Education
Law School - St. John’s University School of Law 1993
Undergrad - SUNY Maritime College - Marine Engineering 1981, Cadet Jr Boiler Rate 3/c
Training Cruise, Cadet Diesel Rate 2/c Training Cruise; Distinguished Service Citation -
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Law School - St. John’s University School of Law 1993
Undergrad - SUNY Maritime College - Marine Engineering 1981, Cadet Jr Boiler Rate 3/c
Training Cruise, Cadet Diesel Rate 2/c Training Cruise; Distinguished Service Citation -
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Tim Akpinar Contact Information:
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(718) 224-9824
t.akpinar@verizon.net
250-02 Northern Blvd
Little Neck, New York 11363
P.O. Box 620766
Little Neck, New York 11362
www.mycounsel.us
t.akpinar@verizon.net
250-02 Northern Blvd
Little Neck, New York 11363
P.O. Box 620766
Little Neck, New York 11362
www.mycounsel.us
| Maritime Attorney Profile Maritime Attorney - Maritime Lawyer - Admiralty Law - Marine Law - Inland, Offshore, International, Navigable Waters |
Academic - Attorney Akpinar teaches
law in an adjunct capacity at SUNY
Maritime College when he isn't in court.
Professor Akpinar's Courses:
TMGT 8440 - Maritime Law - Graduate
Level Course - A comprehensive survey
of the principles of admiralty law. This
includes admiralty jurisdiction and
procedure, bills of lading, charter
parties, salvage, general average,
maritime liens, rights of seamen, Jones
Act, maritime tort law, collisions,
towage contracts, pilotage, limitation of
liability and marine pollution.
GBLW 431 - Business Law -
Undergraduate Level Course - U.S. civil
procedure, federal jurisdiction, tort law,
criminal law, elements of contracts,
contract law and breach of contract,
negotiable instruments, and warranties.
Legal - Twelve years litigation and
arbitration experience including injury,
medical, property, cargo, and marine
casualty claims
Engineering - Eleven years experience
in steam turbine power plant operations
and engineering, including power plant
watch supervisor, maintenance
engineer, and environmental engineer
Training - U.S. Military Sealift Command
Firefighting School. Trained power plant
personnel in hazardous waste
management. Trained N.Y.C. firefighters
in electric generating station hazards in
an orientation program for emergency
response workers, hazards including
138,000 volt equipment, chemical
storage, fuel oil storage
Affiliations - Gulf Coast Mariner's
Association, Association of Trial
Lawyers of America, Maritime Law
Association of the United States,
Society of Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers
law in an adjunct capacity at SUNY
Maritime College when he isn't in court.
Professor Akpinar's Courses:
TMGT 8440 - Maritime Law - Graduate
Level Course - A comprehensive survey
of the principles of admiralty law. This
includes admiralty jurisdiction and
procedure, bills of lading, charter
parties, salvage, general average,
maritime liens, rights of seamen, Jones
Act, maritime tort law, collisions,
towage contracts, pilotage, limitation of
liability and marine pollution.
GBLW 431 - Business Law -
Undergraduate Level Course - U.S. civil
procedure, federal jurisdiction, tort law,
criminal law, elements of contracts,
contract law and breach of contract,
negotiable instruments, and warranties.
Legal - Twelve years litigation and
arbitration experience including injury,
medical, property, cargo, and marine
casualty claims
Engineering - Eleven years experience
in steam turbine power plant operations
and engineering, including power plant
watch supervisor, maintenance
engineer, and environmental engineer
Training - U.S. Military Sealift Command
Firefighting School. Trained power plant
personnel in hazardous waste
management. Trained N.Y.C. firefighters
in electric generating station hazards in
an orientation program for emergency
response workers, hazards including
138,000 volt equipment, chemical
storage, fuel oil storage
Affiliations - Gulf Coast Mariner's
Association, Association of Trial
Lawyers of America, Maritime Law
Association of the United States,
Society of Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers
Professor Anthony DiLernia and
maritime lawyer Tim Akpinar at
Kingsborough Community College.
Professor DiLernia is Program
Director for the Maritime
Technology Program at
Kingsborough and holds U.S.
Coast Guard master's license.
maritime lawyer Tim Akpinar at
Kingsborough Community College.
Professor DiLernia is Program
Director for the Maritime
Technology Program at
Kingsborough and holds U.S.
Coast Guard master's license.
In the May 2006 issue of
Workboat, Tim covers the
new USCG incident
reporting regs. Significant
harm to environment is a
new category of incident
that needs to be reported as
a marine casualty. See
article on the Maritime Law
Links.
Workboat, Tim covers the
new USCG incident
reporting regs. Significant
harm to environment is a
new category of incident
that needs to be reported as
a marine casualty. See
article on the Maritime Law
Links.
In the July 2006 issue of
Workboat, Tim covers the
new USCG alcohol testing
regs. As of June 20, 2006,
alcohol testing will have to
be conducted within 2 hours
of serious marine incident.
See article in Maritime Law
Links.
Workboat, Tim covers the
new USCG alcohol testing
regs. As of June 20, 2006,
alcohol testing will have to
be conducted within 2 hours
of serious marine incident.
See article in Maritime Law
Links.
Maritime law is very complex...
have you heard that before?
Well, certain parts of
admiralty and maritime law
could seem confusing at
times. But if someone can
make it through a Coast Guard
licensing exam...or properly
operate a pleasure boat,
there's no reason why they
can't understand the laws that
affect their rights on a
commercial or recreational
vessel. Some elements of
maritime law might appear
complex because of their
unusual nature, and because
of certain jurisdictional issues.
These issues relate to the
Jones Act, commercial
fishing, marine salvage,
recreational boating accidents
and Coast Guard regs.
