Firm Overview
Admiralty / Maritime Law - Charleston, South Carolina
At the law offices of John Hughes Cooper, P.C., we provide a broad range of legal services for vessel owners and others needing experienced and cost-effective representation in matters related to admiralty and maritime law.
We draw on nearly three decades of experience in admiralty and maritime law to deliver quality legal services. This includes extensive firsthand experience with vessels and vessel operations. Our founding attorney, John Hughes Cooper, is an avid boater and once made his living as a shrimper.
Our law firm offers legal representation in cases involving:
- Boat Owners, including collision, personal injury, government fines and citations
- Marine Insurers. We represent insurance companies in cargo subrogation claims as well as in defense of personal injury and vessel collision claims.
- Cargo Damage. We handle claims for all types of damaged and lost cargo.
- Attorneys Referrals. We welcome referrals and are open to collaborating with other attorneys who lack experience in admiralty and maritime law.
- Buying, Selling, Chartering Vessels. A number of unusual pitfalls can complicate the buying and selling of a vessel. We know how to avoid them.
- Marine Surveyors. We offer legal counsel and small business legal services to protect marine surveyors from unjustified liability claims.
- Seaman Claims, including wage claims, personal injury and death
- Longshoreman and Harbor Worker Claims. We help workers injured on the job with workers' compensation and third party claims.
- Passenger Claims. Whether you were injured on a boat, a jet ski, a cruise ship or any other type of vessel and someone else was at fault, we can help you to recover compensation.
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 by phone or e-mail for a free and confidential consultation with an experienced maritime lawyer.
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From our law offices on Sullivan's Island, we serve 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.
