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MICHAEL S. McDANIEL, ESQ.

 

 

McD@cargolaw.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Background

 

Born Long Beach, California, Admitted to CA Bar, 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals (Fifth and Ninth Circuits); U.S. District Court (Central, Northern and Eastern Districts of CA; District of Arizona; Western District of Washington); U.S. Court of International Trade (U.S. Customs); Certified Mediator; Proctor in Admiralty and Committee on Marine Insurance and General Average, Maritime Law Association of the United States; Certified Admiralty & Maritime Law Specialist, California State Bar; AV Rated; Private Arbitrator; Pro Tem Judge; and Mediator of Logistics & Trade Related Disputes.

 

 

Education

 

University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA); Brigade Commander UCLA ROTC, Distinguished Military Graduate, 1971; Loyola University School of Law, J.D., 1975; U.S. Customs Broker Course (FTA), 1990.

 

 

Participation

 

Captain, Mechanized Infantry, U.S. Army (Ret); Panel of Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1983 to 1995; State Bar Examiner, 1982-1984; Los Angeles Superior Court Settlement Officer, 1992 to Present; Los Angeles Municipal Court Settlement Officer, 1990 to Present; Los Angeles County Bar Association Dispute Arbitrator, 1984-1987; Legislative Advocate to California State Legislature, Wildlife WayStation, 1989-1992; Award of Merit for Assistance to Law Enforcement, U.S. Customs Service Award for Law Enforcement Contribution (Internal Affairs), 1989; City of Los Angeles, Mayor Certificate of Achievement, 1989; Chapter Commander, 1985, State Judge Advocate, 1986, Military Order of the World Wars; Friend of Civil War, Fort Craig, N.M., 1965, Founding Director, Interclaims; and Paws Hall of Fame for Lifetime Achievement in Support of Wildlife, 2001; Stakeholder for National Defense Transportation Association.

 

 

Memberships

 

The Maritime Law Association of the United States (MLA), Professional Liability Underwriting Society; Foreign Trade Association of Southern California; International Law Section, State Bar of California; United States Naval Institute; Propeller Club of the United States for the Port of Los Angeles, S.S. Lane Victory Memorial Ship Association; U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Association; U.S. Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II Assn.; Association of Transportation Practitioners; Los Angeles - Guangzhou, (P.R.C.) Sister City Association; L.A. Harbor Transportation Club; Association of Transportation, Law, Logistics and Policy; International Federation of Freight Forwarder Associations (FIATA), LAX Chamber of Commerce, LAX Air Cargo Association, Los Angeles Air Cargo Association; Marine Underwriters of Southern California; Consultant to IATA, FIATA, The Journal of Commerce, and major transportation insurance underwriters in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Latin America; National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America; Los Angeles Harbor Transportation Club.

 

 

Directorships

 

Director-Logistics: International Claims Bureau - Interclaims; Director Emeritus: The Wildlife WayStation, Los Angeles, CA (1978 to present); Director: The Cargo Law Network - qualified logistics legal counsel in 87 trading nations and all 50 states in the United States

 

 

Publisher

 

The Cargo Letter, the world’s first Internet transportation publication with over 20,000 subscribers worldwide; The Cargo Law web portal.

 

 

Publications

 

"Rights of Air Carriers Amongst Each Other are Enhanced by Ninth Circuit Ruling; A Landmark Victory for Forwarders," Forward, the Official Publication of the Airforwarders Association, Summer 2011 ediition; "Convention Reality," Air Cargo World, June 1998; "Major Changes in Air Cargo Law," FIATA Review, No. 34, September 2000; Commercial Litigation; "Major Changes for International Air Cargo Claims," Cargo Network Services, CNS, Focus Magazine (2000), "Cargo Claims Handling and Loss Prevention" (2007).

 

 

Practice Areas

 

International Transportation & Trade; Marine Insurance Coverage; Representation of Areas Marine & Transport Liability Underwriters, Air & Ocean Freight Forwarders, NVOCCs, Indirect Air Carriers, Customs Brokers, Intermodal Operators & Motor Carriers, Warehouse Operators and Ramp Service Companies; U.S. Customs Broker and International Freight Forwarder Legal Liability and Professional Transport Liability Errors & Omissions World Program Coordination; Marine & Transport Liability Insurance; Property & Casualty; Coordination of Foreign Litigation for insurance underwriters and private corporations, currently with active litigation in over 87 nations; Private Arbitrator & Mediator of Transportation Related Disputes; Chief Coordinator of Int'l Forwarder & Broker Liability Insurance Third Party Administration Programs.

