Charles K. McCotter Jr., Attorney, Charles K. McCotter Jr. Attorney at Law, New Bern, NC
Charles K. McCotter Jr. brings 54 years of legal experience specializing in admiralty and maritime law, mediation and arbitration. His career includes 16 years serving as a United States magistrate […]
Jason R. Harris, Attorney and Proctor in Admiralty, Farrell Smith O’Connell Aarsheim and Aprans, Wilmington, NC
Jason R. Harris brings 24 years of admiralty and maritime law experience, specializing in defending marine insurers and their insureds in commercial and recreational shipping matters. He assists non-maritime lawyers […]
Don T. Evans Jr., Managing Partner, Clark Newton & Evans, Wilmington, NC
Don T. Evans Jr. brings extensive admiralty and maritime law experience as a managing partner and retired commander in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Naval Reserve. He serves as […]
Deborah D. Davis, Attorney, Dickson Davis Law Firm, Greenville, SC
Deborah D. Davis brings eight years of legal experience to her practice at Dickson Davis Law Firm, where she focuses on personal injury, property law, contract law and general civil […]
John Hughes Cooper, Attorney, Cooper & Bilbrey, Mount Pleasant, SC
John Hughes Cooper brings 45 years of admiralty and maritime law experience, specializing in maritime lien enforcement through vessel arrest. His background as a commercial fisherman and shrimp boat owner, […]
David Michael Collins, Of Counsel, Womble Bond Dickinson, Charleston, SC
David Michael Collins brings 39 years of admiralty law experience with particular expertise in recreational boating matters. As an avid boater and sailor himself, Collins was drawn to a practice […]
S. Scott Bluestein, Managing Partner, Bluestein Law Firm, Mount Pleasant, SC
Scott Bluestein brings 33 years of admiralty and maritime law experience to his practice, drawing from his Charleston upbringing where he developed an affinity for boats and the beach. His […]
Admiralty Law Power List 2025
Power List honorees are selected by looking at a range of criteria, including whether an attorney is considered to be an leader in his or her field, well-versed in relevant […]
Admiralty court cancels Titanic salvage hearing
NORFOLK, Va. — A federal admiralty court in Virginia has canceled a Friday hearing to discuss a contested expedition to the Titanic after the salvage firm scaled back its dive […]
Civil Practice – Appeals – Interlocutory – Amended Complaint – Admiralty
Fawzy v. Wauquiez Boats SNC (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-183-17, 10 pp.) (Paul Niemeyer, J.) No. 16-2311; Oct. 12, 2017; USDC at Baltimore, MD (Richard Bennett, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: Roughly […]
Contract – Admiralty – Cruise Ticket Contract – Evidence – Tort/Negligence – Personal Injury
Gibson-Dalton v. Carnival Corp. & PLC (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-135-17, 11 pp.) (David Norton, J.) 2:16-cv-02457; D.S.C. Holding: In a case involving a maritime contract, the parol evidence rule does […]
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