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FloridaAdmiralty and Maritime Law Lawyers in Manatee County, Florida

Find an admiralty or maritime law attorney in Manatee County, 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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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 >

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 >
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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.


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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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