Best Law Firms in the United States for Admiralty and Maritime Law

Jones Walker LLP is among the largest 145 law firms in the United States. With offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, and Texas, we serve local, regional, national, and international business interests. The firm is committed to providing a comprehensive range of legal services to major multinational public and private corporations, Fortune® 500 companies, money center banks, worldwide insurers, and emerging companies doing business in the United States and abroad.

Since 2012, The BTI Consulting Group has named Jones Walker to its Client Service A-Team, which identifies the top client service firms in the nation. The firm has previously been named to both the A-Team and BTI's Client Service 30, a list of top 30 firms in the country for dedication to client service. Clients have recognized Jones Walker for consistent excellence in areas such as client focus, anticipating the client's needs, and understanding the client's business.

Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A. was founded in 1971 and is a preeminent maritime and admiralty law firm with a full-time team of 18 maritime lawyers and a complete support staff. The firm continues to have an international reputation for integrity, compassion and excellence with 250 years of combined experience in maritime and admiralty law. The firm's focus is to serve passengers and crew who have been injured while at sea.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION: We have received the highest forms of recognition in the industry including the“Top Law Firm Protecting Seafarer Rights” by industry leaders and Florida Trend’s Legal Elite. Many of our lawyers have been nominated for various awards such as SuperLawyers and are among the highest rated maritime lawyers on Avvo.com. Additional recognitions include membership with the Million Dollar Associates Forum, the Multi-Million Dollar Associates Forum and the American Association for Justice.

CRUISE SHIP RAPE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: We also routinely represent cruise ship sexual assault, rape and statutory rape cruise ship cases. We regularly represent both minors and adults who have been sexually assaulted aboard cruise ships by either crew or other passengers. Additionally, our attorneys are at the forefront of overboard accidents and cruise ship negligence cases, including cases involving the over-service of alcohol to cruise ship passengers.

FEATURED ON NATIONAL TELEVISION OVER 1,000 TIMES: Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A., has been featured on over 1,000 nationally broadcasted television programs covering cruise ships disasters, cruise ship rape and sexual assaults as well as other cruise ship crimes. When major media outlets seek a cruise accident lawyer or cruise ship sexual assault attorney to interview as an analyst, they frequently rely upon our firm. We have been on the go-to list for a number of major news programs including: CNN, Fox News, NBC, CBS, ABC, Court TV, and more.

EXPERIENCE HANDLING MATTERS WORLDWIDE: Our local office is located in Florida, but we represent passengers and crew injured anywhere in the world. Our maritime law firm serves international clientele from countries around the globe, including North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. We have made appearances in courtrooms worldwide and are equipped to assist clients who speak any language.

CASES WE HANDLE:

• Admiralty & Maritime
• Cruise Ship Accidents & Claims
• Cruise Ship Sexual Assault
• Cruise Passenger Disappearances
• Seaman's Claims
• Jones Act
• Shore Excursions
• Boating Accidents
• Parasailing Accidents
• Jet Ski Accidents
• Limitation of Liability
• Hotel, Resort & Vacation Accidents

• Hotel Sexual Assault
• Hotel Video Voyeurism
• Uber/ Lyft Sexual Assault
• Brightline Train Accidents
• AirBnB/ Vrbo/ Short Term Rentals

Turkel Cuva Barrios is a premier litigation boutique with a national presence. Our talented and specialized lawyers handle high-stakes litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants.

Clients throughout the country retain us to handle their most challenging and important cases. We prepare a case from the start with one goal in mind—to win at trial. And we have trial and litigation victories against some of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the world.

We’re Winning Battles and Righting Wrongs in the Fields of Employment, Personal Injury and Business Litigation.

With a proven track record in personal injury, business litigation, and employment law, Venardi Zurada, LLP is a leading California law firm with offices in Oakland & Walnut Creek.

We’re so confident that we can win, that we operate on a contingency fee basis in many instances — meaning if we do not make a recovery for you, we will not collect a fee.

Founded by attorney Mark Venardi and then later joined by Martin Zurada, the California law firm of Venardi Zurada capitalizes on the insight and experience our attorneys bring from past work both on behalf of and against Fortune 500 companies. Our ability to see both perspectives allows us to provide the kind of aggressive representation typically reserved for major corporations.

While we will negotiate and settle claims if that is in your best interest, we are a litigation firm that doesn’t hesitate to take matters to court when appropriate. That tenacity has resulted in:

• A success rate at trial of over 99 percent
• The confidence to operate on a contingency fee basis in many instances — meaning if we do not make a recovery for you, we will not collect a fee
• The trust of a long list of clients
• The respect of our peers — for example, Mark has received the highest Martindale-Hubbell review rating every year since 2004

We make a difference in everything we do because:

We have earned a leading reputation. Our lawyers have earned top honors, including Northern California Superlawyers (top 5 percent), National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Attorneys, AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum (attorneys that have obtained multi-million dollar trial verdicts).

We care and we show it. When you hire us you will get to know us, and we will get to know you. We will learn your story and live your story so we can help decision makers (jurors, claims handlers, judges, and opposing counsel) feel your story.

We get results. We have recovered in excess of a hundred million dollars for our clients and pride ourselves on leveraging our experience, reputation, case development, client story, and technology to get top results

Committed, Connected & Available

“Their dedication, caring, believing and execution are the best that I have ever seen.”
Ray Bellefeuille, President Phoenix Logistics, Inc.

We’re also committed to being available to you to answer questions that help alleviate the stress of being part of a legal action. That includes:

• Giving you your attorney’s direct dial office, cell, and home phone numbers
• Meeting with you outside of normal business hours
• Traveling to a location that’s convenient for you such as your home or the hospital

Mark left the corporate world to provide legal services to individuals and smaller companies in Oakland, San Jose, and surrounding areas because he truly values making personal connections with our clients. Martin moved from Poland to Libya to Germany to the U.S. during his school years, and overcame language and other barriers every step of the way, so he identifies with people who face significant challenges. Both attorneys — and the teams that support them — are committed to providing outstanding legal representation to people who have been wronged.

Founded in 2007 by Bobby Saadian, Esq., JD/MBA, Wilshire Law Firm is a nationally recognized personal injury, employment, and consumer class action law firm that has recovered more than $2 billion in settlements and verdicts for its clients. Recognized by Best Lawyers® as one of the nation’s “Best Law Firms” for seven consecutive years, Wilshire Law Firm has secured some of the largest settlements in the country, including a record-breaking $36 million settlement, the largest single-plaintiff settlement in Fresno County history, and a $28.7 million settlement that was ranked by TopVerdict.com as the Number 1 Pedestrian Accident Settlement for Single-Plaintiff Cases in the U.S. in 2019. Additionally, Wilshire Law Firm secured 59 of the top 100 Personal Injury settlements in California in 2024, per TopVerdict.

With more than 100 attorneys, 500 team members, and an extensive network of medical and forensic experts, Wilshire Law Firm has the resources needed to go up against any insurance company or corporation. The firm’s award-winning attorneys stand for justice, fighting to ensure that its clients are fully and fairly compensated for their losses.

Wilshire Law Firm is available 24/7, provides free consultations, and takes no fees unless you win.