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Andrew W. Anderson Telephone: 305/372-9044; Fax: 305/372-5044 Keller Houck, P.A. 200 S. Biscayne Boulevard Suite 3460 Miami, FL 33131 Andrew received his B.S. degree from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1969, his J.D. in 1976 and LL.M. in 1987 from the University of Miami. He was a Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1965 to 1989. He is with the Miami law firm of Keller & Houck, P.A. He is a member of the Florida and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. He has authored numerous articles. From 1982-1985 he was Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida and since 1989 has been Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Florida. He is a member of the Florida Bar; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Coast Guard and Navigation Committee; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; National District Attorneys Association; the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Telephone: 305/663-0177; Fax: 305/663-0146 Blanck & Grybowski, P.A. 5730 S.W. 74 Street, Suite 700, Miami, FL 33143 Robert received his B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1977, and his J.D. in 1980 from the University of Miami. Since that time his practice has been exclusively dedicated to admiralty and maritime law. He is presently a partner with the Miami law firm of Blanck & Grybowski, P.A. He is a member of the Florida Bar, the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Middle District of Florida, and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. He has represented both owners and charterers in arbitration proceedings in New York and Miami. He is a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, and the Inter-Pacific Bar Association.
Telephone: 305/385-8643; Fax: 305/385-8643 13751 S.W. 84 Street, # D Miami, FL 33183 Mariano graduated from Ward College, Buenos Aires, Argentina with a degree in Business Administration in 1939. He came to the United States in 1951 and became a U.S. citizen in 1956. Mariano has over fifty years of diversified experience in the field of international trade, including negotiations of agreements for transfer of technology and use of trademarks, as well as getting involved throughout the years in ocean freight transportation, marine insurance claims and related matters. He has traveled extensively throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, parts of Europe, and is fully bi-lingual (English-Spanish). Presently he is a consultant in International Trade for Florida International University, the U.S. Small Business Administration, as well as for private clients in the U.S.A. and abroad. In September of 1986 Mariano was appointed Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, having been assigned several cases. His affiliations include the Marine Council,
member World Trade Center-Miami, the American Arbitration Association, Service
Corps of Retired Executives Association, and the American Society of
International Executives.
Telephone: 305/523-2200; 305/527-1772 Hvide Marine, Incorporated P.O. Box 13038 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 Donald graduated from the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in 1957 and Yale Law School in 1960. He is Executive Vice President Development of Hvide Marine, Ft. Lauderdale, a diversified marine service company. Previously he was CEO of Swiss-Soviet Venture in cruising and Chairman/CEO of Bermuda Star Line, operator of cruise ships. He was Senior Vice-President of Midland Enterprises, an inland barge firm with shipyard and terminals as well as Executive Vice-President of Interocean Management Corp., operator of international flag VLCC/ULCC. Donald is a member of the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Society of Maritime Arbitrators, the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, and the Society of Maritime Consultants.
Telephone: 305/559-4962; Fax: 305/559-2163 Law Office of William E Cassidy 8370 W. Flagler Street, Suite 252 Miami, FL 33144 Bill received his B.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts in 1967 and his law degree in 1974 (Cum Laude) from the Western New England College School of Law. From 1973 he supervised and controlled maritime and aviation cases for Travelers Insurance Company in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1979 he joined the Law Offices of Reginald M. Hayden, Jr., P.A. which later became Hayden & Milliken, P.A. and was responsible for various maritime and aviation cases. In 1984, he opened his own law office devoted to maritime civil litigation. Bill has had experience in maritime and aviation cases, involving various recovery aspects and defense of cases involving cargo, yachts, hull and Protection and Indemnity (P&I) in state and federal courts. His areas of practice have been in admiralty and general maritime law, aviation law, products liability, maritime insurance and general civil trial practice in state and federal courts. He is a member of the Florida, Massachusetts and Connecticut Bars, the Florida Bar Admiralty Law Committee, the Dade County Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Maritime Law Association of the United States, member Committee on Maritime Arbitration, the American Bar Association, the Association of Average Adjusters London, England (Annual Subscriber), Transportation Lawyers Association, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Director, Miami Maritime Arbitration Council; past president, Propeller Club of the U.S., Port of Miami, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, U.S. Courts of Appeals, First Circuit, Eleventh Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Telephone: 954/713-2872; Fax: 954/713-2873. E-Mail: acolson@bellsouth.net Colson, Sawyer & Associates One East Broward Boulevard, Suite 700 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Mr. Colson attended the United States Naval Academy, class of 1978 and the American Educational Institute, class of 1984, attaining a Claims Law degree. He is currently finalizing his Juris Doctorate studies at Concorde University, School of Law. He served as Claims Manager with the Marine Office of America Corp. (MCAC), and Maritime Claims Manager- Legal Department with Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. over the period of March 1979 thru January 1992. In March 1992, he started and is currently the Managing Partner of Colson, Sawyer & Associates, an alternative dispute resolution firm. He is a mediator with the Florida Mediation Group, and arbitrator with NASD Regulation, Inc., Dispute resolution. He is a certified mediator in the State of Florida, a member of the Society of Claims Law Associates, National Association of Marine Investigators, Naval Academy Alumni Association, American Bar Association, and National Bar Association.
