Attorney Biography

Workers compensation lawyer Charles Armbruster at the law firm of Armbruster, Dripps, Winterscheidt & Blotevogel represent clients in cases involving maritime law, wrongful death, FELA and railroad injury, products liability, medical malpractice and many more.

Education

• University of Michigan, B.A., 1989
• Washington University Law School, J.D., 1992

Admitted to Practice

• Illinois
• Missouri
• West Virginia
• United States Supreme Court
• United States District Court for the Central, Northern & Southern Districts of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Eastern & Western Districts of Missouri
• United States District Court for the Eastern & Western Districts of Arkansas
• United States Court of Appeals for the 5th, 7th, 8th, & 10th Circuit
• United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern & Western District of Oklahoma
• United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Professional Memberships & Associations

• Litigation Counsel of America
• American Association for Justice
• Illinois State Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar
• The Missouri Bar
• Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
• Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Mr. Armbruster has been practicing as a Illinois workers comp attorney for the past twenty years.  Mr. Armbruster is also a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society that recognizes deserving, experienced, highly qualified lawyers.

Shane Kadlec, accident attorney at the Law Office of Shane R. Kadlec, has over 15 years of experience and has a Texas Board certification in personal injury law.  Mr. Kadlec has worked with clients in cases involving civil litigation, workplace injury lawsuits, longshoreman and harbor workers injuries, motorcycle accidents, gunshot accidents, premises liability, and many more.

Education

• University of Windsor, B.A.
• South Texas College of Law, J.D.

Bar Admissions

• Texas
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas

Professional Memberships & Associations

• Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
• Houston Trial Lawyers Foundation
• State Bar of Texas
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association

As a practicing Houston workplace injury lawyer, Mr. Kadlec is committed to recovering the maximum amount of compensation for injured victims in Texas, primarily in and around Houston, Beaumont, Galveston, Austin, and the Rio Grande Valley.

Lake Charles Injury Attorney | Will Schieffler

Lake Charles injury lawyer Will Schieffler at Gaar Law Firm is dedicated in providing professional legal representation of personal injury accident victims and getting them the compensation they deserve. The Louisiana law firm has more than 40 years of experience in personal injury, medical malpractice, and maritime and admiralty law.

Education:

• Louisiana State University, J.D., 1998
• Nicholls State University, B.S. cum laude, 1995

Practice Areas:

• Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Wrongful Death and Personal Injury
• Jones Act
• Products Liability
• Toxic Tort
• Vessel Accidents
• Diving and Offshore Injuries
• Automobile Accidents and Injuries
• Truck Accidents
• Medical Malpractice
• Legal Malpractice

States Licensed To Practice: Louisiana and Texas

Admissions:

• United States Supreme Court
• Louisiana Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the Southern District of Texas

Memberships/Affiliations:

• American Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas
• Lafayette Parish Bar Association
• Beta Gamma Sigma Honorary Business Society

Gaar Law Firm

617 S. Buchanan Street

Lafayette, Louisiana 70501

337-205-0307

http://www.gaarlaw.com

For cases involving offshore injuries, reach out to attorneys at Corban, Gunn & Van Cleave who have the experience and knowledge about the offshore injury laws and can provide you the representation you need.  

For legal help with offshore injury matters, speak with Mississippi offshore injury lawyer Corban Gunn.

Phone: (228) 432-7826

Areas of practice

• Serious personal injury and Wrongful death
• Insurance bad faith
• Offshore/marine law
• Oil spills
• Business/contract claims

Admitted to practice

• Mississippi
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Awards

• Young Lawyer of the Year, Mississippi Association for Justice, 2007
• New Lawyers Division of Excellence Award, American Association for Justice
• New Lawyers Division Executive Committee Award, 2008-2010

Professional Memberships

• Harrison County Bar Association
• Jackson County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• The Mississippi Bar (Professionalism Committee, 2010-present)
• Mississippi Association for Justice
• American Association for Justice (New Lawyers Division; Member, AAJ Board of Governors, PAC Committee, 2005–; Chairman, Fund Raising Committee, 2007–; Executive Committee, 2008-2010)

Education

• University of Mississippi, B.A. 2000
• University of Mississippi, J.D. 2004 – Clerk, United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi

Corban Gunn & Van Cleave
146 Porter Avenue
Biloxi, MS 39530-3704

James C. Powell has been practicing law for almost 30 years focusing on complex litigation cases in West Virginia.