Sometimes, things can be
further complicated, as in the
case of employees or
contractors being injured
overseas or in service at a
combat area where the War
Hazards Act and Defense
Base Act can also have an
impact in the prosecution of
an injury case. I tried to take
make some of these issues
clearer by outlining them
articles that appear in marine
industry magazines. These
are posted throughout the
site, and on the "Law Links"
page.
have you heard that before?
Well, certain parts of
admiralty and maritime law
could seem confusing at
times. But if someone can
make it through a Coast Guard
licensing exam...or properly
operate a pleasure boat,
there's no reason why they
can't understand the laws that
affect their rights on a
commercial or recreational
vessel. Some elements of
maritime law might appear
complex because of their
unusual nature, and because
of certain jurisdictional issues.
These issues relate to the
Jones Act, commercial
fishing, marine salvage,
recreational boating accidents
and Coast Guard regs.
Sometimes, things can be
further complicated, as in the
case of employees or
contractors being injured
overseas or in service at a
combat area where the War
Hazards Act and Defense
Base Act can also have an
impact in the prosecution of
an injury case. I tried to take
make some of these issues
clearer by outlining them
articles that appear in marine
industry magazines. These
are posted throughout the
site, and on the "Law Links"
page.
Fire room watch, circa 1979, engine room Training Ship
Empire State V. Last that I heard, the training ship, formerly
the U.S.N.S. Barrett, was mothballed with other vessels as
part of the James River Fleet. The Barrett had originally been
intended as the President Jackson. There were three sister
ships, Barrett, Upshur and Geiger, all named after American
generals. They were designed by George Sharpe, designer
of the first nuclear merchant ship, U.S.N.S. Savannah. The
dummy stack superstructure, navigation bridge configuration
and other features of these good looking vessels are
recognized trademarks of George Sharpe's hand. The sisters
to the Empire State V served as training ships for
Massachusetts Maritime Academy and California Maritime
Academy. The ships were single screw turned by a double
reduction gear steam turbine fed by two no. 6 oil fired
superheated boilers. The turbines were made by General
Electric and the boilers were Babcock & Wilcox. The Barrett
served as a troop transport during Vietnam and Korea.
Although the ship was near the end of her career while in
use as a training ship, she was considered modern at the
time she was built in 1949, boasting air conditioning and
spartan, yet spacious staterooms.
Empire State V. Last that I heard, the training ship, formerly
the U.S.N.S. Barrett, was mothballed with other vessels as
part of the James River Fleet. The Barrett had originally been
intended as the President Jackson. There were three sister
ships, Barrett, Upshur and Geiger, all named after American
generals. They were designed by George Sharpe, designer
of the first nuclear merchant ship, U.S.N.S. Savannah. The
dummy stack superstructure, navigation bridge configuration
and other features of these good looking vessels are
recognized trademarks of George Sharpe's hand. The sisters
to the Empire State V served as training ships for
Massachusetts Maritime Academy and California Maritime
Academy. The ships were single screw turned by a double
reduction gear steam turbine fed by two no. 6 oil fired
superheated boilers. The turbines were made by General
Electric and the boilers were Babcock & Wilcox. The Barrett
served as a troop transport during Vietnam and Korea.
Although the ship was near the end of her career while in
use as a training ship, she was considered modern at the
time she was built in 1949, boasting air conditioning and
spartan, yet spacious staterooms.
Ask about discounts for union
members.
This includes, but is not limited to,
members of:
members.
This includes, but is not limited to,
members of:
Ask about discounts for veterans
of the Navy, Coast Guard, Marines,
Army, Air Force and National Guard.
* Membership card required for
verification.
of the Navy, Coast Guard, Marines,
Army, Air Force and National Guard.
* Membership card required for
verification.
- Marine Engineers Beneficiary
Organization - MEBA
- Inland Boatman's Union
- Seafarer's International Union
- American Maritime Officers
- Masters, Mates & Pilots
Organization - MEBA
- Inland Boatman's Union
- Seafarer's International Union
- American Maritime Officers
- Masters, Mates & Pilots
The program offers an associate degree to students
interested in seagoing and shoreside positions in the
maritime industry. Tim Akpinar practices maritime law
on Long Island and on March 16, 2006, he addressed
the maritime technology class on legal issues that face
mariners today. These included legal responsibilities of
officers and ship's crews, criminal liability, legal rights
of commercial mariners, the Jones Act, limitation of
liability, salvage law, recent developments in Coast
Guard regulations with marine casualty reporting and
alcohol testing, marine pollution, and other maritime law
topics.
interested in seagoing and shoreside positions in the
maritime industry. Tim Akpinar practices maritime law
on Long Island and on March 16, 2006, he addressed
the maritime technology class on legal issues that face
mariners today. These included legal responsibilities of
officers and ship's crews, criminal liability, legal rights
of commercial mariners, the Jones Act, limitation of
liability, salvage law, recent developments in Coast
Guard regulations with marine casualty reporting and
alcohol testing, marine pollution, and other maritime law
topics.
| See The Law of Maritime Collision, by Tim Akpinar; reprinted with the permission of Workboat Magazine. Use the menu bar to the left to go to the page Commercial Vessels. There is a link to the article there. |
International piracy incidents have become more
prevalent in recent years. Following the Maersk
Alabama incident, the crew filed a federal
lawsuit involving a number of maritime law
causes of action. Read August 2012 Workboat
article about recent Maritime Lawsuit by
members of ship's crew against Maersk Line
and Waterman Steamship.
prevalent in recent years. Following the Maersk
Alabama incident, the crew filed a federal
lawsuit involving a number of maritime law
causes of action. Read August 2012 Workboat
article about recent Maritime Lawsuit by
members of ship's crew against Maersk Line
and Waterman Steamship.