Houston, Texas, Admiralty and Maritime Law Attorneys

Passion for Justice,
Loyalty to Our Clients

If you have suffered an injury on a ship or on any other sea-going vessel, please contact Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels & Friend.

We are one of the leading personal injury law firms in the state of Texas. Our attorneys have significant experience handing personal injury cases that relate to admiralty and maritime law. People who work on sea-going vessels and the multitude of professionals who unload ships and bring cargo into harbors place themselves at risk of catastrophic injuries and death everyday.

Experienced Admiralty and Maritime Lawyers

Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels & Friend has been representing the interests of injured individuals and their families since 1951. Our attorneys have significant experience helping clients obtain the compensation for serious injuries in cases related to the Jones Act and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA). Different laws apply depending on your occupation and what you were doing at the time of the injury. Our Texas admiralty and maritime attorneys can help determine the specific laws that apply to your situation and help get the compensation necessary to recover physically, financially, and emotionally from your injury.

Texas Jones Act Attorney

Our Texas Jones Act attorneys have significant experience helping individuals working on ocean-going vessels. The Jones Act provide benefits to workers who have been injured on offshore oil rigs, jackup rigs, semi-submersible rigs, drilling ships, ships, barges, riverboat casinos, tug boats, shrimp boats, fishing boats, trawlers, tankers, crew boats, ferries, water taxis, and all other vessels on the ocean, including all intra-coastal rivers and canals, as well as divers and underwater personnel.

Actions taken under the Jones Act are governed by the Federal Employees Liability Act. As such, the statute of limitations for lawsuits brought under the Jones Act is three years. Therefore, it is important to hire an attorney familiar with admiralty and maritime law quickly to assure your right to compensation is preserved and important evidence is not lost.

Texas Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act Lawyers

Our admiralty and maritime attorneys are equally familiar with injury compensation cases involving the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA). The LHWCA provides compensation to injured workers in occupations related to loading or unloading ships, the construction or repair of ships, as well as workers who are injured on a pier, dry dock, wharf, or shipping terminal.

Contact Our Experienced Texas Admiralty and Maritime Attorneys

Our Texas admiralty and maritime lawyers represent injured dock workers, merchant marines, and other people injured on sea-going vessels in United States and International waters. We have represented clients from throughout the Texas Gulf Coast region including the Houston metropolitan area, Galveston, Beaumont, Texas City, Pasadena, Deer Park, Baytown, LaPorte, and Corpus Christi.

If you have been seriously injured as a result of your employment on a ship or on a dock, please contact Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels & Friend. Our Texas admiralty and maritime attorneys have a passion for justice and fierce loyalty to our clients.

Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels & Friend
800 Commerce St. - Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713-222-7211
Fax: 713-225-0827
Toll Free: 800-870-9584