For legal help with maritime law cases, speak with the Maritime attorney James C. Powell at the law firm of Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.

Phone: 304-346-2889

Areas of Practice

• Complex litigation
• Consumer debt
• Maritime law
• Serious automobile accidents
• Class actions
• Products liability
• Wrongful death
• Workplace injuries

Admitted to Practice

• State of West Virginia, 1981
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1989
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 1981
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1992
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1991

Awards & Memberships

• Outstanding Young Men of America
• American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers—West Virginia
• West Virginia Association for Justice
• Member of the Year (2007)
• President’s Award (2008, 2010)
• Who’s Who in American Law
• Men of Achievement
• West Virginia State Bar

Education

• West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1981
• West Virginia University, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1977

Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C.
405 Capitol Street, Suite P-1200
P.O. Box 3081
Charleston, WV 25301

Lafayette Personal Injury Attorney | Joseph F. Gaar, Jr.

Joseph F. Gaar Jr. practices personal injury and wrongful death claims including injuries from motor vehicle collisions, defective products, brain trauma, and offshore accidents in Lafayette, Louisiana.

For legal help with any personal injury matters, speak with a Lafayette injury attorney, Joseph F. Gaar, Jr.

Phone: (337) 233-3185

Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Admiralty Law
• Maritime Law
• Jones Act
• Maritime Personal Injury
• Diving and Offshore Injuries
• Automobile Accidents and Injuries
• Truck Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Medical Malpractice
• Legal Malpractice

Admitted to Practice

• 1985, Louisiana
• 1996, Texas
• U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
• U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas

Membership

• Louisiana State Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
• Louisiana Association for Justice
• American Association for Justice
• Lafayette Parish Bar Association
• St. Landry Parish Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association

Education

• Loyola University, J.D., 1985
• Louisiana State University and A. and M. College, B.S., 1981

Gaar Law Firm
617 South Buchanan Street
Lafayette, LA 70501

Birth Injury Attorney in Pittsburgh | Regis M. McClelland

Attorney Regis McClelland has devoted the past 25 years of his career to the practice of personal injury law and medical malpractice law. He represents clients in cases of products liability, airplane and boating accidents, car accidents, slip and falls, drunk driving liability and general personal injury.

Mr. McClelland is also an Adjunct Professor at the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Law where he teaches Trial Tactics. A renowned birth injury attorney in Pittsburgh, Mr. McClelland is frequently called upon to lecture on the topics of personal injury and medical malpractice. He regularly appears of local and national television to discuss medical and legal issues.

Mr. McClelland was listed in the “The Best Lawyers in America” and was named as a “Pennsylvania Super Lawyer”. He is an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Areas of Practice:

• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury
• Negligence
• Automobile Accidents and Injuries
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Boating Accidents
• Toxic Exposure
• Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Head Injury
• Wrongful Death
• Birth Injury
• Birth Trauma
• Civil Litigation
• Aviation Law

Admitted:

1983, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Law School:

Duquesne University, J.D., 1983

College:

Duquesne University, B.A., 1980

Membership:

• Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations
• American Association of Justice
• Pennsylvania Association of Justice

To build a strong case for your personal injury in Pittsburgh, call Mr. McClelland at:

The McClelland Law Group, PC
100 Ross Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2013
(412) 391-7343

Roy Leon provides legal services in customs law and maritime law to international businesses engaged in international trade, transportation and commerce. Roy Leon helps businesses to recover assets and cash seized by the U.S. Custom officials, obtain authorization for gray market importations, get refund of harbor maintenance fees, and obtain U.S. Customs licenses and permits.

Roy Leon at Florida firm, Peter S Herrick PA, also provides representation to individuals and corporations nationally in matters before the U.S. Customs Service including seizures, penalties, classification, value, marking, country of origin, ruling requests, protests, structuring agreements, and intellectual property rights. An export lawyer, Roy Leon is also adept at solving import-export issues.

