Berschler & Draluck, Maritime Attorneys

206-317-4860

Your Legal Rights are Our Business

A Dedicated Law Firm That Helps With Your Maritime Matters

You've Come To The Right Place

At Berschler & Draluck, we are dedicated to providing superior and compassionate legal counsel to maritime and admiralty clients injured by another party’s wrongful conduct. We have decades of experience.

We usually offer contingency fees (no attorneys fees upfront) for our legal services in cases of personal injury, wrongful death and maintenance and cure.

We emphasize obtaining the benefits of Maintenance & Cure for seafarers and commercial fishermen, and full compensation to injured workers or survivors.

No matter where you live, no matter where you sailed, no matter which cruise line is involved, we can help.

If you, a loved one, a friend has suffered an injury at sea or on other navigable waters, call or contact us – 24/7 – to set up a consultation at no cost.

PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS

SEAFARERS

If you have been seriously injured at work, your employer is legally required to take care of you by automatically paying for medical care and paying you money for each day you are not fit for duty. This is Maintenance and Cure law. Additionally, you have the legal right to seek money damages for pain and lost wages when you have finished with medical treatment.

BE CAREFUL! Choices you make can reduce or increase what you receive.

PROTECT YOURSELF NOW by following this check-list::

If you have not done so already, report your injury immediately.
Be sure to make a written injury or illness report.
Ask for a copy of that report.
Ask to be sent ashore for medical treatment.
Get names and contact information of crew who saw the accident or who know you were hurt.
Keep your copies of sign-off papers, shore-side medical care papers and travel papers.
Do not accept a settlement or sign documents without first speaking with a maritime lawyer.

BE AWARE! Once you settle, you cannot reopen your claim.

CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS

Some operators try to bar claims for illness by the terms of your ticket. Read the back of the ticket carefully. It contains restrictions on what you can claim and what you must do to avoid legal barriers to making a claim at all.

Usually a written claim must be sent to the vessel operator within six months of the accident, illness or sickness before you can file a law suit, and a law suit must be filed within one year of the incident/accident/onset of illness.

BERSCHLER & DRALUCK, Maritime Attorneys

A Dedicated Law Firm That Helps With Your Maritime Matters

You've Come To The Right Place

PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS

SEAFARERS

CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS

Call Us: 206-317-4860

Our Practice Areas

Maritime Injuries: Jones Act, Death On The High Seas, Maintenance & Cure

Cruise Ship Liability: Injury Accidents, Wrongful Death, A.D.A Claims, Assaults

Recreational Boating Accidents & Injuries

U.S. Coast Guard Defense

Civil Rights Violations, Disability and Discrimination Claims

Wrongful Death & Injury Accidents: Motor Vehicle, Premises Liability, Equipment Failure