[C38] Maritime lawyer recommendation?

[Joseph Launie]

no but document what you are doing - write a detailed letter to 
Svenden's outlining what you want them to look at. That and their report 
will give your attorney a good start. If all of this happened in the US 
and not at sea, I do not think you need or want a maritime lawyer. I am 
a long way off and do not have all the facts but my impression is that 
this is not an admiralty matter. I think SF Superior Court is  your 
preferred venue. Just get a good plaintiff's attorney and  sue. Joe
On 7/25/2014 8:23 PM, Michelle Diaz wrote:
> I am in dispute with a rigger about services rendered poorly on my C38 
> "Dulcinea" that I have been working hard for nearly a year on her 
> complete restoration since I purchased her late last September. The 
> rigger is claiming I still owe a significant amount of money, I'm 
> claiming I will not pay for services that were done (a) not to spec as 
> I hired him to do (he now says there are no specs on our boats - ha!), 
> (b) done incorrectly and need to be either fixed or replaced (of which 
> he has not offered to do) and (c) done in such a manner that it has 
> actually caused my vessel damage. And the rigging is still not 
> complete. My Legal Counsel (not Maritime) advised having the rigging 
> as done to date inspected by a third party for detailed reporting. I 
> am hiring Svenden's Boat Works to do so. The disputed rigger is now 
> threatening to put a lien on my boat and sell it. I never signed any 
> contract with said rigger, nor is there any maritime mortgage against 
> my registered vessel for him to claim a lien against - I own her 
> outright. Anyone have any recommendations on a SF Bay area lawyer 
> specializing in Maritime law/liens?
>
> MD
>
>
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