27 years of experience as a maritime litigator in New Orleans, Louisiana with Chaffe, McCall, LLP, handling a wide array of maritime disputes, including collisions, allisions, personal injury, maritime liens and vessel arrests, charter party disputes, and MARPOL criminal actions. Transitioned to Chief Legal &Compliance officer with Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc., managers of the American P&I Club, handling all the corporate compliance and legal aspects of the business. As of August 1, 2022 will transition to Chief Operating Officer for SCB and will be in charge of all managers' operations around the world and in the US, while continuing to act as CLO and CCO.