Maritime Lawyers

Houston, Texas based Jones Act & Maritime Lawyers, Arnold & Itkin LLP, have the experience and track record to represent you in your maritime injury case

Houston, Texas based Jones Act & Maritime Lawyers, Arnold & Itkin LLP, have the experience and track record to represent you in your maritime injury case

Regardless of whether you are a seaman, a longshoreman, a harbor worker or a shipyard worker, you have specific rights and benefits when you are injured or fall ill while employed in a maritime-related job.

Those rights and benefits are provided to you under maritime law, a complex set of federal rules and statutes. Those laws govern how much compensation you and your family are entitled to. Depending on which laws apply, you may be entitled to money for your medical bills, lost wages, living expenses, as well as your mortgage, utilities, food and transportation.

The lawyers at Arnold & Itkin LLP understand the complexities and legalities of maritime law and have a successful track record of verdicts and settlements. Our goal is ensure you get the compensation you deserve. We have the expertise to handle maritime claims at port cities along the Gulf Coast in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

For a free consultation, call us toll free at (866) 222-2606 or contact us using the form on this page. We can advise you on all aspects of maritime law and the benefits you are entitled to under the Jones Act, the Death on the High Seas Act, the principle of maintenance and cure, or the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. 

If you are a maritime worker or seaman who has suffered a maritime injury while working as crew of a tanker, tug, barge, trawler, jack-up rig, semi-submersible rig, mobile offshore drilling rig, or other maritime vessel, you have rights under the Jones Act and other maritime laws. But it's critical that you contact a maritime lawyer for help.

We know how critical it is for you to cover medical expenses and to care for your family in the unfortunate event that you are injured or become ill while serving as a seaman or longshoreman. At Arnold & Itkin, our attorneys are hardworking and passionate about helping clients and winning in the courtroom and representing our clients' best interests at the settlement table.

In 2006, H Texas magazine named Arnold & Itkin LLP as Top Lawyers for the People saying, "Arnold & Itkin LLP quickly assesses the strengths and weaknesses of each case and then makes strategic decisions about how to win." We are aggressive, skilled and experienced, and we work hard to maximize our clients' recoveries. Our hard work allows us to go to trial with confidence in our ability to win. We have handled cases in more than 30 states and have tried more than 50 cases in the last four years.

Contact Us Today for Your Legal Representation

If you or a family member has been involved in a serious maritime or offshore accident, you need to take action as soon as possible to protect your right to claim compensation.  If you were working as a dock worker, shipbuilder, shipbreaker, seaman, or on a vessel along the Gulf Coast in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, or Mississippi talk to an Arnold & Itkin lawyer today.

Call us toll free at (866) 222-2606 or contact us using the form on this page. We will review your case during a free initial consultation and assess the compensation to which you are entitled.

What you should know about Maritime Law...

• Jones Act & Maritime Lawyers

  

  Arnold & Itkin LLP is an experienced and qualified maritime law firm. But more than that, we are trial lawyers. We have tried more than twenty cases in the past two years, which is more than some attorneys will try in their entire career. If you have been seriously injured in a maritime accident, you should contact a maritime lawyer for a FREE case evaluation.

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• The Jones Act

  

  The Jones Act defines certain seaman's rights, including the rights of maritime workers to seek and obtain compensation from their employers for injury caused by unseaworthiness of a vessel or the negligence of its owner, captain, or crew.

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