 

 

Consulting Expert

 

-Representative Insurance Underwriters include Allianz AGF MAT; AON Insurance Services - Rotterdam; Avalon Risk Management, Inc.; Cambridge Transportation Insurance Services; Intercargo Insurance Company Hong Kong Ltd. (as Director of Claims); Fireman's Fund Insurance Company; Fortis Business Insurance, NV; QBE Insurance Co. Ltd.; XL Specialty Insurance Company (f/k/a Intercargo Insurance Company); XL Marine & Offshore Energy; Essex Insurance Company; Lexington Insurance Company; Lloyds of London - various slips; The Hartford Insurance Company, Ocean Marine Dept.; Navigators Insurance Company; Pac Global Insurance Brokerage; Roanoke Trade Insurance Services; York Insurance Services; Zurich London Insurance Company.

 

-Representative industry corporations include UPS Air Cargo; UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. f/k/a Fritz Companies, Inc.; John Deere; Abbott Laboratories; Expeditors International; Target Logistics; Transgroup International.

 

-Industry expert witness having testified in U.S. and worldwide litigation.

 

 

Coordinating Counsel

 

Oversight and coordination of logistics and customs claims and litigation through "The Cargo Law Network" in reliance upon selected local counsel within the United States and around the world on behalf of insurance underwriters and private logistics companies. Special Counsel for UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. for freight forwarding and commercial cargo claims.

 

 

Industry Presentations

 

PRINCIPAL 1997 INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS:

*International Association of Non Vessel Operating Common Carriers (IANVOCC), Long Beach, CA. February 1997.
*Featured Speaker - "Hazardous Material Risk Exposure For The Maritime Industry"
*Intercargo Insurance Company Transport Industry Initiative, Chicago, IL. April 1997.
*Korea Maritime Cargo Agenda - Seoul, Korea - September 1997

 

PRINCIPAL 1998 INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS:

*World Air Cargo Internet Symposium - 2, The Journal of Commerce, Oakland, CA. April 1998
*1998 FIATA World Congress, Sydney, Australia. September 1998 - Int'l Federation of Forwarding Associations (FIATA)

*Featured Presenter On Behalf of the United States Delegation- "Emerging U.S. Liability Risks & Presentation of Proposed COGSA 1998". (highlights photos)
*"NVOCCs: The Next Wave", for The Journal of Commerce, The World Trade Center, New York, NY. October 1998

 

PRINCIPAL 1999 INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS:

*World Air Cargo Internet & Logistics Symposium - 3, IATA & The Journal of Commerce, New Orleans, Jan. 1999. Panel Moderator.
*Transportation Consumer Protection Counsel (since 1974), Tucson, Arizona - 23 - 26 May 1999 (canceled - family medical).

*Principal Instructor, Intercargo Insurance Company Transport & Customs Law Symposium For The Industry. Seattle - July 1999 - Marathon Presentation & Claims Training In All Modes of Transport & Customs Law.

*Air Cargo Americas V International Congress - World's Largest Air Cargo Trade Show - 6,000 attendees. Sponsored by World Trade Center Miami, The Journal of Commerce, FedEx, American Airlines Cargo, DHL Miami, Florida, October, 1999.

*Featured Speaker To The Delegates - "Montreal Protocol 4" & Proposed "Montreal Convention." (full text)

*FIATA World Congress - Dubai, UAE - October, 1999 (canceled due to scheduling)

 

PRINCIPAL 2000 INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS:

*Marine Underwriters of Southern California - 11 January 2000. Keynote Speaker - "Montreal Protocol 4 & The Montreal Convention.

*Radio Talk Show Host: "The Byron & McD Show" - news, law & general chaos in drive time for Metro Phoenix! 50,000 Watt Radio Station KFNX - Phoenix, Arizona

*XL Specialty Insurance Co. (formerly Intercargo Ins. Co.) Transport & Customs Law Symposiums - Chicago - 8 May 2000.

