Freehill Hogan & Mahar was founded in 1952 and today has diversified beyond its traditional maritime law practice to provide legal services in the following areas: trucker and motor carrier liability, premises liability, mass tort, defense of occupational disease cases, maritime environmental criminal defense and white collar criminal defense, terminal liability, commercial litigation, commodities sales contracts, workers’ compensation, Defense Base Act, defense of asbestos and toxic tort cases and sanctions compliance. As Chambers USA 2011 stated: “Freehill Hogan & Mahar has a reputation as a first-class admiralty firm. It has expanded its practice in recent years beyond pure shipping work, while maintaining its depth and expertise on maritime issues.”
Over the last 15 years we have handled a series of major casualties, with dollar values ranging from $25M to $100M+. We are known for our expertise in dealing with this type of high stakes, complex case and for the depth of our team. In our personal injury defense practice, we have an extremely experienced group of attorneys, with five partners on this team, who deal with the full range of maritime personal injuries, as well as Defense Base Act cases, mass tort cases, occupational disease cases and workers’ compensation matters. Over the years, with the increased use of sanctions to implement U.S. foreign policy, we have been in the forefront of advising clients, including major P&I Clubs and the International Group of P&I Clubs, on compliance with U.S. sanctions.