Admiralty & Maritime

The Admiralty & Maritime Team at KMK Law routinely advises clients in a variety of disputes involving the Jones Act, general maritime law, personal injury claims, cargo loss and damage, ship and barge collisions, allisions, vessel groundings, lift boat and jack-up rig accidents, dock damage matters, vessel liens, and sunken barges.

Our Maritime Team represents clients in business transactions involving the charter and shipment of goods, the purchase and financing of ships, barges, and equipment, vessel mortgages, and the financing of oil and gas exploration equipment.

As a full service law firm and due to our diverse experience with all aspects of the maritime industry, KMK Law is able to represent clients in transactional matters and related issues of business operations, in regulatory and government relations issues, and in complex, multidistrict litigation, arbitration, and mediation. Moreover, KMK Law advises our clients to remain in full compliance with corporate, securities, labor and employment, health and safety, environmental, intellectual property, and other laws and regulations affecting the maritime industry.