Maritime Law Overview

Gulf Coast Maritime and Admiralty Law Attorneys

For more than twenty years, the Bohrer Law Firm has represented seamen, offshore workers, oil rig workers, inland river workers, deckhands, shrimpers, floorhands, roustabouts, roughnecks, tankermen, riggers, pleasure boaters, and others injured in maritime accidents.

If you have been seriously injured or if someone you love has died in a maritime or offshore or river accident, you need an advocate who thoroughly understands maritime law and who will explain and protect your rights.

The lawyers at the Bohrer Law Firm are here to help you. Helping injured people and their families is our only business.

• Jones Act and seamen's claims: Our maritime law attorneys can explain your rights under the law and make sure you are treated with justice and fairness.
• Drilling rigs and barges: From chemical burns to explosions to dangerous falls, we can help you obtain the compensation you need.
• Offshore boats: If you were injured in a crew boat or supply boat accident, our maritime law firm can help.
• River accidents: When an accident happens on a tow boat, a tug, or a barge, the injuries can be serious. Talk to a lawyer who knows maritime law well.
• Commercial shrimping and fishing boats: If you were injured while working on a shrimping boat or commercial fishing boat, you are entitled to damages under the Jones Act.
• Boating accidents: If you were injured as passenger or an operator in a boat accident, talk to a maritime law attorney about your rights to compensation.
• Jet Ski accidents: Jet Ski and personal watercraft accidents can result in serious injuries or even death; if you were injured on a Jet Ski or Waverunner because someone else was negligent, come to our offices.f
• Commercial diving accidents: Saturation diving and other accidents can seriously injure a diver. If you have been injured in a diving accident, tell us about it.
• Offshore injuries: If you or a family member has suffered a serious offshore injury, our maritime law attorneys have the experience to help.
• Helicopter accidents: Travel by helicopter can be hazardous, especially in high winds. If you have been injured in a helicopter accident, call us.
• Wrongful death or death on the high seas: When a maritime accident causes a loved one's death, talk to an experienced maritime law attorney.

If you have suffered injury in a maritime accident, or if a family member has died in a fatal maritime accident, tell us about it. We routinely represent people injured in oil rig and boat accidents from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas.

We will make sure you understand the laws and your rights. You do not have to deal with this alone.