DAVID J. FARRELL, JR.
2355 Main Street
P.O. Box 186
S. Chatham, MA 02659
(508) 432-2121 Office • (508) 237-2402 Cell
(508) 432-2334 Fax • farrell@sealaw.org
Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance
Defense; Trial Practice.
Admitted: 1984, Washington and U.S. District Court,
Western District of Washington; 1985 U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit;
1991, Massachusetts; 1992 U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2001, United States Supreme
Court.
Education: Williams College, B.A. 1977, cum laude with Honors in Political Science; Columbia University, M.P.A. 1979; Duke University School of Law, 1984.
Member: The Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor); Membership Secretary (2008-present); Board of Directors (2006-present); Co-Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on America's Marine Highway (2007-09); Chair, Fisheries Committee (2001-05); Cape Cod Athletic Club, Most Improved Male Award, 2005-06.
Qualifications: U.S. Coast Guard Licensed Master, Near Coastal and Unlimited Radar Observer (8th Issue); OSHA Certified Hazardous Waste Site Operations; BoatU.S. Salvage Plan Arbitrator.
Reported Case Highlights: Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. v. HOEGH PILOT, 1986 AMC 2295 (W.D. Wash. 1985) (Kuwait 7-Up cargo damage defense judgment); Veeder v. NC Machinery Co., 720 F.Supp. 847, 1989 AMC 1988 (W.D. Wash. 1989) (summary judgment dismissal of marine diesel product liability suit); Biktjorn v. Bendiksen, 774 F.Supp. 581, 1992 AMC 347 (W.D. Wash. 1991) (defense judgment in trial of Alaska fisherman’s fake back injury); Stone v. Mormac Marine Transport, Inc., 1996 AMC 735 (D. Mass. 1995) (summary judgment dismissal of oil tanker crewman’s death following alleged injury off Italy); Bonneau v. Guidance Fishing Corp., 919 F.Supp. 46 (D. Mass. 1996) (dismissal of New Bedford scallop crewman’s Maintenance and Cure claim following jury defense verdict on Jones Act and Unseaworthiness claims); In re DeMaio, 5 Mass. DEP Rptr. 59 (1998) (enforced dock construction permit); Massachusetts v. Daley, 10 F.Supp.2d 74 (D. Mass.), aff’d 170 F.3d 23 (1st Cir. 1999) (originated successful challenge to fishing regulation); In re Rhotens Limitation Proceeding, 397 F.Supp.2d 151 (D. Mass. 2005) (defeated limitation of liability petition following marina fire); EIMSKIP, The Iceland Steamship Co. v. Mayflower Int’l Ltd., 338 F.Supp.2d 191, 2004 AMC 1904 (D. Mass. 2004), aff’d sub nom EIMSKIP v. Atlantic Fish Market, Inc., 417 F.3d 72, 2005 AMC 1817 (1st Cir. 2005) (awarded unpaid freight charges and attorneys’ fees).
Articles: “The Critical Role of the Boat Owner in Investigating Accidents,” Seaworthy (BoatU.S. 1993); “Marine Surveyor Reports in Litigation: ‘Anything you write can and will be used against you,’” Exchange (BoatU.S., March 1997); “Rules of Evidence for Expert Witnesses: An Attorney's Perspective,” Professional Boatbuilder (June 1998); “USA Pollution Law Update,” Beacon (Skuld, June 1999); “ABYC Standards in Marine Litigation,” Exchange (BoatU.S., Dec. 2000); with Bruce A. King, “Fishing Rights and Creditors’ Rights: Financing and Creditor Protection,” National Fishery Law Symposium (University of Washington, 2001); “A Red Herring: the Wind Farm’s Threat to Fishing,” Cape Cod Times (June 8, 2003); “Maritime Liens on Fishing Privileges: Towards a Congressional Resolution,” 2 Benedict’s Maritime Bulletin 339 (Fourth Quarter 2004); with Jonathan Klopman, "A Case of Liability," Exchange (July 2006); "America's Marine Highway a/k/a Short Sea Shipping: A Win-Win Proposition,” 5 Benedict's Maritime Bulletin 221 (Third/Fourth Quarter 2007).
Speeches: Pacific Northwest Vessel Agents Association, 1986; Port of Seattle Seminars, 1986-89; National Association of Marine Surveyors, New England Region, 1992, 1993, and 1996; Massachusetts Harbormasters’ Association, 1993 and 1994; Knox Marine Claims Seminar, Norfolk, VA 1995 and 1996; TowBoatU.S. Salvage Seminar, Alexandria, VA 1996; Orion Insurance, Hartford 1998; Assuranceforeningen Skuld, Oslo 1998; National Fishery Law Symposium, Seattle 2001; Maritime Law Association of the United States, 2001-05, 2007-08; London 2006; Marblehead Yacht Club 2007; Chair, "Maritime Law: Navigating the Seas," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (2009).
Television Credits: The Practice (2001)
