Charles R. Lipcon

Charles R. Lipcon is the founder of Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A., an award-winning cruise ship and maritime law firm headquartered in Miami, Florida, with offices throughout the United States. As America’s Leading Maritime Lawyers, his firm has successfully handled more than 3,000 cruise ship passenger and crew cases, and his firm has recovered more than $450 million on behalf of their clients.

Mr. Lipcon has been in practice for over 50 years and has received countless awards throughout his career, including:

• Super Lawyers® (2007–2024)
• “Lawyer of the Year” ® in Admiralty & Maritime, US News & World Report (2020) - Miami
• Best Lawyers®, (2016-2025)
• Best Law Firms ®, US News & World Report (2016-2024)

The firm provides best in class representation for injury, assault and families of death victims in the following specialty areas:  

• Cruise ship passenger injuries
• Cruise ship sexual assault
• Cruise ship crewmember injuries
• Boating, yacht, jet ski, parasailing, scuba diving and snorkeling accidents
• Barge, cargo and tanker accidents
• Commercial fishing, riverboat and ferry accidents
• Hotel and resort accidents and injuries
• Hotel and resort sexual assaults
• Cruise ship class actions

Featured on national television hundreds of times as the go to resource for anything maritime or cruise ship related in the news, Mr. Lipcon has been featured on or in: CNN, Good Morning America, Time Magazine, ABC Nightline, 20/20, The Today Show, and many more.

Led by founder Charles R. Lipcon, the law firm has represented clients since 1971 with integrity, compassion and excellence. Contact Mr. Lipcon and his team of 14 full time maritime attorneys for a free and confidential consultation with the leaders in maritime and cruise ship law.

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