Professional Profiles
GEOFFREY W. GILL , ESQ.
Background
Born Camden, Maine. Admitted to California, Florida and New York Bars; Numerous Federal Courts, Courts of Appeal and District Courts.
Education
Fordham University School of Law, New York, Juris Doctor, 1974; United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, 1970-1971, post-graduate non-degree conferring program; United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York, B.S., Marine Transportation, 1968.
Participation
Lieutenant, USNR (ret.); Appointed Arbitrator, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, subsequently appointed Arbitrator out of Superior Court, County of Los Angeles; Speaker upon a variety of maritime civil and criminal legal as well as human / organizational error issues before numerous ocean carriers, professional organizations and academia; Master of sailing vessel carrying passengers for hire; Advanced through licensed deck officer positions on board United States merchant vessels in world-wide service; Provided reorientation instruction for NOAA officers returning to sea command from shore assignment. Partner: DeOrchis & Partners; Meadows, Sterling, Smith & Lenker; Kirlin, Campbell & Keating. A major part of his legal career has been world-wide investigation of significant maritime casualties, as well as the prosecution and defense of maritime claims in numerous federal and state trial courts and courts of appeal.
Memberships
The Nautical Institute; Marine Forensics Panel, Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers.
Author
West Group, Admiralty Forms and Commentary, two volumes, 1997 and annual supplementation by publisher's invitation; Sexual Harassment Afloat, for presentation at Pacific Admiralty Law Seminar, 1996; Prepared article analyzing effects of technological advances upon maritime liability issues, Tulane Maritime Law Symposium, 1975; Articles addressing human and organizational error as factor in maritime casualties in a variety of professional publications.
Practice Areas
Maritime and Admiralty Law; International Transportation & Trade Law; Acting on behalf of interested underwriters and representation of industry clientele on litigation and claims presented matters involving hull and machinery (luxury yacht) maritime personal injury, maritime rescission and liens, cargo and forwarder / broker.
Current Seminar Program
"Management Strategies To Mitigate Shipboard Risks."