*Los Angles Air Cargo Association - "LAX Annual Air Cargo Day" - 18 May, LAX Hacienda Hotel. Keynote Speaker - "Montreal Protocol 4 & The Montreal Convention of 1999." (full text)
*FIATA World Congress 2000, 25-29 September 2000, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Principal Speaker - "Montreal Protocol 4 & The Montreal Convention." (Remarks of William Jefferson Clinton - President of The United States; Remarks of Michael S. McDaniel)

*Propeller Club of The United States - 21 November 2000, Port of Chicago, USA. Principal Speaker - "High Seas Piracy In The 21st Century - A Growing Commercial Danger" (Remarks of Michael S. McDaniel; The Montreal Convention & Montreal Protocol 4 - remarks of Michael S. McDaniel previously on this topic)

*Principal Speaker - "Cargo Crime In 2000" (The Hartford Ins. Co.), Principal Instructor, Countryman & McDaniel Transport & Customs Law Symposium For The Industry, Presentation & Claims Training In All Modes of Transport & Customs Law - dates by arrangement.
*Principal Instructor, XL Specialty Insurance Co. (formerly Intercargo Ins. Co.) Transport & Customs Law Symposiums.

 

PRINCIPAL 2001 INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS:

*Foreign Trade Association of Southern California, Principal Speaker: "Protecting Your Cargo" Hilton LAX - Los Angeles - 13 Feb.2001.

*Transportation Consumer Protection Counsel (since 1974) & Freight Transportation Consultants Assn., Bally's Resort Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada, 25-28 March 28 2001 .

*Featured Speaker: "The Montreal Convention & Montreal Protocol 4." The Montreal Convention & Montreal Protocol 4 - remarks of Michael S. McDaniel previously on this topic)

*Principal Instructor, Countryman & McDaniel Transport & Customs Law Symposium For The Industry.

*Presentation & Claims Training In All Modes of Transport & Customs Law - by arrangement.


PRINCIPAL 2002 INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS:

*Principal Instructor, Countryman & McDaniel Transport & Customs Law Symposium For The Industry
Seminar For Fortune 500 Company Client - Chicago, 16 February 2002.
*Transportation Consumer Protection Counsel (since 1974) & Freight Transportation Consultants Assn. Adam's Mark Resort & Covention Center, Orlando, Florida, 7-10 April 2002. Featured Speaker: "International Transportation Issues 2002."

*Principal Instructor, Countryman & McDaniel Transport & Customs Law Symposiums For The Industry. Seminar For Fortune 100 Company Client - Atlanta, 23-24 April 2002.

*FIATA World Congress 2002 - Int'l Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) - Istanbul, Turkey, 7-12 Sept. 2002. International Congress Speaker: "UNCITRAL & COGSA '98 -- New Worlds For Int'l Ocean Transport Regulation."
Attending also as member of the Board of Legal Advisors to the FIATA

*Principal Instructor, Countryman & McDaniel Transport & Customs Law Symposium For The Industry. Seminar - Hong Kong, November, 2002.
*Principal Instructor, Countryman & McDaniel Transport & Customs Law Symposiums For The Industry. Presentation & Claims Training In All Modes of Transport & Customs Law - by arrangement.


PRINCIPAL 2003 INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS:

*Principal Instructor, Countryman & McDaniel Transport & Customs Law Symposium For The Industry
Seminar - Hong Kong & Manila, July, 2003.
*Principal Instructor, Countryman & McDaniel Transport & Customs Law Symposiums For The Industry. Seminar For Fortune 100 Company Client - Atlanta, August, 2003.


PRINCIPAL 2004 INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS:

*Principal Instructor, Countryman & McDaniel Transport & Customs Law Symposium For The Industry
Seminar - Hong Kong, February, 2004.
*Principal Instructor, Countryman & McDaniel Transport & Customs Law Symposiums For The Industry. Seminar For Fortune 100 Company Client - Atlanta, May, 2004.
*FIATA World Congress 2004 - Int'l Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) - Sun City, South Africa, 19-23 Sept. 2004.

