Date: Friday, May 10, 2002

Location: Tabor Academy, Marion, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

This program is designed to benefit the general practitioner who may see the occasional Admiralty/Maritime case come into the office. The emphasis of the program will be on recreational boating matters but there will be discussion of commercial maritime issues also (i.e. the Jones Act).

You will learn about basic tenets of admiralty jurisdiction, as well as why a case might be governed by maritime rules of decision as opposed to state law. Discussion topics include substantive areas of maritime law including remedies for personal injury and property damage, the law of salvage and finds, liability of marinas and persons that repair vessels, and issues concerning traditional marine insurance and other types of insurance that provide indemnity for recreational vessel and marina claims.

Hon. William G. Young will provide a valuable "view from the bench" that will outline how the District of Massachusetts views admiralty cases and what the court expects of counsel representing parties in an Admiralty case. In addition, a representative of an insurance carrier that insures recreational boating risks nationwide, will tell you how it views and handles Admiralty claims.

Any attorney, partner or associate, defense or plaintiff, who is likely to provide advice or representation to a client on an Admiralty matter will find the seminar and the materials helpful in analyzing an Admiralty case. In addition, insurance claims representatives, claims adjusters and others that handle claims and insurance for marinas, vessel repairers and operators of public docking facilities will find the program informative.

Thomas M. Bond, Esq. specializes in the area of Trial Practice focusing on Admiralty and Maritime Law as well as Negligence Law. Mr. Bond is a member of the MBA and ABA, as well as the ATLA. He has a B.S., cum laude from Northeastern U. and a J.D. from Suffolk U. Law School.

Joan A. Harnish is a Claim Supervisor in personal lines Property/Casualty and Inland Marine claims and is with MetLife Auto and Home. She has 25 years claims expertise in investigation, coverage analysis, resolution, supervision and management of a wide range of property/casualty losses of all sizes. Mrs. Harnish has been named Claims Professional of the Year by the local chapter, NAIW, of which she is a member, is enrolled in the CPCU Program and is a member of various charitable organizations.

Carol A. Kelly, Esq. is a partner in the Boston law firm of Martin, Magnuson, McCarthy & Kenney, where she has practiced in the areas of insurance coverage and insurance defense litigation since 1985. She is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and received her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School. Ms. Kelly is an adjunct professor at Suffolk University Law School.

Professor Russell G. Murphy teaches at Suffolk University Law School covering topics such as Civil Procedure, Criminal Law and Federal Jurisdiction. Professor Murphy served as an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean at Boston College Law School and served as Associate Dean at Suffolk University Law School from 1990 to 1994. From January to May 2001, Professor Murphy was a Visiting Scholar at Tulane University School of Law, Maritime Law Center. He is currently writing, "The Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 in the New Millenium: Incentives to High Tech Privacy?"

John L. Senning, Esq. is a principal in the Essex Law Group which is an affiliation of two law firms involving approximately 20 attorneys with specializations in a broad range of legal fields. John specializes in Admiralty and Maritime law matters and has been a Certified Proctor in Admiralty by The Maritime Law Association of the U.S. since 1976. He has acted as Special Marine Law Counsel to the Yacht Broker's Assoc. of the U.S. for over 15 years and was responsible for writing the industry wide Yacht Purchase and Sale Agreement which is used largely throughout the U.S. today.

Honorable William G. Young has been an active trial judge for nearly 25 years, serving on both the Massachusetts Superior Court and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1985-present). After receiving his A.B., magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 1962, he served two years as Captain in the U.S. Army. He practiced law as an associate and then partner at the Boston law firm of Bingham, Dana & Gould. In addition to being a longtime teacher of evidence and trial advocacy, he has taught at several law schools including Harvard, Boston College, and Boston University. Commonly referred to as the "Education Judge", he is active in judicial and lawyer education.