ADMIRALTY LAW INSTITUTE THE PROGRAM
Tulane University School of Law
March 23 -25, 2011
McAlister Auditorium - Tulane Campus
Maritime Catastrophes: Marine Investigation &
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2011
Mass Claims Practice
8:00 – 9:00 REGISTRATION (buses arrive from downtown)
Welcome to the 23rd biennial
9:00 – 9:20 OPENING REMARKS
Admiralty Law Institute Robert B. Acomb, Jr., Chairman, Admiralty Law Institute
David D. Meyer, Dean, Tulane Law School
PLANNING COMMITTEE 9:20 – 9:50 MARITIME LAW ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT ADDRESS
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Robert B. Acomb, Jr. – Chairman Warren J. Marwedel Patrick J. Bonner, Freehill, Hogan & Mahar, LLP
Donald R. Abaunza Robert P. McCleskey, Jr.
Francis J. Barry, Jr. David D. Meyer 9:50 – 10:50
Lizabeth L. Burrell James F. Moseley DEVELOPMENTS IN CARGO LAW: 60 MIN
Kathleen K. Charvet Thomas J. Muzyka Regal Beloit v. Kawasaki
Martin Davies James R. Nieset Facilitator: Raymond P. Hayden, Hill Rivkins, LLP
Christopher O. Davis Bruce G. Paulsen Dennis Cammarano, Cammarano & Sirna
A. Robert Degen Winston E. Rice Alan Nakazawa, Cogswell Nakazawa & Chang, LLP
Robert B. Fisher, Jr. Antonio J. Rodriguez CARGO PREFERENCE RULES & THE IMPENDING BATTLE
Joshua S. Force Thomas S. Rue
Denise Krepp, Chief Counsel, MARAD
Robert Force David B. Sharpe
A. Gordon Grant, Jr. Irving J. Warshauer 10:50 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
Raymond P. Hayden Harold K. Watson
Grady S. Hurley Ajay Verma 11:00 – 12:15
Patricia A. Krebs A. N. Yiannopoulos CURRENT MARITIME RELEASE ISSUES: 75 MIN
J. Dwight LeBlanc, III
Edward F. LeBreton, III
THE EFFECTS OF AMCLYDE AND
MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER ACT
Facilitators: Grady S. Hurley, Jones, Walker, Waechter,
Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, LLP AND
Irving J. Warshauer, Gainsburgh Benjamin David
PROGRAM COMMITTEE Meunier & Warshauer, LLC
Francis J. Barry, Jr., Chairman Joshua S. Force James F. Moseley Alanson T. Chenault, Fowler, Rodriguez, Valdes-Fauli
Kathleen K. Charvet Raymond P. Hayden Bruce G. Paulsen John W. Merting, Law Office of John W. Merting, PA
Martin Davies Grady S. Hurley Winston E. Rice Russell S. Whittle,VP, MSP Compliance, Gould & Lamb, LLC
Christopher O. Davis Patricia A. Krebs Irving J. Warshauer
Robert B. Fisher, Jr. J. Dwight LeBlanc, III Harold K. Watson 12:15 – 1:45 LUNCH at Lavin Bernick Student Center
Robert Force Edward F. LeBreton, III
1:45 – 3:15
ARBITRATION AND ADR: 90 MIN
NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD Stolt- Nielsen v. Animalfeeds Int’l
Facilitators: Professor Martin Davies, Tulane Law School AND
W. David Angus, QC J. Dwight LeBlanc, Jr. Joshua S. Force, Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, LLC
F. Nash Bilisoly Henry C. Lucas, II Professor Edward F. Sherman, Tulane Law School
The Hon. Edith Brown Clement Howard M. McCormack Lizabeth L. Burrell, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Christopher O. Davis David A. Nourse Keith W. Heard, Burke & Parsons
Andrew S. DeKlerk Michael D. O’Keefe
Charles S. Donovan William E. O’Neil 3:15 – 3:30 COFFEE BREAK
William R. Dorsey, III Steven L. Roberts 3:30 – 5:00
The Hon. Eldon E. Fallon Edward F. Sherman
George D. Gabel, Jr. Eugene J. Silva PIRACY 90 MIN
Reginald M. Hayden, Jr. William Tetley, QC Facilitator: Harold K. Watson, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
George W. Healy, III The Hon. Sarah S.Vance Bruce G. Paulsen, Seward & Kissel, LLP
Robert Hopkins John M. Woods James Christodolou, former CEO of ISEC
Marshall P. Keating Capt. Gordan Van Hook, Maersk Line, Limited
Jonathan Spencer, The Spencer Company
Capt. Steven D. Poulin, USCG, Chief, Office of Maritime
& International Law
5:15 Buses depart for downtown
6:00 – 7:30 COCKTAIL RECEPTION for Registrants & Guests
NEW ORLEANS BOARD OF TRADE, 316 Magazine Street
THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2011 FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2011
8:00 – 8:45 Buses arrive from downtown 8:00 – 8:45 Buses arrive from downtown
MARITIME CATASTROPHES AND RESPONSES 9:00 – 10:30
Facilitator: James F. Moseley, Moseley Prichard Parrish Knight & Jones U.S. CABOTAGE RULES:
U.S. CUSTOMS OFFSHORE CHANGES 90 MIN
9:00 – 10:30 Facilitator: Winston E. Rice, Winston E. Rice, LLC
POLLUTION 90 MIN Jim Adams, President and CEO, OMSA
David Hanby, President & COO, McDonough Marine Service
Charles Anderson, Skuld N.A.
