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Statement of Practice

Civil Practice before all State and Federal Courts in California. Admiralty and Maritime Law, Transportation Law, General Liability and Insurance.

Representative Clients:

AHL Shipping Company
The Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Limited
Canal Insurance Company
Capresso, Inc.
China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co., Ltd.
Crowley Maritime Corporation
Essex Insurance Company
Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft
Horizon Lines LLC
Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.
Interocean Ugland Management Corporation
Keihin Ocean Line
Laufer Freight Lines, Ltd.
Lexington Insurance Company
The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Limited
Maersk Sealand
Mammoet Western, LLC
Mediterranean Shipping Co., S.A.
Nedlloyd Holdings, Ltd.
Nippon Express USA, Inc.
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
NYK Line (North America) Inc.
Sea Star
Senko Container Line
Schutzverein Deutscher Rheder V.a.G.
Southbay Barge, Inc.
Steamship Mutual Management (Bermuda) Limited
The St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company
Through Transport Mutual Insurance Association Ltd.
Totem Ocean Trailer Express
United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Bermuda) Limited
USS Transport, Inc.
Yang Ming (America) Corporation.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Free Initial Consultation

Address

555 East Ocean Boulevard
Suite 400
Long Beach, CA 90802-5051, (Los Angeles Co.)

Phone

Phone: 562-983-7833
Fax: 562-983-7835
URL: http://www.lawyers.com/swain\

Website

http://www.swaindipolito.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Michael L. Swain (Member) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Louisiana; 1987, California. Education: Franklin and Marshall College (B.A., 1980); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Tulane University Post-Graduate Studies in Admiralty, 1985-1986. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Nauman S. Scott, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, 1983-1985. Member: State Bar of California; Louisiana State Bar Association; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor; Member, Carriage of Goods Committee). Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime; Transportation; General Liability; Business.Email: Michael L. Swain

Frank X. Dipolito (Member) born New York, New York, 1951; admitted to bar, 1988, California. Education: State University of New York Maritime College (B.S., 1972); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1988). St. Thomas More Honor Society. U.S. Coast Guard Master's License, 1978. Council Member, American Master Mariners. California State Bar Special Deputy Trial Counsel. Member: State Bar of California; Maritime Law Association of the United States. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime; Transportation; Insurance Defense Coverage.Email: Frank X. Dipolito

OF COUNSEL

Cheryl F. Gertler (Of Counsel) born San Francisco, California, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, California; 1987, Illinois. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1979); University of California, Davis, School of Law (J.D., 1982). Member: State Bar of California; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial; Real Estate; Immigration.Email: Cheryl F. Gertler

ASSOCIATES

John G. Nursall (Associate) born Alhambra, California, February 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1988, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1975; M.A., 1978; Ph.D., 1987); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1987). Formerly with Lillick & Charles LLP. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Maritime Law; Employment Law.

Ross Landau (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 2003); Tulane University Law School (J.D., 2008).Email: Ross Landau