Attilio M. Costabel Telephone: 305/371-2618; Fax: 305/371-4643 World Trade Center 14 NE 1st Avenue, Suite 1105-1 Miami, FL 33132 Attilio received his first law degree from the School of Law of the University of Genoa (Italy) in 1962 (Summa Cum Laude, Silver Medal - top award). He then graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in 1987 (J.D. Cum Laude). In 1959 he began a long career in admiralty, commercial and litigation practice. In 1962 he joined a nationwide admiralty firm, Studio Legale of Genoa, Italy. In 1970 he opened his own practice in Genoa, Italy, joined by his wife, Sandra, a Barrister at Inner Temple, London. His practice extended to the whole Italian territory and most of continental Europe through an extensive network. From 1982 to 1988 he also operated a London office in cooperation with local Solicitors. In 1988, having been admitted to the Florida Bar, he transferred his practice to Miami, continuing his European involvement through his established network. In 1995, he established a Florida statewide firm by teaming up with Attorney Richard Rumrell of Jacksonville (formerly partner in Smathers & Thompson) and Paul Turk of Palm Beach (formerly of Gunster Yoakley). His firm's name is now Rumrell, Costabel & Turk, P.A. Attilio has had experience in admiralty, insurance and international contracts, reinsurance, air and land transport, forwarding, warehousing, documentary credit, general, commercial and administrative, international establishments and ventures, and international arbitration. He has contributed articles to major reviews of admiralty law, such as "Il Diritto Marittimo" and "Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly", of which he was correspondent for Italy and France. He has co-authored the Kluwer book series on Admiralty Law, printed for the International Bar Association. His memberships, past and present, include the Comite' Maritime International (Italian section), the Insurance Exchange of the Americas (founder), the International Bar Association, the Association of Average Adjusters, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and the American Arbitration Association (Miami branch). He was appointed by the Government of Bermuda to the permanent roster of International Arbitrators to serve under the new Bermuda International Arbitration Act. He was a participant in the initial stage of the project for a Florida Arbitration Center by the International Center of Florida, an active participant to the Florida Bar Task Force for drafting of the Florida International Arbitration Rules, and Founder and first chairman of the Maritime Arbitration Board established in Miami (a Marine Council Corporation), that is the predecessor entity to the Miami Maritime Arbitration Council, and the entity from which the later has evolved. He teaches as adjunct professor, Comparative Law and Admiralty Law at the School of Law of St. Thomas University, Miami.
Ted Crosby Telephone: 305/749-9622; 305/741-8677 Cigna Property & Casualty 7771 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Suite 138 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33351-6797 Ted attended the University of New Mexico on a Navy scholarship and graduated in 1966 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and a minor in Naval Science. Post graduate education during four years in the Navy and 24 years with the Insurance Company of North America (INA) and CIGNA Insurance Company covered marine technical, legal and insurance aspects of the yacht, commercial hull and cargo industry. Ted holds an Associate in Marine Insurance Management (AMIM) degree from the Insurance Institute of America. As a marine surveyor with a Florida State all-lines adjuster license, he is currently Senior Marine Surveyor for CIGNA P&C Company's Marine Loss Control Services located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. As such, Ted, and his staff, provide marine technical survey support and services to CIGNA assured, agents, brokers, underwriters, claims persons and legal counsel both domestically and internationally. As a result of position and experience, Ted has been called as a witness and/or expert in mediation, arbitration and legal cases involving hull and/or cargo damage disputes, insurance coverage and adjustment disputes, and surveyors' professional service cases. Ted Crosby is a member of: National Association of Marine Surveyors, Inc. (NAMS) as a Certified Marine Surveyor (CMS), American Boat & Yacht Council, Inc. (ABYC), Certified Claims Professional Accreditation Council (CCPAC), Founder and Honorary Certified Claims Professional (HCCP), Marine Industries Association of South Florida (MIASF), Ft. Lauderdale Mariners Club, Propeller Club of the United States - Port Everglades, National Association of Marine Investigators (NAMI). He is also a past member of the Society of Packaging and Handling Engineers.
