Attorney Biography
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Boating accidents and injuries, injuries aboard cruise ships, BUI, fines, licensing, boat closings, are all problems that require someone who is experienced and practices in this area of the law. Michael Lygnos is a former maritime professional (a Licensed Merchant Marine Officer) and ship manager, who practices maritime/admiralty law and knows the traps that trip up non-maritime practitioners. Don't hire the wrong lawyer for your maritime claim. Hire us!
Michael Lygnos started his career in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale in 1986, representing defendants accused of crimes. He has represented persons accused of felonies, misdemeanors and infractions, including armed robbery, battery, drug importation, distribution and possession, conspiracy, theft, fraud, dealing in stolen property, probation violations, affray, DUI, driving without a license, and just about anything else the State charges people with. We can visit your loved one in jail if he's been arrested, or do our best to keep him out on bond and out of jail. Give us a call.
Mr. Lygnos is also licensed in New York, and was admitted in Indiana and Connecticut, and maintains close ties with law firms in those states as well as other jurisdictions such as Chicago and Las Vegas, even Athens, Greece. If you have a legal problem in another jurisdiction and need help with it, call us. We can refer you to a lawyer in another state or work with that lawyer on your behalf.
Over the past twenty eight years, Michael Lygnos has practiced in other areas as well. We have many clients for whom we draft or review contracts. We have formed many business entities including LLC, LLP, corporation, and sole proprietorship. We have filed for trademark protection. We have defended or sued on behalf of many clients, businesses and individuals, who needed a litigator, federal and state court. If you have a claim you wish to pursue or receive papers give us a call immediately so we can meet and discuss your options.
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