Admiralty & Jones Act

Houston maritime lawyer Rick Plezia represent people injured or aggrieved in any type of maritime activity or dispute. While those words offer a broadly accurate summary of what we do, their sheer simplicity might mislead you as to both the scope of our work and the nature of our clientele.

Whether you’re a deckhand hurt on a Gulf Coast fishing vessel, or a freshwater boater involved in a collision on Lake Conroel, we can help you. Call the Houston maritime lawyer Rick Plezia and find out what a Houston maritime lawyer can do for you.  We have represented clients from coast to coast when seeking a recovery from the Jones Act or other maritime law.

From my office in Houston, TX, I can recover damages under maritime law for persons injured at sea, in coastal waterways, and on inland navigable waters. The vessels involved can range from the mightiest supertanker right on down to a personal watercraft , if injury or even death should result from an accident.

Few of my clients, and even fewer lawyers, seem to be aware that when water is involved, the rules of civil litigation can change drastically. The guiding principle for our personal injury and wrongful death clients is simple – if the accident involved water, you must consider maritime jurisdiction, and whether maritime law may apply. It can offer enormous advantages to those who know how to use it. The millions I’ve recovered for my clients reinforce our guiding principle emphatically.

While the merchant seaman hurt in an accident is usually aware that the Jones Act gives his claim for personal injuries special treatment under federal maritime law, it seldom occurs to either the personal watercraft plaintiff or his attorney that a poorly placed channel marker might result in federal maritime jurisdiction and liability for an accident on Texas and America’s rivers. I know better, and my clients benefit for it.

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We offer free personal injury consultations. We charge you nothing unless your case is won so feel free to call us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and let us know how we can help you. You can call us at : 713-800-1151 or fill out a contact form here on our website.