Denise Krepp, Chief Counsel, MARAD
Gregory F. Linsin, Blank Rome, LLP
Capt. Steven D. Poulin, Chief, Office of Maritime &
International Law, USCG 10:30 – 10:45 COFFEE BREAK
R. Michael Underhill, U.S. Department of Justice,
Civil Division –Torts Branch – Admiralty 10:45 – 11:45
PROFESSIONALISM: THE HIGH WATER MARK 60 MIN
10:30 – 10:45 COFFEE BREAK Facilitator: Edward F. LeBreton, III, Fowler, Rodriguez,
Valdes-Fauli
10:45- 12:15 Glenn G. Goodier, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent,
PERSONAL INJURY, WRONGFUL DEATH & Carrère & Denègre, LLP
PROPERTY DAMAGE 90 MIN Hon. Patrick J. Hanna, United States Magistrate Judge,
Michael M. Butterworth, Phelps Dunbar, LLP United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana
Thomas D. Forbes, Chaffe, McCall, LLP (Lafayette Division)
Sandra Gluck, Gard (N. A.) Inc.
Paul M. Sterbcow, Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson 12:00 Buses depart for downtown
12:15 – 1:30 LUNCH at Lavin Bernick Student Center
MARITIME CATASTROPHES AND RESPONSES (continued) The Maritime Law curriculum at Tulane,
Facilitator: James F. Moseley, Moseley Prichard Parrish Knight & Jones which offers 12 courses, has an outstanding
student body both in the Masters program and
1:30 – 3:00 in the undergraduate program.
INVESTIGATION COORDINATION: USCG, MMS/BOEMRE, 90 MIN
Tulane will provide resumes and arrange interviews
Marine Inquiry Board Procedures, Witnesses, Reports Admissibility
Michael M. Butterworth, Phelps Dunbar, LLP with the maritime law students on campus
Thomas D. Forbes, Chaffe, McCall, LLP during our program. If you are interested
George H. Boothby, Chartis please contact Katie O’Leary at koleary@tulane.edu
Capt. Steven D. Poulin, USCG, Chief, Office of Maritime &
International Law
Paul M. Sterbcow, Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson
Arthur J. “Skip” Volke, Jr., VP, GC, Marine Resources Group
3:00 – 3:10 COFFEE BREAK
3:10 – 4:30
SALVAGE, PUBLIC RELATIONS & CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE 80 MIN
Wylie Spicer, Q.C., McInnes & Cooper
James T. Shirley, Jr., JTS Marine, LLC
Gregory Beuerman/Virginia Miller, Beuerman, Miller & Fitzgerald
4:30 – 5:30
ETHICAL ISSUES IN CATASTROPHIC INCIDENTS 60 MIN
Robert G. Clyne, Hill Rivkins, LLP
Kathleen Charvet, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
Nancy J. Marshall, Deutsch Kerrigan & Stiles, LLP
5:45 Buses depart for downtown
Admiralty Law Institute 2011 Non-Profit Org.
Tulane Law School U.S. Postage
Continuing Legal Education PAID
New Orleans, LA
7016 Zimple Street Permit #1064
New Orleans, LA 70118
GENERAL INFORMATION REGISTRATION FORM
ADMIRALTY LAW INSTITUTE
FEES, CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS: March 23, 24 and 25, 2011
Registration fee is $650.00 for the first member from a firm and $600
for each additional member of the same firm. Fee includes: course 1st Registrant from firm ……………… $650.00
materials, lunch on Wednesday and Thursday and the Wednesday
evening cocktail reception. Special government/ academic/not-for- Additional registrant from same firm…..$600.00
(all registrations must be submitted together
profit rate is available; please call 504-865-5900 for information. A to receive discount)
full refund of the registration fee less a $50 cancellation fee will be
issued for cancellations received by March 15, 2011. On-line RECEPTION
registration with a credit card (Visa or Master Card ONLY) is I will attend the reception (included with registration)
available at: www.law.tulane.edu/cle . Registrations paid by credit
card must use the on-line registration. I will bring a guest to the reception
Guest name: _______________________________
HOTEL RESERVATIONS:
A limited number of hotel rooms have been reserved at: I am not registered for the Institute but would like
WINDSOR COURT HOTEL , 504-523-6000 or 800-262-2662 to attend the Reception ONLY ………..…. $ 150.00
300 Gravier Street, Rate: $240 plus taxes. Reserve by February 22
to guarantee rate www.windsorcourthotel.com. When making your Total Enclosed $ _________
reservation, please mention the Tulane Admiralty Law Institute in
order to obtain the special rate. Chartered buses will transport Please use a copy of this form for each registrant
registrants from in front of the Windsor Court Hotel to and from the
meeting on the Tulane campus. Name:
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Admiralty by the Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Maximum number of credit hours: 14.5, including 1 ethics and 1 Please mail this form to: Admiralty Law Institute
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7016 Zimple Street
Please visit our website at: www.law.tulane.edu/cle, for additional New Orleans, LA 70118
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