USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

NOTICE – FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION

During a Suspension and Revocation (S&R) proceeding, you may represent yourself, be 

represented by an attorney, or be represented by a non-attorney. 33 C.F.R. § 20.301(a). 

Neither the U.S. Coast Guard nor the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Program has vetted, 

recommends, or endorses any particular attorney or non-attorney representatives for these 

proceedings. However, if you cannot afford an attorney, no-cost (pro bono) legal 

assistance may be available. 

This document contains a complete listing of the attorneys and organizations who have 

volunteered to provided pro bono legal assistance in S&R cases. The presence of an 

attorney or organization on this list does not imply any recommendation or endorsement. 

Likewise, the presence of an attorney or organization on this list does not obligate anyone

to take your case. You are responsible for finding your own representation, and you are 

ultimately responsible for any costs or expenses, if any, associated with your chosen 

representation. 

Attorneys in the following states have volunteered to provide pro bono services for S&R 

proceedings. Please click on the below state name to obtain more information:

Alabama California Florida

Louisiana Maine Maryland

Massachusetts Minnesota Mississippi

New Hampshire New York North Carolina

Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina Texas Virginia

Washington Washington D.C.

In addition to the above pro bono resources, bar associations and several online entities 

provide lawyer referral services. The following resources may be useful in finding an 

attorney:

• http://apps.americanbar.org/legalservices/lris/directory/

• http://lawyers.findlaw.com/lawyer/practice/admiralty-maritime-law

• http://attorneys.lawinfo.com/admiralty-maritime/
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

Alabama

Edwin Howard, Esq.

Pensacola, FL 32526

Tel: (850) 465-3445 

Email: ebhoward@law.stetson.edu

• Willing to provide services in FL, AL, 

and MS. 
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

California

Daniel S. Raff, Esq.

Raff Law, APC

921 Transport Way, Ste. 33

Petaluma, CA 94954

Tel: (707) 879-8040

Email : draff@rafflawoffice.com 

www.rafflawoffice.com

Ryan Donlon, Esq.

Kennedy, Archer & Giffen 

24591 Silver Cloud Court, Suite 200 

Monterey, CA 93940

Tel: (831) 373-7500

Email: rdonlon@kaglaw.net

www.kaglaw.net

David R. Boyajian, Esq

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

1211 SW 5th Ave., Ste. 1900

Portland, OR 97204

Tel: (503) 796-2943

Email: dboyajian@schwabe.com

www.schwabe.com

Willing to provide services from San 

Francisco, CA to Seattle, WA. 

Daniel S. Raff, Esq.

Raff Law, APC

921 Transport Way, Ste. 33

Petaluma, CA 94954

Tel: (707) 879-8040

Email : draff@rafflawoffice.com 

www.rafflawoffice.com
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

Florida

Eric Thiel, Esq.

Banker Lopez Gassler P.A.

501 E. Kennedy Blvd.

Suite 1500

Tampa, FL 33602

Tel: (813) 221-1500

Email: ethiel@bankerlopez.com

www.bankerlopez.com

Edwin Howard, Esq.

Pensacola, FL 32526

Tel: (850) 465-3445 

Email: ebhoward@law.stetson.edu

• Willing to provide services in FL, AL, 

and MS. 

Alexander Brick 

Brick Law Office, PLLC

10150 Chambers Road

Raleigh, North Carolina

Tel: (407) 415-4599

Email: alexander@bricklawoffice.com

• Willing to provide services in FL and 

NC.

Roy Scott

East coast Florida 

Tel: (631) 697-1013 

Email: roy@scottmarine.com

• Not an attorney, but former USCG 

investigating officer who is familiar 

with legal proceedings
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

Louisiana

W. Brett Mason, Esq.

Stone Pigman Walther Witmann LLC

One American Place, Suite 1150 

301 Main Street

Baton Rouge, LA 70825

Tel: (225) 490-5812

Email: bmason@stonepigman.com

www.stonepigman.com
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

Maine

Sam Blatchley, Esq.

Pierce Atwood LLP

100 Summer Street, Suite 2250

Boston, MA 02110

Tel: (617) 488-8122

Email: sblatchley@pierceatwood.com

www.pierceatwood.com/

• Willing to provide services in MA, ME, 

NH, NY, & RI

Patrick Brady, Esq.

Bernstein Shur

100 Middle Street

PO Box 9729

Portland, ME 04104-5029

Tel: (202) 228-7247

Email: pbrady@bernsteinshur.com

www.bernsteinshur.com/

• Willing to provide services in MA, 

ME, & NH

Andrew C. Strosahl, Esq.

