Publications by Firm Attorneys

The firm is responsible for writing, updating and creating the following publications. To order any of the following contact Julie Conlon at the Longshore Institute or fill out the online order form.

• The Longshore Newsletter, January 1996 - Present
• The Longshore Procedure Manual, March 1996 - Present
• Brahm’s Court Index, March 1996 - Present
• International Perspectives On Maritime Security

Other legal publications and contributions include:

Notaro v. Power Authority of State of New York, 840 N.Y.S.2d 683 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)

“ Who is Covered? Recent Cases Regarding Longshore Situs & Status,” 16 Univ. of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal No. 2, pp. 265-318 (2005).

“Risky Business: Effective Longshore Claims Handling,” Risk Insurance & Management Society Convention, Philadelphia, April 2005.

“ How An Employer/Carrier Deals with the OWCP Vocational Rehabilitation Program,” Loyola Annual Longshore Conference, New Orleans, March 2005

Book Review of ADMIRALTY:  CASES AND MATERIALS.  By Robert M. Jarvis, David J. Bederman, Joel K. Goldstein & Steven R. Swanson.  Newark, NJ :  LexisNexis, 2004, for 17 Univ. of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal

“ Stewart's Impact on Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Claims” for Benedict's on Admiralty, Vol. 3 No. 2., Second Quarter 2005.

“ Closing the Deal: Avoiding Land Mines in Maritime Settlements ” University of Texas Admiralty and Maritime Law Seminar , Houston, September 2004.

“ Treacherous Waters for Injured Workers' Lawyers,” The Texas Lawyer, April 17, 2004

“Who's Covered? Recent Cases on Situs & Status”, Northwest Longshore Adjusters Association Seminar, Portland, Oregon, October 2003

“ Let's Make A Deal: Recent Developments Affecting the Longshore Act” Loyola Annual Longshore Conference, New Orleans, March 2003

“An Overview of Coverage under the LHWCA and Section 905(b) Claims,” Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis , May 2003.

“ Ambiguous Amphibious Workers – Some Practical Considerations for Defense Practitioners” – University of Texas Admiralty Law Seminar, Houston, October 2002

“ Is There a Line in the Sand? Recent Developments on Jurisdiction under the Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act .” University of Texas Admiralty and Maritime Law Seminar , Houston, September 2001.

“ If I Held the Congressional Pen …” Loyola Annual Longshore Conference, New Orleans, March 2001

“ The Fate of the 1984 Amendments ” – Northwest Longshore Seminar, Portland, Oregon, October 2000

“ What You Need to Know about the Longshore Act and its Application to Petroleum Operations .” Petroleum Insurance & Environmental Protection Conference, San Antonio, 2000

“Longshore Case Update” – Albany Law School Longshore Seminar , Saratoga Springs, New York, October 1999

“The Sting of Death – Expanding Parameters of Longshore Death Claims”, Industrial Claims Association Seminar , San Francisco, California, September 1999

“What's New – Longshore Update 1999”, Loyola Longshore Seminar , New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1999

“What Offshore Petroleum Insurance Folks Need to Know about the Longshore Act”, Petroleum Insurance and Environmental Protection Conferen ce, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1999

“The Bar's Wild Ride – Adventures in Statutory Analysis with the Benefits Review Board”, New Orleans Longshore Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1998

“Vocational Rehabilitation and the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act,” Journal of Work , April 1998

“Stowaways: A Legal and Practical Analysis of U.S. Practice”, Safe Ports, Safe Harbors Seminar, BIMCO/Marine Log , Washington, D.C., Feburary 1998

“Longshore Update”, Northwest Longshore Administrators Association Seminar, Seattle, Washington, September 1997

“Medical Aspects of Longshore Claims”, Benefits Review Board Reporter No. 562, May1997

Editor, International Perspectives on Maritime Security , U.S. Department of Transportation, October 1996

“Old Wine in New Wineskins: Doubts about the Abolition of the True Doubt Rule” Loyola Longshore Conference , New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1997

“Defense Tactics and Strategy under the 1984 Amendments to the Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act”, Defense Research Institute Monograph, Defense of Admiral­ty Litigation (April 1987)

“Comparing Compensation Acts - Significant Differences between the Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and the Texas Workers' Compensation Act”, University of Houston Seminar, in Evaluating Damage & Remedies in Maritime Personal Injury & Death Cases, ­ April 1987

“Timeliness of Notice & Claim”, Vol 5, No. 2, The Longshore Newsletter, (April 1987)

“Occupational Disease Update,” Vol.3, No.4, The Longshore Newsletter, (June 1985).

“Disheartening Prospects: The Stress of Occupational Disease Cases on the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act,” 22 S. Tex. L. J. 471 (1982).

