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Charles R. Lipcon has represented victims of cruise ship personal injury and cruise line sexual assault and claims for more than 50 years. His firm, Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A., has successfully handled more than 3,000 cases and recovered well over $300 million on behalf of their clients.
Mr. Lipcon was named "Lawyer of the Year" in Admiralty & Maritime by US News & World Report (Miami) in 2020 and his firm is named to "Best Law Firms" by US News & World Report.
Mr. Lipcon and his firm can assist with the following types of accidents and injuries:
- Cruise Ship Passenger Accidents
- Cruise Ship Sexual Assault
- Cruise Ship Crewmember Injuries
- Cruise ship shore excursions
- Cruise Ship medical malpractice
- Cruise ship class actions
- Boating, yacht, jet ski, parasailing, scuba diving, snorkeling accidents
- Barge, cargo, tanker & fishing accidents and injuries
- Hotel, Resort & Vacation accidents and injuries
- Hotel, Resort & Vacation sexual assaults
Mr. Lipcon has written several publications including "Unsafe on the High Seas", "The Cruise Line Law Reporter" and "Seafarers Rights". He has been featured on major news networks like CNN, MSNBC, ABC, Fox News, and more.
Contact Mr. Lipcon and his team for a free confidential consultation.
- Maritime Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
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- Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A.
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- University of Miami School of Law
- J.D. (1971) | Law
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- University of Miami
- B.A. (1968) | Government and Philosophy
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- "Lawyer of the Year" in Admiralty & Maritime - Miami
- US News & World Report
- Best Law Firms
- US News & World Report
- Super Lawyer since 2007
- Super Lawyers
- Best Lawyers in Ameria
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- Top Law Firm Protecting Seafarer Rights
- International Seafarer's Association
- American Association for Justice
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- Florida Justice Association
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- American Bar Association
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- Florida Admiralty Trial Lawyer's Association
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- Federal Bar Association
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- Admiralty Law Lectures, University of Miami
- University of Miami
- Admiralty Law Lectures, St. Thomas School of Law
- St. Thomas School of Law
- High Stakes on the High Seas: How to Successfully Handle Cruise Ship Injury or Death Cases, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association Convention
- Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
- Update on Cruise Ship Liability and Forum Selection/ Arbitration Clauses, American Trial Lawyers Association Convention
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- Current Cruise Ship Liability and Forum Selection Issues presentation by Charles R. Lipcon, American Trial Lawyers Association Convention
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- Maritime Lawyer, Charles R. Lipcon
- Data analysis on cruise ship sexual assault reveals big-line crime
February 6, 2023 - Report Reveals Sexual Assault Is the Most Consistently Reported Crime On Board Major Cruise Lines
February 6, 2023 - Nearly 70% of all reported sexual assaults on US cruises since 2010 happened on ships run by Royal Caribbean or Carnival
February 6, 2023
- Q. Boarding a ship with out the permission of the Capt. is it illegal? and is it a act of piracy?
- A: Yes, boarding a ship without the permission of the captain or an officer or crewmember designated by him is a violation of international maritime law. At the very minimum, the individual boarding the vessel without permission may be considered a stowaway, but in many countries, doing so qualifies as piracy and the guilty party may be subject to fines as well as imprisonment. However, when an individual boards a vessel for the purposes of saving a life, preventing a personal injury or property damage, they are not considered to be committing piracy.
- Q. Can someone please help me...who is liable in a boating accident, the person operating the vessel, the owner, or both?
- A: A) When a boating accident occurs, several people can be held liable for the incident, depending on what exactly caused the accident to occur in the first place, who was operating the vessel and where exactly the accident took place. If the accident occurred on navigable waters, meaning waters that are used for commerce or transportation purposes, then federal admiralty and maritime law could apply. If the accident occurred on non-navigable waters (a small lake, pond, etc.) then state laws apply. Federal maritime laws carry much more stringent penalties and can hold more people liable for one accident, whereas state laws often fail to properly prosecute individuals or companies and can resulting potentially negligent parties to escape responsibility. Aside from where the accident occurred, the next factor that must be established is the cause of the boating accident. If general negligence was to blame, such as speeding, boater inexperience, boating under the influence, etc., then the person who was actually operating the boat will hold primary responsibility for the incident but the owner may also still be held responsible depending on the particular facts involved. If the person operating the vessel was an employee of a company, such as a ferry boat operator, then the operator and the owner of the vessel may both be held liable for the incident, the owner being faulted for failure to properly educate their employees on maritime safety laws, for employing negligent operators or for allowing someone to operate their watercraft knowing they were not suitable pilots. When mechanical failure is to blame, if there was an issue with the vessel that was not foretold to the operator or undetectable to him, then the owner and the manufacturer are usually the ones that liability would fall upon.
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