Mount Pleasant, SC Attorneys
Admiralty and Maritime Law and Civil Litigation
Since 1984, Cooper and Bilbrey, P.C. has offered comprehensive legal assistance in admiralty and maritime law and civil litigation. From our law office in Mount Pleasant, we represent injured seamen, boat owners, injured passengers, commercial shipping firms, maritime business owners, marine insurance companies, and others. We also has extensive experience in more conventional civil litigation issues. With personal experience in business, real estate, and construction and a depth of litigation experience, the firm handles cases such as partnership and business disputes, construction disputes, personal injury claims, disputes over contracts, disputes over real estate, claims involving transportation law, and general business litigation.
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Maritime law is different in many aspects from landside law. If you have questions about your legal rights and obligations on the water, contact the Charleston Jones Act attorneys at the law firm of Cooper and Bilbrey, P.C., to schedule a free and confidential consultation.
Jones Act · Boating Accidents · Vessel Arrests · Marine Insurance
Our lawyers cover the waterfront when it comes to maritime and admiralty law issues. We offer a quick response time and one-on-one access to experienced attorneys who can answer your questions and provide practical guidance.
Injury on the Water
We represent maritime injury victims, whether the accident occurred on a job site or as a result of a recreational boating accident. When injury occurs on job sites, we file all of the types of seaman claims necessary to get fair compensation. We file Jones Act claims, maintenance and cure claims and injury claims on behalf of longshoremen and harbor workers.
Insurance · Liens · Vessel Arrests
At Cooper and Bilbrey, P.C., we represent marine insurance companies and the insured in disputes over marine insurancecoverage and claim settlements. We also provide the necessary legal services to enforce or defend against a maritime lien or a vessel arrest or attachment.
Pleasure Boat Owners
We routinely assist pleasure boat owners in dealing with all manner of maritime casualties, including collisions, shipboard injuries, contract disputes, warranty claims against dealers and manufacturers, and insurance claims, as well as defense of administrative and Coast Guard citations to vessel owners and buying, selling and chartering vessels.
The process of buying or selling a boat is different, in a legal sense, from buying or selling a car. We guide buyers and sellers through every necessary legal step to ensure that the transfer of the title is clean and unencumbered by secret liens or other encumbrances.
Other Areas of Maritime Law
We represent shippers and those in the shipping industry who need to make claims for cargo damage, and we provide legal counsel to marine surveyors to help them protect themselves against liability claims.
Every legal question involving maritime law also includes questions of admiralty law, which is a body of law dictating where any specific type of maritime claim must be filed. Our lawyers are intimately familiar with the ins and outs of admiralty law and know how to select a forum to the best advantage of our clients.
Contracts
Solid contract agreements that fully identify the rights and responsibilities of each party can help avoid costly disputes in the future. Our law firm offers skilled legal counsel in all aspects of contract formation, including reviewing proposed contracts, negotiating agreements and drafting maritime contracts and general contracts. Additionally, we represent clients in the midst of a breach of contract dispute in resolving the conflict as efficiently as possible through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or litigation.
Civil Litigation
At the law office of Cooper and Bilbrey, P.C., we have extensive experience representing individuals, insurance companies and other businesses in complex disputes. In addition to effectively representing clients in admiralty law matters, our attorneys represent clients in civil litigation in all levels of federal and South Carolina courts. Our trial experience spans from landside torts that accompany admiralty claims to general negligence and third-party products liability claims.
Contact Cooper and Bilbrey, P.C. · Free Consultation · 843-883-9099
If you have legal questions in any area of maritime law, we encourage you to contact our office for a free and private initial consultation. Learn how we can help you. Send us an e-mail or call us at 843-883-9099 to make an appointment.
General information about the admiralty and maritime law is available on The Admiralty Docket.