John B. Culp, Jr. Telephone: 904/241-5835; 904/241-7216 Law Office of John B. Culp, Jr. P.A. P.O. Drawer 50429 Jacksonville Beach, FL 32240 John graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1949 and received his law degree from the University of Florida Law School in 1959. From 1959 until 1961 he worked with Evans & Steward in Jacksonville. From 1961 his experience was in trial practice. In 1983 he became a partner in Donovan, Maloof, Culp, and Kennedy (offices in New York, Jacksonville, Miami). Finally in 1986 he opened his own practice. He has completed the American Arbitration Association Circuit Civil Court Florida Mediation Program and is certified as Mediator in the U.S. District Court (Middle District of Florida) and the Supreme Court of Florida. His work with Evans & Steward involved plaintiff's litigation with emphasis on PI. John's experience in trial practice focused on cases involving maritime claims of plaintiffs and defendants, including gargo, blue water and inland vessel collisions and allisions, wreck removal, yacht damage, seaman's and third party claims, longshoremen and harbor worker's claims and defense, common law and ICC truck, rail and barge cargo claims, vessel construction, international banking, foreign insurers, conflict of laws and other related matters. John is a member of the Florida Bar, the Southern District of Florida, the Middle District of Florida, the Northern District of Florida, Maritime Law Association of the U.S., and the Southeastern Admiralty Law Association. He was placed on the list of Certified Arbitrators pursuant to chapter nine of the Rules of the Middle District of Florida.
Telephone: 954/583-4079; Fax: same 1860 S.W. 53 Avenue Plantation, FL 33317-6015 Arthur graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1943. His experience includes 10 years at sea as a Merchant Marine Officer with three years as Master; 31 years in senior management of marine terminal operations, stevedoring and steamship agency with 17 years as chief executive officer and 12 years as a maritime consultant. He retains his United States Coast Guard License as Master of United States Steam or Motor Vessels of any Gross Tons upon Oceans. He has also done extensive research on maritime arbitration cases. He was a member of the Florida Council of 100 (1977-1984); Director, Gulfstream Bank (1973-1982); and U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Advisory Committee (1982-1984). He is currently a member of the National Association of Stevedores (since 1972), General Stevedoring Council, Rotterdam (since 1975); Council of American Master Mariners (since 1984), Regional Vice-President (since 1993); Superintendent's Council, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (since 1980), and associate member, American Association of Port Authorities (since 1984).
Gerard Eustace Telephone: 914/737-8616 1464 Elm Street Peekskill, New York 10566 Gerard graduated from Columbia University in 1963 with a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. In 1959, he received his B.S. degree in Marine Engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. He was also a graduate of First AMA-Directed Management Program for future Ultramar Senior Executive in 1986. He has extensive experience in the operational and technical management of capital intensive marine programs. In addition, he has been retained by prominent admiralty attorneys to provide technical expertise in matters of litigation. Gerard is a professional arbitrator, and is qualified through experience and training to render fair, legally binding, resolution of maritime contractual disputes. Since 1988, he has been a Consultant and Arbitrator for Almar Associates. Fro1980 to 1988 Gerard was Vice President of Ultramar PLC. Prior to that, he was Manager of Marine Operations/Technical Services for Burmah Castrol PLCA from 1975 to 1980. From 1973 to 1975 he was Chief Marine Engineer with the same company. From 1971 to 1973 he was a Marine Transportation Consultant. And from 1967 to 1971 he was employed with Conoco as Staff Engineer in their Marine Transportation Department. He is a member of the Society of Maritime Arbitrators, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, The Society of Marine Port Engineers, and the Connecticut Maritime Association.
Telephone: 914/276-2433; Fax: 914/276-3963 Heritage Hills, 480-C Somers, NY 10589 Alexander received his B.A. degree in Economics/Business. He has attended many arbitration seminars in the U.S., London, Hong Kong, and the Peoples Republic of China. He was Manager of Operations/Chartering for Bethlehem Steel Co. (Marine Division) and Chartering Manager at American Ultramar Ltd. He was also associated with several private shipowners responsible for chartering and/or operations of their fleets as required. He has been involved in many arbitrations (both as chairman and party appointed arbitrator). He has been used as an expert witness in both arbitrations and court trials. He has been a member of the Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc. of New York since 1969 and is an active member of the Connecticut Maritime Association as well as being enrolled with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the National Association of Stock Dealers (NASD).
Telephone: 912/236-0261; Fax: 912/236-4936 Hunter, McLean Exley & Dunn 200 East Saint Julian Street Savannah, GA 31401 Bobby received his A.B. degree from Princeton University, Magna Cum Laude, in 1972 and his J.D. degree from the University of Georgia in 1976. Upon graduation from law school, he joined the firm of Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn in Savannah, Georgia. He is presently the partner in that firm in charge of the admiralty department. He is a member of the Savannah Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia, and the American Bar Association. He is admitted to state trial and appellate courts in Georgia, U.S. District Courts in Georgia, the 5th and 11th Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He has been trained and certified as a mediator by the Association of Attorney Mediators in Dallas, Texas, and since 1993, has mediated and arbitrated numerous cases. He is listed as a mediator and/or arbitrat on the panels of the American Arbitration Association, Resolutions Resources, Arbitration Forums, United States Arbitration and Mediation Service of the South, Inc. and Henning Mediation and Arbitration Service, Inc. Bobby is a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States, where he currently serves as the Chairman of the CLE Committee and a member of the ADR Committee. He is also active in the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, having served as chairman in 1986.