The Lawrence Law Firm, PA

243 Main Street

PO Box 310

South Berwick, ME 03908

Tel: (207) 384-5105

Email: andrew@marklawrence.org
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

Maryland

Imran O. Shaukat, Esq.

Semmes, Bowen, and Semmes 

25 South Charles Street, Ste 1400

Baltimore, MD 21201

Tel: (410) 576-4756 

Email: ishaukat@semmes.com

www.Semmes.com

• Willing to provide services in 

Washington DC as well. 

Sean T. Pribyl, Esq.

Senior Counsel

Holland & Knight LLP

800 17th Street N.W., Suite 1100

Washington, District of Columbia 20006

Phone 202.469.5203 | Fax 202.955.5564 | 

Mobile 202.308.7622

sean.pribyl@hklaw.com | www.hklaw.com

• Willing to also provide services in 

MD, Washington, DC, and VA as 

well.
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

Massachusetts

Sam Blatchley, Esq.

Pierce Atwood LLP

100 Summer Street, Suite 2250

Boston, MA 02110

Tel: (617) 488-8122

Email: sblatchley@pierceatwood.com

www.pierceatwood.com/

• Willing to provide services in MA, ME, 

NH, NY, & RI

Patrick Brady, Esq.

Bernstein Shur

100 Middle Street

PO Box 9729

Portland, ME 04104-5029

Tel: (202) 228-7247

Email: pbrady@bernsteinshur.com

www.bernsteinshur.com/

• Willing to provide services in MA, 

ME, & NH
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

Minnesota

Daniel Cragg, Esq.

Eckland & Blando LLP

800 Lumber Exchange

10 South Fifth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Tel: (612) 236-0160 

Email: dcragg@EcklandBlando.com

www.ecklandblando.com
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

Mississippi

Edwin Howard, Esq.

Pensacola, FL 32526

Tel: (850) 465-3445 

Email: ebhoward@law.stetson.edu

• Willing to provide services in FL, AL, 

and MS. 
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

New Hampshire

Sam Blatchley, Esq.

Pierce Atwood LLP

100 Summer Street, Suite 2250

Boston, MA 02110

Tel: (617) 488-8122

Email: sblatchley@pierceatwood.com

www.pierceatwood.com/

• Willing to provide services in MA, 

ME, NH, NY, & RI

Patrick Brady, Esq.

Bernstein Shur

100 Middle Street

PO Box 9729

Portland, ME 04104-5029

Tel: (202) 228-7247

Email: pbrady@bernsteinshur.com

www.bernsteinshur.com/

• Willing to provide services in MA, 

ME, & NH
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

New York

Robert O'Connor, Esq.

Montgomery McCracken Walker & 

Rhoads LLP

437 Madison Avenue, 29th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Tel: (212) 867-9500

Email: roconnor@mmwr.com

www.mmwr.com

Vincent J. Foley, Esq.

Clayton Vignocchi, Esq.

Holland & Knight

31 West 52nd Street

New York, NY 10019

Tel: (212) 513-3570

Email: Vincent.Foley@hklaw.com

 Clayton.Vignocchi@hklaw.com

www.hklaw.com

Sam Blatchley, Esq.

Pierce Atwood LLP

100 Summer Street, Suite 2250

Boston, MA 02110

Tel: (617) 488-8122

Email: sblatchley@pierceatwood.com

www.pierceatwood.com/

• Willing to provide services in MA, 

ME, NH, NY, & RI

Michael P. Hartman, Esq.

Mavronicolas & Dee LLP

415 Madison Avenue, 18th Floor

New York, NY 10017

Tel: (646) 770-1259

Email: 

mhartman@mavrolaw.com www.mavrolaw.com

Peter C. Dee, Esq.

Mavronicolas & Dee LLP

415 Madison Avenue, 18th Floor

New York, NY 10017

Tel: (646) 770-1256

Email: pdee@mavrolaw.com

www.mavrolaw.com

Alfred J. Falzone III

Brooklyn Law School

Candidate for Juris Doctor, 2015

1 Boerum Place, #102

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Tel: (646) 369-6571

Email: alfred.falzone@brooklaw.edu

Hans Xiaodong Ge, Esq.

New York, NY 

Tel: (504) 541-3124

Email: xge@tulane.edu

Owen Duffy, Esq.

5 Penn Plaza, 19th Floor

New York, New York 10001

Tel: (516) 721-8793

Email: Owen@ODuffy-Law.com
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

North Carolina

Ryan Tennant, Esq. 

