Helping You With Maritime Law in Coral Gables and Surrounding Areas
While you're on open water, you're subject to maritime or admiralty law, a collection of domestic and international laws that governs the activities that happen on the water. A maritime lawyer makes sure that you follow maritime laws and receive fair treatment during legal proceedings.
What Does a Maritime Lawyer Do?
A maritime lawyer will represent you if your boat crashes, causes damage, or someone is injured. If you are the victim of any of these, a maritime lawyer can help you too. Your lawyer can represent you in settlement negotiations or in court.
When Do I Need a Maritime Lawyer?
There are a number of reasons you could need a maritime lawyer. Maritime injury cases can pertain to a wide variety of accidents that can happen at sea. Some of the more common reasons include:
- You are involved in an accident with another boat.
- You are injured or injure someone else in a crash on open waters.
- Your boat crashes into a dock.
- Someone else's boat crashes into or otherwise damages your dock.
- Your ship spills waste or some other type of pollution in the water.
- You are involved with an incident on a cruise ship.
Maritime lawyers also work with seafarers who work at sea and suffer an injury. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for incidents to happen that put the lives of maritime workers at risk, causing serious injuries that range from broken bones to damaged backs to brain trauma. When these injuries occur, it is vastly important that no time is wasted in getting a knowledgeable lawyer to look into your case.
If you have been hurt and are looking for someone who can protect your legal rights, Platon Alekandrakis can help. Regardless of whether you have been injured while working in a harbor, out on a drilling rig, or even in the helicopter during transport, you deserve full and fair compensation.
We can work with workers who are involved in the following types of accidents:
- Barge
- Deck
- Commercial fishing
- Jack-up rig
- Cargo ship
- Tugboat
- Oil platform
- Shipyard
How Do I Know If I Am Receiving Fair Compensation?
For injured maritime workers, one of the most significant issues is how they will receive compensation. While every case is different and will be impacted by the details about what happened as well as various laws, legal damages under maritime law will generally cover items such as the following:
- Medical expenses
- Lost wages
- Pain and suffering
In the case of wrongful death, family survivors can pursue compensation for funeral costs and loss of companionship.
The best way to ensure that your rights are protected is by working with a maritime attorney. Insurance companies will do what they can to ensure they have to pay out as little as possible, and victims without legal representation settle their case for less money than they deserve. Often a lawsuit and litigation will be needed to ensure victims recover the damages to which they are entitled.
Contact Our Miami Office for Maritime Law
If you caused damage on the water or you are a maritime worker who has been injured, you need a maritime attorney. Whether you need help negotiating a settlement or if you need to pursue a lawsuit, a maritime lawyer is your best resource.
Contact Platon Alekandrakis or call today at 786-853-4769 to make an appointment for a consultation. We also welcome our Coral Gables and Miami area Greek citizens; we speak Greek!