Telephone: 305/662-1523; Fax: 305/662-1358; E-Mail ‹hmmiami@gate.net› Law Offices of Hayden and Milliken, P.A. 5915 Ponce De Leon Boulevard, Suite 63 Miami, Florida 33146-2435 Reginald is a graduate from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York. Subsequent to graduation, he sailed for three years full time and three summers while in law school as a Mate on U.S. Flag passenger, dry cargo, and ro-ro vessels. He obtained a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami Law School in 1966. Upon graduation he became an associate with Fowler, White in Miami and practiced there for five years before leaving and starting his own firm. Since 1966, he has practiced maritime law in the State of Florida and has handled all types of cases within the maritime field involving collisions, oil spills, cargo, personal injury, admin. penalties, insurance contract disputes, hull losses, and various marine commercial matters. Reginald has lectured on maritime products liability, personal injury, and death. He is a member of the Dade County Bar and is active in the Professional Arbitration Committee; served as Chairman in 1983, the American Bar Assoc. in the Tort and Insurance Practice Section and Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee (Vice Chair for 1992); the Federal Bar; The Florida Bar Admiralty Law Committee; member of the Exec. Committee of the Maritime Law Association of the U.S. and former Chairman of the Cruise/ Passenger Ship Committee; the Comité Maritime International; the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; the American Arbitration Association; and the Propeller Club of the U.S. (Miami a Tampa chapters). Reginald served as special prosecutor for The Florida Bar. He is past President and current Chairman of the Board of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Assn., as well as member of the Superintendent's Council at the USMMA. He is Lt. Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve, retired. He served for three years as navigator of the USS THRUSH. He was a founding director of the Miami Free Zone Corp., and former Corp. Secretary of Commodore Cruise Lines. He is also a certified mediator by the State of Florida, authorized to mediate civil disputes in any judicial circuit in Florida.
Telephone: 305/358-1414; Fax: 305/579-8639 American Nautical Services, Inc. 244 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 300 Miami, FL 33132 Ed graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1973 with a B.S. in Nautical Science, a 3rd Mate's license in the U.S. Merchant Marine, and a commission in the U.S. Navy. He sailed on his Coast Guard license and raised same in grade to 2nd Mate during the next four years. He remained in the Naval Reserves as an active reservist for a total of 14 years during which time he was promoted to the rank of LCDR. Ed began his employment as an independent marine surveyor in 1977 when he entered into a joint venture with his father, called American Nautical Services, Inc. Ed became the president of the company in 1983 upon the death of his father. The company currently is comprised of 12 employees and a number of named correspondents. It offers the following survey support services to all segments of the marine industry: commercial vessel, cargo, intermodal equipment and specialty consulting work. ANS is the survey representative in South Florida for: ABS, IV; National Cargo Bureau; and Ismus Bureau of Shipping. ANS is part of three oil spill response management groups and are hazardous material compliance specialists. ANS also represents the U.S., British, and Canadian Governments as nautical chart and book agents. ANS operates a retail facility known as the Navigation Center. It is a clearing house of nautical knowledge with over 1,600 professional, technical, and trade publications in stock and available to the marine community.
John H. Hickey Telephone: 305/371-8000; Fax: 305/371-3542 Hickey & Jones, P.A. 401 Brickell Avenue, Suite 500 Miami, FL 33131-3504 Jack received his B.A. degree from Florida State University in 1976 (Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa) and his J.D. degree from Duke University in 1980. Currently he is a board certified civil trial lawyer by the Florida Bar and is a shareholder and partner of Hickey & Jones, P.A., a firm devoted exclusively to civil litigation. Jack is listed in Who's Who in America (46th ed.), Who's Who in American Law (5th ed.) and Who's Who in Emerging Leaders of America (2nd ed.). He is rated a.v. by Martindale-Hubbell and serves on the Duke University Alumni Advisory Committee (since 1986). He is conversant in Spanish. He has authored articles and lectured on various litigation topics. Jack is past chairman of the Grievance Committee 11-L of the Florida Bar; past chairman 11th Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee of the Florida Bar; past member of the Judicial Evaluation Committee of the Florida Bar; a member of the Maritime Law Committee of the Florida Bar and received a "Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service" from the Florida Bar in 1989. He is a member of the Commercial and Financial Transactions Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association; a member of the Admiralty and Maritime Litigation Committee and the Committee on Securities Litigation of the American Bar Association. On the Dade County Bar Association; he received the Certificate of Merit "For Outstanding and Constructive Service to the Bar, the Bench and the Public" (eight consecutive years); he served as chairman for the Banking and Corporate Litigation Committee (1990/92), the Civil Litigation Committee (1992-_), and the Professional Arbitration Subcommittee (1986-__, he served on the Executive Committee (1985/86) and was then appointed to the Board of Directors for the Young Lawyers Section (1991/92); he was appointed to the Executive Committee of the Dade Bar Association (1991/92) and was elected to the Board of Directors (1990/93). He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Marine Council.
