David T. Maloof

David Thomas Maloof is an international maritime and transportation attorney
and a human rights advocate. He is the senior partner in the Maloof & Browne LLC, a New York based law firm. 
During the 1980s, he was an investigative television reporter on the New Jersey Network, part of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
== Early life ==
Maloof graduated from Columbia College (New York of Columbia University in 1980. At Columbia, Maloof was president of the student-run television station Columbia Television (CTV), and was elected to the Student Council
Maloof graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law with his law degree in 1983 and was admitted into the bar in 1984.
==Television and investigative reporting career==
While on the New Jersey Network, Maloof investigated and reported on the decision of New Jersey's then-Governor, Thomas Kean, to award without full public disclosure the franchise to process photo driver's licenses to a large Republican donor, William Taggart, an event which became known as The Taggart Affair.
Maloof also worked as a print reporter for "The Bridgehampton Sun." 
== Legal career ==
As a litigator from the mid-1980s to the present, Maloof investigates the causes of complex mass disasters, such as cargo ship sinkings and train derailments. He has investigated major shipping casualties, including the MV Elma Tres (1981) and the SS El Faro (2015). 
In 2009, Maloof's theories on the Carmack Amendment (or U.S. Code § 14706) were brought before the United States Supreme Court in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp./Union Pac. R.R. v. Regal Beloit Corp.
== Human rights advocacy ==
Maloof has been involved in international diplomatic affairs for over a decade, having served from 2009 to the present on the Leadership Council of CMEP. In his work with the CMEP, he has addressed officials at the National Security Council and the State Department.
In 2010, Mr. Maloof and his family worked briefly in the Dbayeh Palestinian Christian refugee camp, where they helped create a basketball facility and program for the children.
== Publications ==
Maloof has authored or co-authored legal articles covering transportation law, including the following publications in the Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce:
* Taking Evidence at the Flood Tide: How to Obtain the Testimony of Departing, Departed and Unavailable Admiralty Witnesses. (2003) 
* Exel, Inc. v. Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc.: The Sixth Circuit's Strict "Opportunity to Choose" Standard Fulfills the Carmack Amendment's Original Intent, But Will the Other Circuit's Take Note? (2019)
Maloof has also co-written the following articles published in the New York Law Journal:
* Supreme Court Extends Admiralty Laws to Cover Train Wreck (2005)
* U.N.’s New Compensation Treaty: Should United States Ratify It? (2009)
* On the Move: Changes for Trucking Freight and Ocean Shipping (2013)
== Awards ==
In 2017, the Catholic Press Association awarded Christianity Matters third place in the category of "First Time Author of a Book." 
Maloof has also received Martindale-Hubbell's peer-voted (AV) rating for professional ability and ethical standards. He is a top-rated transportation and maritime attorney by Thomson Reuters and has been named on their annual list of SuperLawyers 2007-2010, 2012-2019. Maloof has also received Martindale-Hubbell's peer-voted (AV) rating for professional ability and ethical standards. The Catholic faith group Pax Christi Metro New York awarded with the Young Peacebuilder Award.
== Bibliography ==
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== Personal life ==
Maloof's wife, Jean Sweeney, is also an attorney. They live in Darien, Connecticut and outside Newport, Rhode Island and have two adult children.
== References ==
Category:American lawyers