Presentations by Firm Attorneys 

University of Texas Admiralty Seminar, Houston, October 2005

Loyola Annual Longshore Seminar, New Orleans, March 2005

Comprehensive & Advanced Longshore Seminars 2005 : Long Beach, Tampa, Las Vegas, Seattle, Norfolk, Houston

Loyola Ultimate Jones Act Seminar, New Orleans, November 2004

NWLAA Jones Act Seminar, Portland, August 2004

Comprehensive & Advanced Longshore Seminars 2004 : Las Vegas, Tampa, San Diego, Honolulu, Philadelphia, New Orleans

Loyola Ultimate Jones Act Seminar, New Orleans, November 2003

Northwest Longshore Adjusters Association Seminar, Portland, Oregon, October 2003

Loyola Annual Longshore Conference, New Orleans, March 2003

Longshore Comprehensive and Advanced Seminars, 2003, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Tampa, Williamsburg, and New Orleans

Ultimate Jones Act Seminar, Chicago, March 2003

University of Texas Admiralty Conference, Houston, Texas, September 2002

Ultimate Jones Act Seminar, Tampa, Florida, June 2002

Longshore Comprehensive and Advanced Seminars, 2002, Jacksonville, Long Beach, Tampa, Seattle, and New Orleans

Journal of Commerce Breakbulk Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2001

University of Texas Admiralty Seminar, Houston, Texas, September 2001

National Marine Fisheries Insurance Conference, NOAA, Washington, D.C., June 2001

Loyola Annual Longshore Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2001

Louisiana State Bar Admiralty Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 2000

Northwest Longshore Association, Portland & Seattle, April 2000

Comprehensive and Advanced Longshore Seminars 2000, San Francisco, Jacksonville, Tampa, Seattle, Williamsburg, and New Orleans

Ultimate Jones Act Seminar, San Francisco, January 2000

Albany Law School Maritime Seminar, Saratoga Springs, New York, October 1999

Ultimate Jones Act Seminar, New Orleans, October 1999

Industrial Claims Association Longshore Conference, San Francisco, September 1999

Loyola Longshore Conference, New Orleans, March 1999

20 th Petroleum Insurance & Environmental Protection Conference, New Orleans, March 1999

Comprehensive and Advanced Longshore Seminars 1999, San Francisco, Jacksonville, Houston, Newport, Williamsburg, San Diego, New Orleans

NOAA/U.S. Coast Guard “Navigating the Uncertain Waters of the 21 st Century: The Role of New Technologies in Building a Competitive and Secure Maritime Infrastructure,” Washington, D.C., May 1998

Comprehensive and Advanced Longshore Seminars 1998, San Francisco, Jacksonville, San Antonio, Long Beach, Chicago, Seattle, Williamsburg, New Orleans

BIMCO/Maritime Log, “ Safe Ports, Safe Harbor ” Conference, Washington, D.C., February 1998

Longshore Claims Association New Orleans Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 1998

Northwest Claims Association Longshore Seminar, Seattle, September 1997

Comprehensive and Advanced Longshore Seminars 1997, Jacksonville ; San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, Chicago, Honolulu, Williamsburg, New Orleans

Maritime Law Association Annual Meeting, New York, 1997

Loyola Longshore Conference, New Orleans, March 1997

Comprehensive and Advanced Longshore Seminars 1996, Jacksonville, Greenwich, CT ; Baltimore, Boston, New Orleans & Seattle, 1996

Maritime Law Association Annual Meeting, New York 1996

State Bar of Texas & Houston Chapter of C.P.A.'s Seminar on Law and Economics, Houston, Texas, October 1995

State Bar of Texas & Houston Chapter of C.P.A.'s Seminar on Law and Economics, Houston, Texas, October 1994

U.S. Department of Labor/Houston Claims Association Longshore Seminar, November 1992

University of Texas Admiralty and Maritime Law Confer­ence, Houston, Texas, October 1992

International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC), New Orleans, Louisiana, October 1989

Brahm's Longshore Seminar, Long Beach, California, June l988

Liverpool & London Maritime Seminar, Zurich, Switzerland, April 1988

Industrial Claims Association Longshore Seminar, San Francisco, California, October 1987

University of Houston Maritime Damages & Remedies Seminar (Chairman), Houston, Texas, April 1987

Risk & Insurance Management (RIMS) National Convention, Toronto, Canada, 1986

University of Houston/United States Department of Labor Briefing, Houston, Texas, 1985

United States Department of Labor/Galveston Bar Associa­tion Workshop, Galveston, Texas, 1984

Risk & Insurance Management (RIMS) National Convention, (Maritime Industry), Los Angeles, California, 1983

United States Department of Labor Seminar, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1983

University of Houston/Department of Labor Seminar, Houston, Texas, 1982

United States Department of Labor Seminar, Beaumont, Texas, 1982

Risk & Insurance Management (RIMS) National Convention, (Maritime Industry), Washington, D.C., 1982

United States Department of Labor Seminar, Houston, Texas, 1981

Dallas Rehabilitation Institute Seminar, Dallas, Texas, 1981

University of Houston Longshore Seminar, Houston, Texas, 1980