Telephone: 954/262-6172; Fax: 954/262-3835; E-Mail: jarvisb@nsu.law.nova.edu Nova Southeastern Law Center 3305 College Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314-7721 Bob received his B.A. from Northwestern University (Phi Beta Kappa) in 1980, his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1983, and his LL.M. from New York University in 1986. A former associate with Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens in New York, he is now a Professor of Law at Nova Southeastern University (Ft. Lauderdale) as well as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Saint Thomas University (Miami). Bob is a recognized expert in the field of arbitration. He has participated, either as an advocate or as an arbitrator, in more than one hundred arbitration proceedings before such bodies as the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, the American Arbitration Association, the New York Stock Exchange, and the Society of Maritime Arbitrators. He has lectured extensively on the subject of arbitration, both in the United States and abroad. He has written numerous articles, book chapters, and books on the subjects of admiralty law, arbitration and ethics. Bob currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the World Arbitration and Mediation Report, is a past chairman of the Miami Maritime Arbitration Council, is a past vice-chairman of the Miami International Arbitration & Mediation Institute. He is a past chairman of the Admiralty Law Committee of the Florida Bar, and the Admiralty Law Committee of the Young Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association, the Maritime Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools. He is also a member of the Executive Council of the International Law Section on the Florida Bar.
Telephone: 305/446-2300; Fax: 305/446-5858 Underwood, Karcher et al 2900 S.W. 28 Terrace, 6th Floor Miami, FL 33133
Telephone: 305/665-3400; Fax: 305/446-5858 ckeedy@mindspring.com Aran Correa & Guarch, P.A. 710 S. Dixie Highway Coral Gables, FL 33146-2602 Chris graduated from Tulane University School of Business Administration in 1967. After a tour in the U.S. Navy, he received his J.D. from Tulane University School of Law in 1972. He joined Smathers & Thompson in 1972 and became a partner in 1977. In 1987 Smathers merged with Kelley Drye & Warren where Chris was a partner until 1995. Then he joined Aran, Corea & Guarch, P.A. His experience includes all aspects of maritime work both litigation and transnational, vessel financing both representing owners and financial institutions, chartering representing owners as well as charterer's and cargo owners, salvage, arbitration, maritime liens, forfeiture proceedings, administrative work with the U.S. Coast Guard concerning fines and penalties. He has worked with the Federal Maritime Commission. His Miami involvement has given him extensive experience with the unique maritime aspects of the passenger cruise industry in its entirety. He has participated in arbitration proceedings for over 15 years, and is also board certified in admiralty and maritime law by the Florida Bar. Chris is a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States, the Florida Bar Admiralty Law Committee (past chairman and vice-chairman), the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (past director). He has been an author of a chapter in The Florida Bar Maritime Law & Practice Manual for over ten years, and is a frequent lecturer on maritime law subjects. He is board certified in Admiralty and Maritime Law.
John W. Keller Telephone: 305/372-9044; Fax: 305/372-5044 Keller Houck et al 200 S. Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 3460 Miami, FL 33131
Allan R. Kelley Telephone: 305/789-9200; Fax: 305/789-9201 Fowler, White et al 100 S.E. 2nd Street, 17 Fl., Miami, FL 33131 Allan graduated from Duke University in 1977 with an A.B. and the University of Miami in 1980 with his J.D. He has been an associate editor for American Maritime Cases since 1989. He is a partner in the Miami law firm of Fowler White. His field of concentration is Admiralty Law. He is involved in the representation of vessel owners, operators, charterers and insurers in connection with matters involving insured and uninsured claims, such as cargo damage, charter parties, collisions, maritime liens, personal injuries, wrongful death, fire and pollution, and administrative matters involving federal, state and local government agencies, such as Coast Guard, Customs, INS, FMC, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. He is a past president and board member of the Propeller Club of the U.S. Port of Miami; a past chairman and vice chairman and current member of the Florida Admiralty Law Committee; the associate editor for the Port of Miami for the American Maritime Cases; a member of the steering committee for the Florida Bar Maritime and Practice Manual; the admiralty law member of the Advisory Committee on the Local Rules of Civil Procedure for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He is co-author of "The Carriage of Goods and Charters" chapter of The Florida Bar Maritime Law and Practice Manual, Second Edition, 1987.