Areas of Practice:

• Customs Law
• International Trade
• Administrative Law
• Trademarks
• Contracts
• Secured Transactions

Admitted:

• 2001, Florida
• 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
• U.S. Court of International Trade

If your business has maritime or export law issue, contact Mr. Roy Leon for a free opinion on the matter:

Peter S Herrick PA
3520 Crystal View Court
Miami, Florida 33133
Phone: (888) 341-9952

Mathew B. Richardson is an attorney focusing his practice in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, product liability, and security litigation. He attended the Auburn University and received his undergraduate degree in 1997.  He went on to attend the University of Alabama and was awarded a Juris Doctorate degree in 2000.

Mr. Richardson is one of the Mobile maritime injury attorneys, who has experience in representing injured maritime employees. He strives to obtain maximum compensation for those injured due to others carelessness or negligence.

Born:

Mobile, Alabama, December 22, 1974

Education:

• J.D., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 2000
• B.S., Auburn University, Auburn, 1997

Practice Areas:

• Personal Injury
• Wrongful Death
• Fraud
• Products Liability
• Class Actions
• Securities Litigation

Admitted:

• 2000, Alabama
• 2001, Mississippi
• U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Memberships:

• Mobile and American Bar Associations
• Alabama State Bar
• The Mississippi Bar
• The Florida Bar
• Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America

If you or your loved one has sustain maritime injuries, contact Mathew B. Richardson at his law office using the following information:

Jackson, Foster & Richardson, L.L.C.
75 Saint Michael Street
Mobile, AL 36602
(251) 433-6699

Mobile Maritime Injury Attorney | J. Don Foster

Born in Mobile, Alabama, J. Don Foster obtained his B.S.  from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1958. Upon graduation, he decided to continue his education in law by enrolling in the University of Alabama and in 1971, he received his Juris Doctorate degree in law. Mr. Foster is admitted to practice law in Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Mr. Foster is one of the dedicated mobile maritime injury attorneys, having experience in helping injured people in the maritime industries get the compensation they deserve. He also practices in the areas of personal injury and criminal law.

Education:

• J.D., University of Alabama, 1971
• B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1968

Practice Areas:

• Trial Practice
• Personal Injury
• White Collar Criminal Defense
• Consumer Fraud
• Class Actions
• Mass Torts
• Driving While Intoxicated

Admitted:

• Alabama, 1971
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1975

Memberships:

• Mobile, Baldwin County and American Bar Associations
• Alabama State Bar
• Alabama Trial Lawyers Association

Born:

Mobile, Alabama, April 10, 1945

Contact the maritime attorney J. Don Foster to get maximum compensation for your maritime injuries.

Jackson, Foster & Richardson, L.L.C.
75 Saint Michael Street
Mobile, AL 36602
(251) 433-6699

Hawaii Personal Injury Attorney | Paul F. Cronin

Paul F. Cronin has earned Martindale- Hubbell’s “AV” peer rating that is prestigious, symbolizing the highest level of professional quality and ethical standards. With his nearly 50 years of legal experience, he became the founding member of Cronin Fried Sekiya Kekina & Fairbanks law firm.

Cronin is a well versed personal injury attorney in Hawaii focusing his practice on personal injury law that includes admirality and maritime, medical malpractice, aviation and product liability cases too. He has served as a naval officer and was also a diver.

