• Protection &
Indemnification
• Marine Pollution
• Hull and Machinery
• All Risk
• USCG License
Defense
• Builder’s Risks and Ship
Repairer’s Legal
Liability
We have proudly focused on maritime insurance defense for four decades. On appointment by P&I Clubs and domestic insurers we routinely defend owners/operators of vessels ranging in size from ULCC oil tankers to jet skis, and all types of commercial, fishing, and recreational vessels in between. We routinely deal with collisions, sinkings, and groundings; wrongful death, personal injuries, and fake injury claims; fires, oil spills, and cargo damage. As well, we represent terminals and marinas, yacht clubs, vessel repairers, etc.
A common theme in all of our case handling is the importance of on-scene attendance by the attorney as soon as possible in conjunction with marine surveyors and forensic experts. Recent changes in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide new work-product safeguards for attorney/expert communications during the investigation and discovery — and with free communication comes better litigation strategy. There is no better way to know a case than for the attorney to oversee marshaling the evidence at the casualty scene, exchange it appropriately during discovery, offer and object to it at trial, and argue it on appeal.
Passionate about our work and the importance of the maritime industry to the United States, we succeed in our cases because we are professional, experienced, and vigorous. That all allows for intelligent legal advice and cost-effective case handling, enabling optimal value and results for our client.