Robert L. Mahar Telephone: 212/ 425-1901 Freehill, Hogan & Mahar 80 Pine Street New York, NY 10005-1759 Robert attended the Manhattan Collage (B.B.A.), New York University School of Law (LL.B., LL.M. International Law). He was formerly an associate with Dow, Stonebridge, Kirlin, Cambell and Keating; a partner with Freehill, Hogan & Mahar for 28 years and of Counsel 1996. He is experienced in the law concerning charter parties, cargo carriage, including oil, grain, fruit and other commodities, collision, salvage, pollution, personal injury and maritime insurance. He has also dealt with contracts in ship's sale and construction, sale of scrap, grain and other maritime related contracts and corporate matters. He has been involved in numerous arbitrations as an advocate covering diverse disputes, principally in the charter party and cargo loss and damage areas, as well as an arbitrator dealing with these matters. He is a member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association, the Maritime Law Association of the United States, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the New York State Bar, and the Salvage Association of the United States.
Mark T. Masciarotte Telephone: 360/735-1638; Fax: 360/735-1637 DSG Associates 4511 DuBois Drive Vancouver, Washington 98661 Mark T. Masciarotte is president of DSG Associates of Vancouver, Washington, a marine industry consulting company specializing in design, research and development. For the ten years prior to his moving to the West Coast, Mark was president of DIANA Yacht Design (N.A.), Inc., a highly respected multi-national naval architectural and marine engineering firm. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University in 1971. Mark has participated in a number of arbitrations as both a consultant and as an expert witness. He is intimately familiar with the standards and practices associated with the construction and repair of recreational, commercial and military vessels ranging in size from 20- to over 100-meters in wood, metal and composite and has had personal experience with a significant number of shipyards around the world. He is a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. He is the immediate past president of the Marine Industries Association of Florida and represents the marine industry on the Florida Boating Advisory Council and on the advisory committee for the Florida Coastal Management Program. As a professional mariner, Mark has owned and operated a yacht delivery company and has managed small commercial vessels for offshore accounts. In addition, he has worked as the captain of a search-and-rescue vessel and has been engaged in commercial fishing and diving on a limited basis. He is a licensed seaplane pilot.
Telephone: 561/650-7200; Fax: 561/655-1509 Steel Hector & Davis 1900 Phillips Point West, 777 S. Flagler Drive W. Palm Beach, FL 33401 Bruce graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a B.A. in 1959 with honors in Philosophy. He received his LL.B. in 1964 from the Harvard Law School. Bruce was admitted to practice in New York in 1964 and in Florida in 1987. Bruce has practiced in every area of maritime law, including service as member and chairman of arbitration panels. After ten years as associate and partner in the New York firm of Healy & Baillie, in 1974 he became a shareholder and president of McAllister Brothers Inc., a large marine transportation company. In 1980, Bruce was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs and in 1982, became chairman of the North Atlantic Steamship Conferences. Bruce returned to the practice of law in New York in 1985 and in 1992 he became a partner in the firm of Steel Hector & Davis and currently heads its admiralty and maritime practice. In 1995-1996, Bruce was Secretary of the Commercial Dispute Resolution Center of the Americas and is Chairman of the Miami Maritime Arbitration Council. He has been certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Circuit Court Mediator and is a member of the Lex Mundi College of Mediators. Bruce was a member of the three-person Steering Committee for, and rewrote Chapter II of, the Florida Bar's publication Alternate Dispute Resolution in Florida (1996).
James T. McCrory Telephone: 305/358-4775; Fax: 305/371-7301 McCrory & Associates 5224 S.W. 89 Avenue Miami, FL 33165 Jim received a B.S. from the University of Miami in 1972, and holds a U.S. Coast Guard license as a Towboat Master. He worked two years as a towboat master towing fuel barges from a base at Puerto Cortez, Honduras. From 1973-75 he towed cargo barges throughout the Caribbean Basin from a base in St. Thomas. He founded the independent marine survey firm, McCrory & Associates in 1976, providing services to the marine industry which include hull and machinery, damage, cargo loss, condition and valuation and yacht surveys. He is a past president of the National Association of Marine Surveyors and serves on the Deck Hardware and Project Technical Committees of the American Boat and Yacht Council.
