Top Rated Transportation & Maritime Attorney in Miami, FL

Honors and Awards:

• Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV for 26 consecutive years

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Florida Bar Association, Member, 1971
• Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, Member
• Florida Admiralty Trial Lawyers Association, Member
• Florida Justice Association, Member
• American Association of Justice, Member
• Dade County Bar Association, Member
• American Bar Association, Member

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• UNSAFE ON THE HIGH SEAS - YOUR GUIDE TO A SAFER CRUISE. Discover the reality the cruise industry doesn t want you to know about: Sexual Assaults, Shipboard Disappearances, A Pattern of Cover-ups, Noroviruses, Unaccredited Doctors, Inadequate Security and Your Binding Ticket Contract. Learn how to protect you and your loved ones from becoming victims. You'll get: Available for purchase at: http://www.unsafeonthehighseas.com and at www.amazon.com., Author, Unsafe on the High Seas - Your Guide to a Safer Cruise, Author, Cruise Ship Safety, 2008

Verdicts and Settlements:

• Benedetto Emanuele Caraffa vs. Carnival Cruise Lines: $3,600,000.00
• Andersen vs. Sky Cruises: $6,100,000.00
• Willie R. Walker vs. Florida Power & Light Company: $4,300,000.00
• Sosa vs. M/V Lago Izabal: $25,843,903.00

Representative Clients:

• Members of this firm have successfully handled numerous LANDMARK CASES. What is a landmark case? Whenever an appellate court issues a ruling that changes the law or applies the law in a new and different way, a landmark case may be involved. These decisions are few and far between and only occur on rare occasions. Very few attorneys are ever involved in a landmark case. Landmark cases are frequently cited by other courts in support of their decisions.Most of our landmark cases are in the area of admiralty and maritime law dealing with claims by passengers or seafarers. They are summarized as follows: First Class Action in Admiralty Allowed, Error to Allow Proof of Receipt of Workers Compensation Benefits into Evidence at Trial, Error in Medical Negligence Case to not Allow Interrogatories Regarding Textbooks Regarded as Authoritative by Defendant Physician, Even Though Seaman Settled Injury Claim Prior to His Death, His Family Could Make a Second Recovery for the Same Accident, Seaman Did Not Need an Expert Witness at Trial, Physician with Staff Priveleges had Claim Against Hospital for Tortious Interference, Breach of Contract and Good Faith Claims Where Hospital Interfered with Patient Referrals, Federal Court Rules Seafarers who Become Sick or Injured While Working on a Ship are Entitled to Lost Tips as Part of Their Sick Wages Under Maintenance and Cure, Seaman had Retalitory Discharge Claim Against Vessel Owner by Reason of Being Fired for Refusing to Lie Under Oath for the Shipping Company, Seafarer Injured in Separate Accident on Land While Getting Maintenance and Cure From the Shipowner or Employer Was Entitled to Received Continued Maintenance and Cure for the Separate Accident, State Medical Malpractice Presuit Procedures Did Not Apply to Claim of Medical Negligence by Passenger Against Doctor and Nurse on Cruise Line Vessel, Cruise Lines Held Liable to Passenger for the Negligence of Ship's Doctor, Even Though Doctor is an Independent Contractor, Casenote on Carlise v. Carnival - cruise passenger Carlise was the first or one of the first cruise passengers to have a sucessful medical malpractice claim against a cruise line.

Video:

• Learn how Charles R. Lipcon can put his experience to work for you., Meet maritime attorney Charles R. Lipcon on video, Maritime And Cruise Line Law - Representing Injured Passengers And Crew, 2008

Newsletters:

• Case Summaries important to Admiralty & Maritime Claims against Cruise Lines, Cruise Line Law Reporter, Admiralty & Maritime Law

Educational Background:

• University of Miami, JD, 1971