Partner
CurrentRepresentative Matters:• Representation of Underwriting Syndicates at Lloyd's and other foreign and domestic market admitted and surplus lines insurers throughout the Southeast in various claims and coverage disputes, including first- and third-party bad faith in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and the Carolinas. • Defense of personal injury and premises liability claims, including recreational marine liability, general liability, and COA, HOA, and residential and commercial premises liability, etc.• Representation of vessel dealers, manufacturers, and others in product liability, marine personal injury, Jones Act and Longshore Act, and capsizing/sinking cases.• Counseling of corporate clients in contract analysis, litigation, and other business matters.• Representation of developers, owner associations, contractors and subcontractors in commercial and residential construction litigation.• Representation of builders, owners, and developers in multi-plaintiff/multi-case drywall litigation.• Representation of commercial dock owner in barge breakaway and allision case against foreign, commercial subsidiaries of the People’s Republic of China.• Representation and counseling of shipyards, marine equipment companies, and barge/tug charterers in numerous contract and litigation matters, including multiple matters arising out of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.• Representation of vessel owners, charterers, and others in arrest, collision, allision, and pollution cases and United States Coast Guard investigations.Publications and Speeches:“Survey of State Expert Qualification Requirements,” Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, St. Simons Island, Georgia (2011); “Update on Eleventh, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Circuits,” Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute "SEALI," Charleston, South Carolina (2010); andCo-author, "Basic Do's and Don'ts of Construction Contracts," Alabama Utility Contractors Association Newsletter (2014).