Areas of Practice:

• Admiralty
• Maritime Law
• Aviation
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury
• Products Liability

Admitted:

• 1962, Hawaii and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• 1976, U.S. Supreme Court
• 1978, District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
• 1987, Alaska; 1989, Montana

Law School:

• Boston College, LL.B., 1962

College:

• University of Massachusetts, B.S., 1955; George Washington University

Membership:

• Hawaii State, Alaska, Federal (Chairman, Admiralty Rules Committee, 1986—) and American Bar Associations
• Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
• Maritime Law Association of the United States
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii
• American Association for Justice (Hawaii Governor, 1975-1976)
• Hawaii Academy of Plaintiffs’ Attorneys

Born:

• Boston, Massachusetts, July 7, 1933

If you are looking for legal representation for a personal injury or an insurance claim in Hawaii, Contact the experienced law firm of:

Cronin Fried Sekiya Kekina & Fairbanks
841 Bishop St. Suite 600
Honolulu HI 96813
(808) 524-1433

Geoffrey L. Wendt, a resident of Seneca, recently graduated from Tulane University Law School with a Master’s degree in Admiralty. Geoffrey worked as a summer associate at Nalley & Dew, where he gained knowledge on maritime personal injury cases.

Despite being a lawyers in Charleston, Mr. Wendt served as a volunteer for the Homeless Justice Project which was coordinated by the Ministry of Crisis.

Practice Areas:

Maritime law

Education:

•  Tulane University Law School, LL.M.
• Charleston School of Law, J.D.
• Clemson University (Bachelor’s degree in History)

Memberships:

• South Carolina Bar
• Maritime Law Association
• Phi Alpha Delta

For any help in legal proceedings, contact attorneys in Charleston to represent you in your maritime case.

Robertson H Wendt PA
3875 Faber Place Drive #204
Charleston, SC 29405-8558, United States
(866) 701-2589

Sidney W. Jackson, partner of the Mobile maritime law firm of Jackson, Foster & Richardson, LLC was born Luverne, Alabama, August 22, 1957. Sidney was admitted to practice in the Alabama Bar, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals in 1982, Eleventh Circuit in 1996, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Sidney Jackson’s areas of practice include:

• Personal Injury
• Negligence
• Complex Litigation
• Products Liability
• Insurance Fraud
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Medical Negligence
• Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Automobile Accidents

Education:

• University of Alabama (B.A., Corporate Finance, 1979)
• Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1982)

Professional Memberships:

• Mobile (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1989) and American Bar Associations
• Alabama State Bar (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1986; President, Young Lawyers Section, 1992-1993)
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Southwest Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
• Alabama Trial Lawyers Association

Contact the law firm of Jackson, Foster & Richardson for legal assistance with maritime and admiralty laws, personal injury, or automobile accidents in Mobile, Alabama today.

John L. Hunter, a Mississippi accident attorney at the law firm of Cumbest, Cumbest, Hunter & McCormick is an experienced, proven, and successful Pascagoula attorney who practices law throughout the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Born in Scott County, Mississippi, August 15, 1946, John had later worked as Assistant District Attorney of Jackson County, Mississippi in 1980, having given him an extensive background in complex legal proceedings.

Whether you need a Pascagoula attorney at law with the compassion necessary to help you through a family law matter, a Biloxi attorney who specializes in Mississippi asbestos litigation, an Ocean Springs lawyer who can handle your criminal defense, or a Gulfport attorney with knowledge of intricate issues of maritime law, John encourages you to contact his firm.

John Hunter is a named partner at the firm.
His areas of practice include:

• Personal Injury
• Products Liability
• Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Insurance
• Workers Compensation
• Criminal Law

Education:

• Mississippi State University, B.S., 1969
• University of Mississippi, J.D., 1972

Admittance Information:

• Mississippi Bar and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, 1972
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 1973
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1974
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama, 1978
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1981

Professional Activities and Memberships:

• Member of the Mississippi Bar, State Bar Commissioner, 1980-1983
• American Bar Association
• Mississippi Association for Justice, Sustaining Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1988
• The American Association for Justice, Sustaining Member
• American Board of Trial Advocates, former President, Charter Member, Mississippi Chapter

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Whether you are looking for a law firm in Ocean Springs, arrested for drunk driving in and need a law firm in Biloxi, suffering from mesothelioma in Pascagoula or seeking custody of your child and need representation of a law firm in Gulfport, Cumbest, Cumbest, Hunter & McCormick, an established law firm in Pascagoula since the 1950s, can help you with the legal issues of each case. A Mississippi accident lawyer will be there for you to draw up paperwork, investigate charges and accidents, negotiate settlements, represent you in court, and protect your legal rights.