ADMIRALTY
AND MARITIME LAW COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE
DESCRIPTION
The Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee of the American Bar
Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section has 597 members. The Committee's
membership is comprised of plaintiff attorneys, defense attorneys, insurance counsel,
state and federal judges, in-house corporate counsel, and academics. The Admiralty and
Maritime Law Committee is active in sponsoring or co-sponsoring continuing legal education
programs through the American Bar Association annual meetings as well as the New Orleans
Maritime seminar in conjunction with Tulane Law School in association with the American
Waterways Operators, Offshore Marine Service Association, and Passenger Vessel
Association.
The Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee publishes quarterly
newsletters which are the principal channel for communication with the committee members,
providing information on current activities and substantive legal and legislative
developments of interest to maritime practitioners. The Admiralty and Maritime Law
Committee also submits articles to the Tort and Insurance Law Journal.
Additionally, the Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee
cooperates with special standing committees of the American Bar Association. The Admiralty
and Maritime Law Committee has members on the Continuing Legal Education Board, Women and
Minority Involvement Board, the Tort and Insurance Law Journal Editorial Board, the
General Committees Board, and the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Council.
In addition to providing resources for admiralty and maritime
tort and insurance practice, the Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee encourages its
members to participate in the advancement of civil justice, professionalism, and diversity
of membership to reflect the interests of plaintiffs, defendants, and insurers.
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additional cost. However, if you are not a Section member, you must join the
Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section first.
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Administrator at schroeders@staff.abanet.org or by phone at
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