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Knowledge. Experience. Focus. Results. These are the cornerstones on which our firm was founded and continues to operate. The attorneys of Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel, LLP are among the best known commercial litigation, admiralty, maritime and international transportation law practitioners in Florida, the Southeastern United States, and the Caribbean. All of our attorneys have focused their practices exclusively on the areas of commercial litigation, admiralty and maritime, international, property and casualty, medical and professional malpractice defense, products liability, subrogation, and transportation law. Our firm has a successful and consistent track record both in the courtroom and in transactional matters. Our firm is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer review attainable. Our attorneys are frequently invited to present papers and seminars on various topics to in-house claims adjusters and corporate counsel in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Scandinavian countries. Due to our expertise and experience, we are often invited to speak to maritime attorneys and industry professionals on topics relating to the marine industry. Our attorneys are also published authors on admiralty and maritime issues. Many of the partners of our firm are Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Admiralty and Maritime Law. Certification is the highest level of recognition by The Florida Bar of the competency and experience of attorneys in the areas of law approved for certification by the Supreme Court of Florida. Board Certification is rigorous and requires demonstrated knowledge evidenced by more than five years of experience, peer and judicial recommendations, additional continuing legal education requirements specifically in admiralty and maritime law, and objective written examination. Our litigation experience includes a proven track record at both the trial and appellate level. Our attorneys are members of the Florida Bar and admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida, as well as the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Many of the firm's attorneys are admitted to practice in other states, including Virginia, New York, California, Oregon, and the District of Columbia. Our attorneys’ professional memberships include, the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, the Maritime Law Association of the United States, American Institute of Marine Underwriters, the National Cargo Security Council, the Caribbean Bar Association, the International Council of Cruise Lines, the American Bar Association Admiralty Committee, the Propeller Club, the Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club, the Tampa Bay Mariner's Club, the National Security Council, and the Defense Research Institute. The firm serves a wide range of industries related to our practice areas including: Healthcare; construction; insurance; hospitality; retail; lending; manufacturing; all transportation and marine industries, including the passenger cruise industry; international and domestic marine and transportation insurers; ship, yacht and marine equipment manufacturers; ship owners and recreational boating and yacht interests, including purchase, sale, and domestic and international corporate entity formation and compliance; marine towing, construction, and dredging companies; vessel financiers; trucking companies, freight forwarders, and cargo carriers and insurers, all modes; as well as a variety of foreign entities and clients in international business transactions and litigation. Both large and small companies choose us and stay with us because of our knowledge, experience, focus, and the results we produce on behalf of our clients.
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