Michael T. Moore Telephone: 305/374-8500; Fax: 305/789-7799 Holland & Knight 701 Brickell Avenue Miami, FL 33131 Michael received his B.A. in 1970 from the University of Florida and his J.D. in 1974 from the University of Florida College of Law. He joined the firm of Messrs. Burlingham, Underwood & Lord in New York and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. In 1980 he became a member of the law offices of Holland & Knight where he is now an Executive Partner, head of the firm's marine, aviation and international litigation practice, and is a member of the firm's Board of Directors. Michael is the founder and past Editor-in-Chief of Southern District Digest and has written various articles on the subject of marine finance. He was a director in the original Maritime Arbitration Board, is past chairman of the Florida Bar Admiralty Law Committee, former president of the Marine Council of Florida, past director of the Southeast Admiralty Law Institute and was inducted as one of the few lawyer members of the National Marine Banker's Association. He is on the Board of Advisors of the Maritime Personal Injury Reporter and is a member of the International Law Section of the American Bar Association. The Maritime Law Association of the United States, the Board of Directors of the Maritime Associates (New York), the Florida Bar Association (Operation Stand-By Program), the Dade County Bar Association (Young Lawyers Section), the Dade County Bar Association (Public Interest Law Bank), the Maritime Law Association of the U.S. Committee on Navigation and Coast Guard Matters. He has been included in Who's Who in American Law (Marquis Who's Who 1991) and Who's Who in the Law (South Florida Business Journal 1991). He is a Fellow of the American Bar Association Foundation and is an a.v. rated attorney.
Taylor, Moseley & Joyner 501 W. Bay Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202
Telephone: 305/579-9990 Florida Mediation Group 28 W. Flagler Street, Suite 1010 Miami, FL 33130
Taylor, Moseley & Joyner 501 W. Bay Street Jacksonville, FL 33202
Nathaniel G.W. Pieper Telephone: 813/229-2121; Fax: 813/228-7710 Lau, Lane, Pieper, et al First Union Building, Suite 1700 100 S. Ashley Drive Tampa, FL 33602 Nathaniel received his A.B. from Washington University in 1964 and his LL.B. from Duke University School of Law in 1967. He has been a practicing attorney with Lau, Lane, Pieper, Conley & McCreadie in Tampa and Port Canaveral for 27 years. He has experience in cruise ship litigation (passenger and crew claims), Jones Act and longshoremen's personal injury litigation, maritime liens, hull and cargo claims, cruise ship operations, collisions and litigation, and marine related commercial litigation and appeals. He has had numerous appointments in the U.S.D.C. as arbitrator and appointments by the American Arbitration Association in maritime matters. His arbitration experience has included numerous appointments in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida and appointments by the Arbitration Association in maritime matters. Nathaniel is a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States, the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Director and Chairman), the Association of Average Adjusters of the United States, the Florida Bar, the Federal Bar, the American Board of Trial Advocates, and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. He has authored an extensive article on Cruise Ship Passenger Claims and Defenses in the Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce and the chapter on Maritime Liens in the Florida Bar Volume on Maritime Law and Practice.
William G. Sawyer Telephone: 561/ 432-5523 P.O. Box 6791, Lake Worth, FL 33466 Pete graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a B.S. degree in 1948. Between the years 1948 and 1954 he served in the Navy on board tankers, aircraft carriers and submarines. In 1954 he joined the Sawyer Steamship Agency as Port Engineer and Operations Manager. In these capacities William received extensive experience in all phases of cargo operations, including writing specifications for Charter Party Agreements for the chartering of agency vessels. He held licenses as Stevedore, Maritime Freight Forwarder and U.S. Customs House Broker. In 1966 he acted as a Marine Surveyor-Hull and Machinery for Donald J. Mahoney Insurance Company and a Surveyor for Germanischer Lloyds (3 months). During this time he helped with consulting engineers and developers for the new Port of Miami at Dodge Island. In 1967 William established his own company, Marine Enterprises, which bought and sold vessels and other commercial marine equipment. In the past he has been president of the Marine Council, was the first chairman of the City of Miami Waterfront Board, chairman of the first arbitration panel sponsored by the Marine Council Arbitration Board, ("Universal Lines, Inc. vs. The Michaels Corporation"), served on the Commissioning Committee for the Nuclear Submarine USS MIAMI (SN 755), commissioned June 30, 1990, New London, Connecticut. Currently Pete is retired from active business.
Jeanette G. Smith Telephone: 561/988-2656; Fax: 561/338-0313; E-Mail: Demurrage@aol.com Demurrage Specialist Int'l. 2255 Glades Road, Suite 324A, PMB 1040 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Jeannette is founder and President of Demurrage Specialists International™, a company specializing in settling Charter Party demurrage claims and related Charter Party disputes. To date, the company has settled 130 Charter Party claims between Owner's and Charterers. Ms. Smith has extensive experience in maritime claims under contract of affreightment voyage and time charter parties as well as disputes arising from sale and purchase contracts. Ms. Smith was an Honor student at Iona College. She has received her Securities Arbitration I and II certification, and has completed the Admiralty Law program at Pace University School of Law. Ms. Smith is a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States (NL) and is on the Maritime Arbitration, Charter Party, and Alternate Dispute Resolution Committees. She is also a member of the National Association of Security Dealers, Board of Arbitrators, International Refrigerated Transportation Association, Florida Maritime Association and is the Regional Coordinator for Florida for the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association.
