Mission Statement
To be an indispensable member of your
litigation team and make a positive difference in your
admiralty cases by providing knowledgeable insight,
helpful guidance, in-depth research, irrefutable expert
opinion reports, and unrivaled expert maritime forensic
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- RULES OF THE ROAD – QUALIFIED AS AN EXPERT OF THE
INTERNATIONAL & U.S. INLAND NAVIGATIONAL RULES
OF THE ROAD.
- BOATING STATUTES – TESTIFIED AS AN EXPERT REGARDING
STATE STATUTES REGARDING BOATING.
- NAVIGATION & PILOTING – SERVED AS THE TRAINING
SHIP EMPIRE STATE V’S CADET NAVIGATOR IN 1981. SUBSEQUENTLY
SERVED AS NAVIGATION OFFICER FOR SEVERAL YEARS WHILE
SAILING WITH EXXON SHIPPING COMPANY UTILIZING LORAN,
OMEGA, SATELLITE NAVIGATION, RADAR, RDF, CELESTIAL,
AND COASTAL NAVIGATION. WAS FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT
OF AN ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED TO DEVELOP A GPS PILOT
NAVIGATION CARRY-ON SYSTEM. TESTIFIED BEFORE THE NATIONAL
ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND CONGRESS REGARDING GPS TECHNOLOGY.
HAS SERVED AS A HARBOR PILOT SINCE 1989.
- SHIPHANDLING, SEAMANSHIP & OPERATIONS – SERVED
AS A SHIP’S OFFICER FOR NEARLY SEVEN YEARS IN NUMEROUS
CAPACITIES AND ON MULTIPLE TRADE ROUTES. OVERSAW AND
OBSERVED SHIPBOARD OPERATIONS AND HAVE TAUGHT SEAMANSHIP
CLASSES. HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SHIPHANDLING (INCLUDING
TRAINING ON SIMULATORS) FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS. HAVE
HAD PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE ON:
• PASSENGER & MERCHANT SHIPS
• TUGS & BARGES
• FISHING BOATS, DIVE BOATS & OTHER COMMERCIAL
VESSELS
• PLEASURE POWER BOATS & YACHTS
• SAIL BOATS
• PERSONAL WATER CRAFT
- SHIPPING AND BOATING ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS –
INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS, ANALYSES,
AND RECONSTRUCTIONS INCLUDING:
• GROUNDINGS
• STRANDINGS
• COLLISIONS
• ALLISIONS
• VESSEL / SWIMMER ACCIDENTS
• SHIPBOARD, TUG BOAT AND OTHER ON BOARD ACCIDENTS
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