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FloridaAdmiralty and Maritime Law Lawyers in Sarasota, Florida

Find an admiralty or maritime law attorney in Florida for personal injury or wrongful death cases involving a cruise ship or recreational boating accidents in state or federal court.


Applicable laws for admiralty and maritime law cases include the Jones Act, the Death on the High Seas Act and the Long Shore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.


Maritime law covers seamen, sailors, merchant marines, dock workers, crane operators at harbors, passengers and others on the water, both in and out of U.S. territorial jurisdiction.

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Joseph H Saunders

Joseph H Saunders
Saunders & Walker, PA
3491 Gandy Blvd Suite 200
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
Licensed for 42 years, Joseph H Saunders is a Personal Injury and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended University of San Francisco School of... read more >

James Michael Braedyn

James Michael Braedyn
The Braedyn Law Firm
6607 37th St E
Sarasota, FL 34243
Licensed for 44 years, James Michael Braedyn is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended South Texas College of Law... read more >

Anne Frances Borghetti

Anne Frances Borghetti
Anne F. Borghetti, P.A.
520 Second Avenue South
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Licensed for 34 years, Anne Frances Borghetti is a Criminal Defense and Class Action lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Daniel C Guarnieri

Daniel C Guarnieri
Berlin Patten Ebling, PLLC
3700 S Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34239
Licensed for 20 years, Daniel C Guarnieri is a Contracts and Business Law lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Gregg Wesley Abel

Gregg Wesley Abel
Abel Law Group, P.A.
3859 Bee Ridge Rd Ste 101
Sarasota, FL 34233
Licensed for 20 years, Gregg Wesley Abel is a Products Liability and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Texas Tech University School of L... read more >

F Steven Herb

F Steven Herb
Kirk Pinkerton, PA.
5820 Riegel's Harbor Rd
Siesta Key, FL 34242
Licensed for 47 years, F Steven Herb is a Admiralty and Maritime Law lawyer who attended University of Cincinnati College of Law... read more >

Robert Alexander Craven

Robert Alexander Craven
Law Office of Robert A Craven
3637 4th St N Suite 290
St. Petersburg, FL 33704
Licensed for 42 years, Robert Alexander Craven is a Admiralty and Maritime Law lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Jeffrey Robert Kuhns

Jeffrey Robert Kuhns
Kuhns Law Firm, PLLC
425 Cross St Suite 312
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Licensed for 12 years, Jeffrey Robert Kuhns is a Tax Law and Admiralty and Maritime Law lawyer who attended Whittier Law School... read more >

Jon Paul Sherrington Brooker

Jon Paul Sherrington Brooker
Ocean Conservancy
600 1st Ave N Ste 301
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Licensed for 9 years, Jon Paul Sherrington Brooker is a Admiralty and Maritime Law and Administrative Law lawyer... read more >

Shawn Kersten Briggs-Seward

Shawn Kersten Briggs-Seward
Office of State Attorney, 12th Circuit
2071 Ringling Blvd Ste 400
Sarasota, FL 34237
Licensed for 8 years, Shawn Kersten Briggs-Seward is a Criminal Defense and Employment Law lawyer who attended Wake Forest University Schoo... read more >

Daniel James Braniff

Daniel James Braniff
Mr. Daniel James Braniff
2935 1st Ave N Ste 2
St. Petersburg, FL 33713
Licensed for 7 years, Daniel James Braniff is a DUI / DWI and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Stetson University College of Law... read more >

Peter Stanwood Herrick

Peter Stanwood Herrick
Peter S. Herrick, P.A.
4324 Bayshore Blvd NE
St. Petersburg, FL 33703
Licensed for 51 years, Peter Stanwood Herrick is a Civil Trial Law and Admiralty and Maritime Law lawyer who attended Georgetown University... read more >

John Brook Jr

John Brook Jr
V. John Brook Jr, P.A.
139 16th Ave N
St. Petersburg, FL 33704
Licensed for 53 years, John Brook Jr is a Admiralty and Maritime Law and Premises Liability lawyer who attended Stetson University College ... read more >

Linster Ellis Brinkley Jr

Linster Ellis Brinkley Jr
111 2nd Ave NE Ste 900
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Licensed for 36 years, Linster Ellis Brinkley Jr is a Personal Injury and Employment Law lawyer who attended Stetson University College of ... read more >

Clayton James Boyette

Clayton James Boyette
Clayton Boyette
1003 Riviera Dunes Way
Palmetto, FL 34221
Licensed for 14 years, Clayton James Boyette is a Business Law and Premises Liability lawyer who attended Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law -... read more >

Stuart Riedel Bromfield

Stuart Riedel Bromfield
475 Joyce Terrace N
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Licensed for 11 years, Stuart Riedel Bromfield is a Insurance Law and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Elon University School of Law... read more >

Jeffrey Briscoe

Jeffrey Briscoe
Law Office of Jeffrey Briscoe
3440 Conway Blvd Ste 1A
Port Charlotte, FL 33952
Licensed for 7 years, Jeffrey Briscoe is a Criminal Defense and Insurance Law lawyer who attended Georgia State University College of Law... read more >

Byron Gust Broun

Byron Gust Broun
Byron Broun
5829 21st Ave. S
Gulfport, FL 33707
Licensed for 32 years, Byron Gust Broun is a Products Liability and Medical Malpractice lawyer who attended St. Thomas University School of... read more >

Stuart Sheely Boone

Stuart Sheely Boone
Boone, Boone, Boone, & Koda, P.A.
1001 Avenida Del Circo
Venice, FL 34285
Licensed for 9 years, Stuart Sheely Boone is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Jackson Reynolds Boone

Jackson Reynolds Boone
PO Box 1596
Venice, FL 34284
Licensed for 9 years, Jackson Reynolds Boone is a Elder Law and Admiralty and Maritime Law lawyer... read more >

William Byrne Isaacs

William Byrne Isaacs
Isaacs,Isaacs & Isaacs
350 W Venice Ave Ste 576
Venice, FL 34285
Licensed for 32 years, William Byrne Isaacs is a Criminal Defense and Estate Planning lawyer who attended University of Arkansas School of ... read more >

Roger Charles Benson

Roger Charles Benson
Benson Mediation
2158 Blossom Way S
St. Petersburg, FL 33712
Licensed for 51 years, Roger Charles Benson is a Family Law and Patents lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >
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Board Certified in Admiralty Law

Florida Board Certification in Admiralty or Maritime Law - For Florida's board specialty certification program, the term "Admiralty and Maritime Law" is defined to include the "distinct and separate practice of law dealing with the corpus of rules, concepts, and legal practices governing vessels, the shipping industry, the carrying of goods and passengers by water as well as related maritime concepts."


Florida lawyers certified in Admiralty and Maritime Law by the Florida Board of Legal Specialization must meet certain minimum standards for admiralty and maritime law certification in Florida are set out in Rule 6-17.3.


Those standards include the practice of law for at least 5 years (4 years with an LL.M. in admiralty law, ocean law, maritime law or a related field), substantial involvement in the practice of admiralty and maritime law (35% or more during each of the 3 years immediately preceding application), and the completion of 50 hours of approved admiralty and maritime law certification continuing legal education in the 3 years immediately preceding application. The attorney certified in admiralty and maritime law must also submit to peer review and pass a written examination.


Nonprofit Legal Associations

Maritime Law Association of the United States

Established in 1899, the Maritime Law Association (MLA) seeks appropriate reforms and uniform interpretation in maritime law, which is the body of law that governs legal controversies and criminal offenses on the high seas.


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