Telephone: 305/579-9990; Fax: 305/579-9991 28 W. Flagler, Street, Suite 1010 Miami, FL 33130 Martin received his B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1968, his J.D. from DePaul in Chicago in 1972 and his Masters of Science in Industrial Relations from Loyola in Chicago in 1979. He is a professor at Miami's St. Thomas University School of Law. He teaches alternative dispute resolution (arbitration/mediation) and collective bargaining. Since 1990 he has been a full time certified civil dispute arbitrator and mediator, arbitrating and mediating hundreds of cases within the Florida Federal and State court programs and as the selected arbitrator and/or mediator in private disputes. His cases frequently encompass Jones Act and cargo claims and other maritime and/or admiralty issues. Martin serves on the arbitration panels of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the American Arbitration Association, the National Mediation Board, the State of Florida Public Employees Relations Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers, the National Futures Association and the New York Eastern Airlines. While in these positions he arbitrated thousands of civil disputes. Prior to 1975, he litigated numerous tort and contract claims as an assistant Illinois Attorney General in the state's civil litigation division. He is a member of the Illinois and Florida Bar Association, SPIDR and the Florida Academy of Certified Mediators. He has lectured on arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution topics at numerous Florida Bar annual conventions and for the National Association of Securities Dealers, the National Academy of Arbitrators, the University of Michigan, the University of Minnesota, and the AFL-CIO.
William Donald Lewis Soutar Telephone: 954/783-4767; Fax: 954/783-4768 Mariserve Inc. 6278 N. Federal Highway, Suite 380 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308 on received his bachelors degree in Business Law from City Guildhall University, City of London, England. He was thereafter admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, a member of the Law Society, the Chartered Institute of Shipbrokers, and of the Institute of Chartered Arbitrators in London; these certificates are still current. While in London, he practiced for 13 years with two large law firms specializing in marine law. Don has experience in handling all types of marine matters including charter party disputes on the New York Produce Exchange (NYPE) form, Gencon form, Shellti form, Asbatankvoy form, and other BIMCO standard form charter parties/bills of lading disputes. He is familiar with the Conline form, Asbatank, and other oil forms of bills of lading. Various disputes included withdrawal for non-payment of hire, demurrage/dispatch/lay time, speed and consumption, pumping clauses, marine ins. interpretation and salvage arbitrations on Lloyds' open form before Lloyds appointed arbitrators. Don is a member of the Nautical Institute-London, The Marine Council of Miami, British American Chamber of Commerce, The Propeller Club - Port of Miami, and the Ft. Lauderdale Mariners. He is also a Florida licensed private investigator.
John H. Thomas Telephone: 305/810-5408; Fax: 305/810-5401 E-mail: jhtsealaw@aol.com John H. Thomas, P.A. Brickell Bayview Center 80 S.W. Eighth Street, Suite 2809 Miami, FL 33130 John received his A.B. degree from Dartmouth College in 1971 and his J.D. degree from the University of Miami in 1978. He has practiced admiralty and maritime law in Miami since 1978. He has represented clients for litigation and business counsel in the marine industry, particularly regarding recreational boats, marinas and boat yards, yacht charters, marine insurance, small passenger vessels, cargo claims, towing and salvage, commercial vessels, documentation and financing and regulatory issues. John is admitted in Florida State Courts, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit and Eleventh Circuit, and the United States Court of International Trade. He is a member of the Florida Bar (Admiralty Law Committee and Environmental and Land Use Section). The Marine Council, and the Southeast Admiralty Law Institute. He has served on the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve Policy Advisory Committee, the Board of Directors of the MAST Academy, and is former president of the Maritime Arbitration Board.
Telephone: 850/410-0656, extension #153 10024 Moccasin Gap Road Tallahassee, FL 32308 Ken received his B.S. degree from Ohio State University in 1970 and B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of South Florida in 1980 and 1984. He holds the rank of Captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve and currently has 26 years combined active and reserve service. Ken is presently the head of the Operations Support Office at the Florida Marine Patrol Headquarters in Tallahassee. He has been with the FMP since 1976 and holds the rank of Major. He has extensive experience in marine law enforcement and all phases of pleasure boating. He is a member of the National Association of Marine Investigators, Florida Marine Intelligence Unit, State Law Enforcement Chief's Association, Naval Reserve Association, and Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. |
