Admiralty and Maritime Lawyers

Over 30 Years' Experience With Boats and Boating Law

The Charleston law firm of John Hughes Cooper, P.C., focuses exclusively on admiralty law and maritime law. Our law office is located on Sullivan's Island, at the entrance to Charleston Harbor.

Our law firm offers responsive and high-quality assistance with all types of legal concerns related to boating or shipping. Our senior attorney, John Hughes Cooper, Esquire, has been a lawyer in private practice since 1981. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Cooper hosted a popular local radio show on admiralty and maritime law, called "The Admiralty Docket." He is admitted to the bar in South Carolina and Georgia, and has been admitted to practice before numerous state and federal appeals courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Our attorneys cover the waterfront in the fields of maritime and admiralty law. We represent boat owners, commercial shipping companies, injured commercial seamen, people injured in pleasure boating accidents and others. We handle local legal claims as well as international claims on behalf of local clients.

We can help if you:

Have been injured in a recreational boating accident
Are an injured Jones Act seaman
Need to enforce or defend against a maritime lien or vessel arrest
Have questions regarding marine insurance
Have questions regarding buying, selling or chartering vessels
Have a cargo damage claim

Don't Use a Landside Lawyer for a Maritime Legal Issue

Admiralty law differs from landside law in many important respects. If you have legal needs in any of these areas, please contact our Charleston, South Carolina, law firm today for a free and confidential consultation with an experienced maritime lawyer. Call us toll free at 1-800-883-9099 or send us an e-mail to schedule an appointment.

General information about the admiralty and maritime law is available on The Admiralty Docket.

John Hughes Cooper, P.C.

P.O. Box 395 - 1808 Middle Street
Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482

Toll free: 1-800-883-9099
Ph: 1-843-883-9099
Fax: 1-843-883-9335

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From our law offices on Sullivan's Island, Charleston attorney John Hughes Cooper handles admiralty law and maritime law cases throughout coastal South Carolina (the Lowcountry), the Pee Dee region, and elsewhere in the Southeast. The communities we serve include Charleston, Mt. Pleasant, Isle of Palms, Sullivan's Island, Georgetown, Beaufort, Hilton Head, North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, Edisto Island, Walterboro, Pawley's Island, Murrells Inlet, Little River, Conway, Columbia, Florence, Charleston County, Georgetown County, Berkeley County, Beaufort County, Horry County, Jasper County and Colleton County.