Bell, Ryniker, Letourneau

Admiralty/Maritime

Bell, Ryniker & Letourneau’s practice in this highly specialized field involves defending lawsuits in federal and state courts, and representing clients in U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime Administration and U.S. Customs regulatory matters. The firm’s clients primarily include vessel owners, charterers, drilling contractors, oil service companies, offshore construction companies, towing and salvage companies, Underwriters at Lloyds, American, British, Scandinavian and German P & I Clubs, marine insurance companies, underwriters and brokers. The firm handles and tries admiralty and maritime lawsuits and U.S. Coast Guard administrative matters throughout the Gulf Coast.

The firm represents employers and insurers on claims arising under the Jones Act, the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Bell, Ryniker & Letourneau also represents clients involved with the Maritime Administration and U.S. Coast Guard during investigations and hearings into marine collisions, fires and explosions.

Bell, Ryniker & Letourneau handles matters arising from oil and hazardous materials spill incidents, providing expertise regarding the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), and the Texas Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act, among other statutes and regulations. The firm’s attorneys also have extensive experience in handling time-sensitive vessel arrest and attachment issues, and cargo-related casualties on behalf of vessel owners, charterers and stevedores, including major fires and vessel capsizings. The firm also represents numerous vessel owners, insurers and P&I clubs in the handling of personal injury claims under state, federal and maritime law, as well as wrongful death claims under state law and the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA).

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5847 San Felipe, Suite 4600, Houston, Texas 77057
713-871-8822 | Fax: 713-871-8844