Maritime law | Admiralty Law

Profile of Steven Thaler:

Trial lawyer specializing in the field of admiralty and maritime law for over thirty years in the representation of seafarers who have sustained serious injury while employed as members of the crew on American Flag vessels and in the representation of seaman in proceedings before the United States Coast Guard and before the National Transportation Safety Board.

COMMITMENT:

Promoting safety in the workplace and seeking just compensation for seafarers commensurate with the injuries sustained, including compensation for pain, suffering, disfigurement, loss of life's pleasures and mental distress and compensation for loss of earnings and reimbursement for expenses relating to medical care and treatment and such other expenses that arise out of the wrongful conduct of a seafarer’s employer and the owner of the vessel in failing to abide by their legal obligation to provide seafarers with a reasonably safe work place.

Representative cases that I have litigated on behalf of my clients are identified on the pages that follow. The jury verdicts awarded and the cases that were settled before and during trial exemplify the results achieved as a trial lawyer.

I am licensed to practice law in the state of New York and I have represented seafarers, together with local counsel, in courts of law throughout the United States in both federal and state courts, including Pennsylvania, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey and Virginia.

Personal injury cases are handled on a contingency fee basis on the net recovery after the deduction of costs and expenses.

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