Position: Partner

TEL: 415-434-9100

FAX: 415-434-3947

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Website: www.sheppardmullin.com

Admitted: 1977, Louisiana and Massachusetts; 1982, California

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Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Corporate Law; Finance; International Law; Litigation

Additional Information:  Louisiana State, American (Chairman, Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee, Section of Tort and Insurance Practice, 1989-1990) and International Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member, Committees on Marine Finance and Maritime Arbitration, 1982—). Lecturer, Admiralty Law, California Maritime Academy, 1982—. Member, Permanent Advisory Board, Tulane University Admiralty Law Institute; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Director, 1981). Co-Author: "Moore's Federal Practice," Chapter 703, 3d ed. 1997, supplement 1998; "How is OPA 90 Faring, From the Vessel Interest's Perspective? A Look at the Morris J. Berman Oil Spill, and the Current Rule on Certificates of Financial Responsibility (COFRs)," 7 U.S.F. Mar. L.J. 23, 1994; "Limited Insurability of Unlimited Liability: the American View," published in Transnational Environmental Liability and Insurance, R. Kröner, ed. 1993. Author: Case Note, "Maritime Liens: St. John Marine Co. v. United States," 28 J. Mar. L. & Comm. 351, 1997; "Exculpatory and Benefit of Insurance Clauses in Towage and Pilotage," 70 Tulane L. Rev. 605, 1995; "Arrest and Attachment in Admiralty," 5 U.S.F. Mar. L.J. 127, 1992; "So Now You Are a Shipowner: Admiralty Basics for Corporate Counsel," presented to the American Bar Association, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, 1991.

Firm Members: Gary Halling

Firm Members: Thomas Nevins