Mr. Earles is an associate attorney with Fitzhugh, Elliott & Ammerman. He practices maritime law and has represented clients in both personal injury and commercial matters. His primary focus is the defense of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and Jones Act injury claims.

Mr. Earles represents clients on a national level. Working with Fitzhugh, Elliott & Ammerman, Mr. Earles has helped his clients obtain a number of favorable results, including:

• Successfully defended a harbor worker’s claim for lifetime compensation and medical benefits stemming from a self-inflicted gunshot wound
• Successfully argued on behalf of a major corporation that the work place injuries of a certain employees are covered by the Public Vessels Act
• Obtained an order reducing attorney’s fees sought under the LHWCA by over $100,000

In addition to his maritime defense work, while in law school, Mr. Earles was a research assistant for Professor Michael Sturley, who was representing seaman Willard Stewart before the U.S. Supreme Court in Stewart v. Dutra Construction Co., a decision that clarified the “vessel” element of the test for seaman status.