Practice Area: This firm handles the litigation and arbitration of maritime law cases arising on navigable and non-navigable waters. This includes boating accidents, cruise ship accidents, legal rights of commercial mariners working on tugboats, ferries, and ocean-going vessels.
About: Tim Akpinar represents commercial mariners and recreational boaters throughout the United States, including inland rivers. As a former merchant marine officer, Tim understands the operation of commercial vessels and the legal rights of people who serve aboard them. Such rights can materialize under the Jones Act, Longshore & Harbor Workers’s Compensation Act, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Defense Base Act, War Hazards Compensation Act, and other federal and state legislation.
Tim handles matters involving maritime collision, maritime salvage, complex property losses, boating accidents, and cruise ship accidents. He represents commercial mariners, recreational boaters, and passengers. Tim taught law at a state maritime academy. He has also owned several boats over the years.
For a free consultation, contact Tim at (718) 224-9824 or timakpinarlawoffice@verizon.net. Tim fights hard for the legal rights his clients who have sustained injury or other damages involving admiralty jurisdiction and maritime law.
Tim’s work is referenced in Wikipedia - Seaman’s Manslaughter Statute
In 2006, Tim was asked to cover the subject of limitation of liability for the American Trial Lawyers Association, for which he prepared the article, Defeating Limitation of Liability in Maritime Law. This arcane concept of maritime law comes up in cruise ship accidents, boat and jet ski accidents, as well injuries involving commercial fishermen, tugboat crews, and other mariners. The City of New York tried to use the law to reduce the awards of injury plaintiffs following the tragic October 2003 Staten Island Ferry accident involving Andrew Barberi. Tim understands why defendants try to use this trick, and he understands how to defeat this shameful legal tactic.
Tim was recently interviewed by Water Welders, an online magazine about the commercial diving industry.
Tim recently appeared in WorkBoat Magazine
Former Firm Names: We are proud to continue serving clients under our established name.
Clients: Commercial Mariners, Cruise Ship Passengers, Pleasure Boaters, Commercial Fishermen, Maritime Workers
Other Office Locations: We offer remote legal services and assist clients anywhere.
References: References are shared directly with clients to ensure confidentiality.