SMBP Continues to Educate Clients with “Maritime 101” Presentation

In January 2025, maritime attorneys, Megan A. Sullivan and Jim Barbiere, provided a full day presentation to a client’s management team to offer an introduction to maritime law, potential improvements to the company’s policies and procedures, as well as compliance with Coast Guard and other legal requirements. The presentation, titled “Maritime 101,” is designed to both educate and engage in discussion with the company’s employees in an effort to navigate the unique legal challenges of the maritime industry. The presentation covered a wide variety of topics including Jones Act vs. Longshore status, maritime causes of action, improving compliance with the Coast Guard incident reporting requirements, and improving internal incident investigations. Additional topics relating to current challenges or questions facing the client were also addressed.