Longshoreman & Harbor Worker Claims

At our Charleston, South Carolina, law firm, John Hughes Cooper, P.C., the focus of our practice is on admiralty law and maritime law. Our law offices are located on Sullivan's Island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor.

We offer quality representation to government, business and individual clients throughout coastal South Carolina (the Low country) and the surrounding area — including coastal Georgia, and the Pee Dee region, as well as elsewhere in the southeastern United States. We serve many overseas clients with maritime interests in the Port of Charleston, or South Carolina.

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Our senior attorney, John Hughes Cooper, Esquire, is highly knowledgeable in the field of admiralty and maritime law. He has been a lawyer in private practice since 1981, and hosted a popular local radio show on admiralty and maritime law, called "The Admiralty Docket," from 1993 through 1997. 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.

Our law firm handles a variety of matters related to admiralty and maritime law, including those involving:

• Boat Owners
• Marine Insurers
• Cargo Damage
• Attorney Referrals
• Buying / Selling / Chartering Vessels
• Marine Surveyors
• Seaman Claims
• Longshoreman and Harbor Worker Claims
• Passenger Claims

If you have legal needs in any of these areas, please contact our Charleston, South Carolina, law firm by phone or e-mail for a free and confidential conference with an attorney.

Find out how we can help you to resolve your legal problems in a timely and cost-effective manner. Prompt, professional and effective-from seaman wage claims to vessel arrest actions and maritime lien foreclosures, we know what to do.