel Transactions
Pleasure Vessel Liens, Repair and Tort Actions
Recreation Boating Accidents
Riparian Rights
Shipyards
United States Regulatory Actions / Compliance
Vessel Construction
Vessel Documentation and Preferred Ship Mortgages
Vessel Finance
Vessel Fires
Vessel Foreclosures
Vessel Sales and Purchases
BUSINESS AND CORPORATE
Contracts
Closely-Held Corporations
Dissolutions of Business Entities
Fiduciary Obligations
Formation of Business Entities
Governance of Business Entities
Limited Liability Companies
Member and Shareholder Disputes
Non-Competition and Trade Secret Protection
Sales
COMMERCIAL
Creditor’s Rights and Collections
Leases
Loans and Other Financial Transactions
Sales
CRIMINAL LAW
Felony Offenses
Misdemeanor Offenses
State Law
Federal Law
DUI/DWI
United States Coast Guard Criminal Actions
DEFENSE LITIGATION
Automobile Accidents
Dram Shop Liability
Defective Products
Exposure to Asbestos, Benzene, Silicon, and Other Toxic Substances (Toxic Torts)
Federal Employer’s Liability Act
Insurance Coverage Disputes
Serious Personal Injuries
Wrongful Death
EMPLOYMENT
Age, Disability, Gender, and Race Discrimination Issues
Employment Contract Issues including:
• Non Competes
• Arbitration
• Severance
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Personnel Policies
Retaliation / Termination Claims
Wage Hour Issues