Rountree Losse LLP 

2419 Market St.

Wilmington, NC, 28403

Tel: (910) 763-3404 

Email: rtennant@rountreelosee.com

www.rountreelosee.com

E. Winslow Taylor, Esq. 

Crumpler Freedman Parker & Witt

860 West 5th St.

Winston-Salem, NC, 27101

Tel: (336) 725-1304

Email: winslow@cfpwlaw.com 

www.cfpwlaw.com

Alexander Brick 

Brick Law Office, PLLC

10150 Chambers Road

Raleigh, North Carolina

Tel: (407) 415-4599

Email: alexander@bricklawoffice.com

• Willing to provide services in FL and 

NC.
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

Oregon

David R. Boyajian, Esq

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

1211 SW 5th Ave., Ste. 1900

Portland, OR 97204

Tel: (503) 796-2943

Email: dboyajian@schwabe.com

www.schwabe.com

• Willing to provide services from San 

Francisco, CA to Seattle, WA. 
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

Pennsylvania

Daniel Wooster, Esq.

Palmer Biezup & Henderson LLP

190 N. Independence Mall West, Suite 401

Philadelphia, PA 19106-1508

Tel: (215) 625-7849

Email: dwooster@pbh.com

www.pbh.com
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

Rhode Island

Sam Blatchley, Esq.

Pierce Atwood LLP

100 Summer Street, Suite 2250

Boston, MA 02110

Tel: (617) 488-8122

Email: sblatchley@pierceatwood.com

www.pierceatwood.com/

Willing to provide services in MA, ME, NH, 

NY, & RI
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

South Carolina

Sean Houseal, Esq.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP

5 Exchange Street | Charleston, SC 29401

Tel: (843) 720-4622

Email: shouseal@wcsr.com

www.wcsr.com

Ryan Gilsenan, Esq.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP

5 Exchange Street | Charleston, SC 29401

Tel: (843) 720-4617

Email: rgilsenan@wcsr.com

www.wcsr.com
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

Texas

Jude Smith, Esq.

Houston, TX

Tel: (440) 231-5324

Email: snowlock@gmail.com

Keith B. Letourneau, Esq.

Blank Rome LLP

700 Louisiana, Suite 4000

Houston, TX 77002

Tel: (713) 402-7650

Email: KLetourneau@blankrome.com

www.blankrome.com

Carra Miller, Esq.

Welder Leshin Lorenz McNiff Buchanan 

Hawn, LLP

800 N. Shoreline, Suite 300N

Corpus Christi, Texas 78401

Tel: (361) 561-8029

Email: cmiller@welderleshin.com 

www.welderleshin.com
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

Virginia

Sean T. Pribyl, Esq.

Senior Counsel

Holland & Knight LLP

800 17th Street N.W., Suite 1100

Washington, District of Columbia 20006

Phone 202.469.5203 | Fax 202.955.5564 | 

Mobile 202.308.7622

sean.pribyl@hklaw.com | www.hklaw.com

• Willing to also provide services in 

MD, Washington, DC, and VA as 

well.
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

Washington

David R. Boyajian, Esq

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

1211 SW 5th Ave., Ste. 1900

Portland, OR 97204

Tel: (503) 796-2943

Email: dboyajian@schwabe.com

www.schwabe.com

• Willing to provide services from San 

Francisco, CA to Seattle, WA. 
USCG S&R Proceedings - Free Legal Representation List

Disclaimer: The Coast Guard ALJ Program maintains a list of attorneys and organizations that have volunteered to 

provide free legal services to mariners involved in S&R proceedings. Neither the Coast Guard nor the ALJ Program 

has vetted, recommends, or endorses any of the attorneys or organizations on this list. You are ultimately 

responsible for choosing your representation and paying for any costs associated with that representation. 

Updated – 4/19/21

Washington, DC

Imran O. Shaukat, Esq.

Semmes, Bowen, and Semmes 

25 South Charles Street, Ste 1400

Baltimore, MD 21201

Tel: (410) 576-4756 

Email: ishaukat@semmes.com

www.Semmes.com

• Willing to provide services in 

Maryland as well. 

Sean T. Pribyl, Esq.

Senior Counsel

Holland & Knight LLP

800 17th Street N.W., Suite 1100

Washington, District of Columbia 20006

Phone 202.469.5203 | Fax 202.955.5564 | 

Mobile 202.308.7622

sean.pribyl@hklaw.com | www.hklaw.com

• Willing to also provide services in 

MD, Washington, DC, and VA as 

well.