About Us Practice Areas Attorneys Diversity Publications Offices News & Events Careers Contact Us O1: PRACTICE AREA Maritime O2: MARITIME RAWLE & HENDERSON has long been recognized for its admiralty and maritime practice. Philadelphia has been a major port throughout the history of the United States, and our attorneys have been involved in most every aspect of the practice of maritime law. In the area of maritime personal injury work, the Firm’s practice includes representing shipowners in lawsuits filed by longshore workers, representing owners of all types and sizes of vessels with regard to personal injury claims brought by seamen under the Jones Act and General Maritime Law, and representing cruise line owners in lawsuits brought by passengers for personal injuries sustained on cruises. RAWLE & HENDERSON’s practice also includes litigation arising from scuba diving, recreational boating accidents, and jet-ski operation. In the casualty arena, RAWLE & HENDERSON is regularly engaged in matters involving cargo damage claims, hull and collision disputes, groundings, dock and pier damage, salvage, General Average, and maritime liens. In the marine environment area, the Firm is involved in matters arising under both federal and state law, including the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and Oil Pollution Act of 1990. This work includes oil and chemical spills and cleanups, and all types of toxic tort and pollution incidents. RAWLE & HENDERSON also assists vessel interests with regulatory and agency issues, including appearances before the U.S. Coast Guard, Immigration and Customs agencies. RAWLE & HENDERSON’s maritime clients include domestic and foreign shipowners, multi-national offshore drilling companies, and marine underwriters, as well as a variety of local maritime interests, including pier owners, ship repairers, stevedoring companies, steamship agents, and ship suppliers. RAWLE & HENDERSON’s maritime lawyers handle cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia. The Firm’s maritime lawyers also litigate charter party, insurance coverage, and commercial disputes in a variety of arbitration and alternative dispute resolution settings, both locally, in New York, and London. MARINE CASUALTIES Personal injury / Wrongful death including Jones Act and Death on the High Seas Act Collisions / Groundings Fires Recreational boating accidents POLLUTION OPA ’90 issues Environmental contamination Lightering and bunkering incidents CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA UNDER BILLS OF LADING Cargo damage Documents of title CHARTER PARTY DISPUTES AND ARBITRATION Vessel arrest and attachment Freight / Defense STEVEDORE AND TERMINAL LIABILITY Cargo Terminal / Warehouse REGULATORY DISPUTES Coast Guard Immigration Customs PRACTICE AREAS Appellate Architects & Engineers Aviation Casualty Catastrophic Loss Commercial Litigation Commercial Motor Vehicle Commercial Transactions Construction Dental Professional Liability Employment Relations Environmental, Toxic and Mass Torts Insurance Coverage Maritime Medical Professional Liability Premises Liability Product Liability Professional Liability Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics Workers’ Compensation Attorneys in our Maritime group Carl D. Buchholz, III Partner Charles A. Buechel, Jr. Partner William J. Carr Partner John J. Snyder Partner Lawrence D. Wright Partner Jessica Link Martyn Of Counsel Mary Ann Capriotti Associate Joseph A. Gorman Associate Attorney Advertising. This Web site may be considered advertising under the rules of some states. Prior results described on this site cannot and do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future matter that we or any lawyer may be retained to handle. About The Firm Our History Attorney Search Get in touch Offices Twitter LinkedIn Contact Legal Disclaimer Privacy Policy © Copyright 2021 Rawle & Henderson, LLP. All rights reserved.