*Board of Legal Advisors- Legal Representative for the United States. The Wildlife Waystation -- 10th Annual Safari Brunch - The Playboy Mansion - 16 Oct. 2004. Michael S. McDaniel - Corporate Director Emeritus.


PRINCIPAL 2005 INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS:

*Principal Instructor, Countryman & McDaniel Transport & Customs Law Symposiums For The Industry, Eastern Europe Review - Budapest & Belgrade - May 2006; Seminar For Fortune 50 Company Client - Atlanta, Sept., 2005.

*The Wildlife Waystation -- 10th Annual Safari Brunch - The Playboy Mansion - 16 Oct. 2005. Michael S. McDaniel - Corporate Director Emeritus


PRINCIPAL 2006 INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS:

*Principal Instructor, Countryman & McDaniel Transport & Customs Law Symposiums For The Industry. Seminar For Fortune 50 Company Client - Atlanta, Feb., 2006; Seminar For Fortune 50 Company Client - Atlanta, 12 July 2006.

*Principal Guest - "Return of The Pirates." The History Channel - U.S. National Television Premier 8pm to 10pm - Sunday, 16 July 2006.
* Dedicated Interview -- CBS Radio -- "The Danger of Modern Pirates"

*FIATA World Congress 2006 - Int'l Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) - Shanghai, China, 17-20 Sept. 2006. Int'l Congress Speaker -- "New Worlds For International Ocean Transport Regulation." Board of Legal Advisors- Legal Representative for the United States to the FIATA.

*2006 Trucking Association Freight Claims & Loss Prevention Annual Conference, 25-27 Sept. 2006. "New Twists To Int'l Freight Claims" -- Panel with UPS Supply Chain Solutions -- Bally's Resort Hotel, Las Vegas.


PRINCIPAL 2007 INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS:

*Dedicated Interview -- BBC Radio -- "The Danger of Modern Pirates" May 23 2007 - one hour interview with Michael S. McDaniel on the BBC (British Broadcasting Company).

*Principal Instructor, Countryman & McDaniel Transport & Customs Law Symposiums For The Industry. Lloyd's of London Seminar -- "Third Party Logistics Claims in 2007" -- London, May, 2007. Presented To John Deere, Inc. Fortune 500 Company Risk Seminar -- "Third Party Logistics Claims in 2007" -- London, May, 2007

*FIATA World Congress 2007 - Int'l Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) - Dubai, UAE, Oct., 2007. Board of Legal Advisors- Legal Representative for the United States to the FIATA


PRINCIPAL 2008 INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS:

*Principal Instructor, Countryman & McDaniel Transport & Customs Law Symposiums For The Industry International Claims & Loss Prevention Seminar-- London, January 2008.
*South East Asia Risk Management & Port Security 2 Day Programs - Feb. 2008. Asia Business Forum (Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Feb., 2008).

*Fortune 500 Company Risk Seminar -- "Third Party Logistics Claims in 2008" -- Barcelona, March 2008

*International Claims & Loss Prevention Seminar-- Hong Kong & Shanghai.

*FIATA World Congress 2008 - Int'l Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) - Vancouver, Sept. 2008. Board of Legal Advisors- Legal Representative for the United States to the FIATA.

*Dedicated Interview -- Poland National Public Radio -- "The Danger of Modern Pirates," 4 Oct. 2008 - prime time interview with Michael S. McDaniel on the Poland National Radio Network -- Discussion of the taking of M/V Faina.

*Dedicated Interview -- Voice of America -- "Impact of 21st Century Supply Chain on World Agriculture" -- Nov., 2008.

 

PRINCIPAL 2010 INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS:

*Board Of Marine Underwriters Of San Francisco, 18th Biennial Marine Seminar, "Audacity, Déjà vu and Return to a U.S. Maritime Tradition" piracy presentation -- May, 2010.

 

PRINCIPAL 2011 INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS:

*FIATA World Congress 2011 - Int'l Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) - Cairo, Egypt, October 2011. Board of Legal Advisors- Legal Representative for the United States to the FIATA. Presented, "Expansion of Indemnity Rights Between Air Carriers Under The Montreal Convention; Case Brief of a Landmark Decision in the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit."

*"Spectacular Casualties; Surveyors' Relation to Legal Issues," National Association of Marine Surveyors (NAMS) Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada -- September 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

 
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