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FloridaAdmiralty and Maritime Law Lawyers in Gainesville, 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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Sam Wood Boone Jr

Sam Wood Boone Jr
Sam W. Boone, Jr., P.A.
4545 NW 8th Ave Ste A
Gainesville, FL 32605
Licensed for 45 years, Sam Wood Boone Jr is a Elder Law and Estate Planning lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Paul Bruce Brockway

Paul Bruce Brockway
Glassman & Zissimopulos
804 NW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601
Licensed for 36 years, Paul Bruce Brockway is a Civil Trial Law and Admiralty and Maritime Law lawyer who attended University of Florida Le... read more >

William Brantley Brannon Jr

William Brantley Brannon Jr
162 SW Creekside Ln
Lake City, FL 32025
Licensed for 43 years, William Brantley Brannon Jr is a Admiralty and Maritime Law lawyer who attended Florida State University College of ... read more >

Tania Zahra Alavi

Tania Zahra Alavi
Alvi Bird & Pozzuto P.A.
108 N Magnolia Ave Suite 600
Ocala, FL 34475
Licensed for 32 years, Tania Zahra Alavi is a Criminal Defense and Admiralty and Maritime Law lawyer who attended University of Florida Lev... read more >

Dale Robert Bradshaw

Dale Robert Bradshaw
Bradshaw & Bradshaw, P.A.
1419 E Fort King St
Ocala, FL 34471
Licensed for 38 years, Dale Robert Bradshaw is a Medical Malpractice and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida State University Coll... read more >

George Jacob Albright III

George Jacob Albright III
George Albright Esq
209 SE 15th Ave
Ocala, FL 34471
Licensed for 42 years, George Jacob Albright III is a Civil Rights and Admiralty and Maritime Law lawyer who attended Cumberland School of ... 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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