Allan Kelley

Allan Kelley regularly represents all areas of the marine industry, including cargo carriers, cruise lines, commercial vessel owners, operators and charterers, pleasure vessel owners, marina operators, terminal operators, related marine interests and their insurers and the insurance industry, protection and indemnity, hull and machinery, legal liability, cargo and including marine policies. Allan handles both litigation and transactional matters. He has defended catastrophic injury and wrongful death claims, substantial loss or damage property claims, and insurance coverage issues involving all kinds of vessels. He has handled limitation of liability actions involving vessel sinkings, allisions, collisions, multiple claimants with serious injuries, wrongful death and property damage, and the defense and prosecution of vessel arrest proceedings. He represented the vessel owners and operators and their insurers in connection with the tragic loss of the SS “El Farro,” her crew, and cargo - 33 lives and more than 500 vehicles and containers were lost. He has obtained million dollar recoveries in charter party disputes, product liability and subrogation actions. He has also handled the purchase and sale of vessels, the formation of cruise and cargo lines and negotiated and drafted the contracts related thereto, including purchase and sale agreements, charter parties, management, crew, concessionaire, construction and repair contracts.