2014 PACIFIC ADMIRALTY SEMINAR Thursday, October 9 Friday, October 10, 2014

Register online at www.sfbar.org/pas or mail your check or credit card
information to Pacific Admiralty Seminar/The Bar Association of San Francisco
301 Battery Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
GOLF ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 AT THE PRESIDIO GOLF COURSE
www.presidiogolf.com
Name: Firm/Office/Agency:
Address: City/State/Zip: Phone: ­
Email: Registration Fee
Military, Government and Students
$200
Early Registration (Received on or before Aug. 1)
$525
Regular Registration $605
Reception only$75
Golf on Wednesday, October 8 (Optional)
$100
TOTAL: The registration fee includes all seminar sessions, materials, lunch on both days, the reception
on Thursday evening, and the charter bus to and from the Seminar.
Credit Card:
Visa
MasterCard
Reservations have been made for a round of golf with tee times beginning at 10:00 a.m.
The greens fees are $100, which includes a cart. Rental clubs are available. Transportation
to the course is not included. You can register for golf with your seminar registration.
Questions may be directed to John Cigavic, john.cigavic@nowelllaw.com.
SPECIAL INFORMATION
Getting to the Presidio: Charter buses will leave from 301 Battery Street at Sacramento
Street, BASF’s offices, at 8:30 a.m. and will return after the reception on Thursday evening
and at the close of the conference on Friday evening.
American Express
CC#: Exp Date: Security Code: Billing Zip Code: Or enclosed is check #________ made payable to BASF, 301 Battery Street,
San Francisco, CA 94111.
PACIFIC ADMIRALTY CREW • 2014
Chair: Joshua Kirsch, Gibson, Robb & Lindh
Vice-Chair: Cheryl Morris, Emard Danoff Port Tamulski & Walovich LLP
Secretary: John H. Cigavic III, Law Offices of George Nowell
Conte Cicala, Flynn Delich & Wise
Lynn Krieger, Thomas Quinn & Krieger, LLP
Courtney Crawford, Cox, Wootton, Lerner, Griffin, Hansen & Poulos, LLP
Vickey Quinn, U.S. Department of Justice/Torts Branch (Admiralty)
Matthew Johnston, USF Maritime Law Journal
George Nowell, Law Offices of George Nowell
Andrew Simmons, D’Andre, Peterson, Bobus & Rosenburg
Raymond Paetzold, General Counsel, San Francisco Bar Pilots
Marisa Huber, Gibson Robb & Lindh, LLP
Pamela Schultz, Severson & Werson, PC
Maya Nair, U.S. Coast Guard
MCLE CREDIT
The Pacific Admiralty Seminar is approved for 10.75 hours of MCLE credit by the State
Bar of California. Specialization credit in Admiralty and Maritime Law will be available
for California lawyers. Attorneys licensed in other states: Visit the American Bar website at
www.americanbar.org/cle/mandatory_cle/mcle_states.html to find out what your state
requires to receive credit. Attendees can earn credit toward meeting the requirements for
the Proctor in Admiralty, Maritime Law Association.
FOR INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS
An application has been submitted to receive continuing education credits for insurance
professionals.
REFUNDS
Requests for refunds, less $100, must be received in writing by September 12.
No refunds will be made after that date. You will receive a copy of the materials.
CONTACT
For more information, contact Barbara Fanning, bfanning@sfbar.org, 415.782.8960.
NONPROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PERMIT NO. 8767
JOSHUA KIRSCH, SEMINAR CHAIR
Gibson Robb & Lindh
San Francisco, California
The Presidio of San Francisco
Observation Post
301 Battery Street, Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Thursday, October 9
Friday, October 10, 2014
THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO
2014
PACIFIC ADMIRALTY SEMINAR
PACIFIC ADMIRALTY SEMINAR • 2014 AGENDA
Thursday, October 9
Thursday, October 9
8:30 a.m.
Charter bus leaves from 301 Battery Street at Sacramento Street, in front of BASF to The Presidio Observation Post
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Coffee/Pastries
5:45 – 7:30 p.m.
Reception at the Golden Gate Club, Ventana Room
The Presidio
7:30 p.m.
Buses load to return to 301 Battery Street
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Welcome: Joshua Kirsch, Seminar Chair
9:45 – 11:45 a.m.
Session One
THE WORLD OF TUG & TOW: REGULATORY, LEGAL
AND PRACTICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Friday, October 10
8:30 a.m. 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Industry Overview of Tug & Tow: Relevance and
Importance to the Maritime Industry
Session Chair:
Courtney
Crawford
Cox, Wootton,
Lerner, Griffin,
Hansen & Poulos,
LLP
CAPTAIN GEORGE LIVINGSTONE
San Francisco Bar Pilot
Vice President of the Nautical Institute, San Francisco
History of USCG Relationship with the Tow
Industry: Moving Forward Into Subchapter M
DANIEL MASSEY
Pacific Area Coordinator, Towing Vessel Program
United States Coast Guard, Alameda, California
ROBERT BLOMERTH
District 11 Coordinator, Towing Vessel Program
United States Coast Guard, Alameda, California
KENT ROBERTS
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Portland, Oregon
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch at the Golden Gate Club in the Ventana Room
1:45 – 3:45 p.m.
Session Two
THE ONBOARD INVESTIGATION:
CONSIDERATIONS, CONFLICTS and CONUNDRUMS
Handling the Criminal Aspects of Onboard
Investigations: The Government’s Perspective
Session
Co-Chairs:
Andrew Port
Session Chair:
John Cox
Keesal, Young &
Logan
Emard Danoff Port
Tamulski &
Walovich LLP
Maya Nair
Competing Interests and Conflicts During the
Onboard Investigation: Panel Discussion
Attorney-Advisor,
Legal Service
Command,
United States
Coast Guard
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.
GREG LINSIN
Blank Rome, Washington, DC
The NVOCC’s View – NRAs and NSAs:
High-Caliber “Secret” Contracts for NVOCCs
The Shippers’ View: Is It Time to Rebalance the
Interests Between Carriers and Shippers?
PHILIP R. LEMPRIERE
Keesal, Young & Logan, Seattle, Washington
ANDREW D. KEHAGIARIS
Roberts & Kehagiaras LLP, Long Beach, California
NORMAN J. RONNEBERG, JR.
Bullivant Houser Bailey PC, San Francisco
11:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Break
11:15 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
Session Four
THE MARITIME ECONOMY: OBTAINING SECURITY
FOR YOUR CLAIMS, ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AND
COLLIDING PERSPECTIVES IN BANKRUPTCY
Session Chair:
Pamela
Schultz
Severson &
Werson PC
The B, C, D’s of the Admiralty Rules: Obtaining Security
for Your Claims
GINA M. VENEZIA
Freehill Hogan & Mahar, New York, New York
Navigating the Rocks and Shoals of Economic Sanctions
CDR CHRISTOPHER TRIBOLET, USCG
West Coast Detachment Supervisor, Legal Service Command, United States Coast Guard, Alameda, California
Handling the Criminal Aspects of Onboard
Investigations: The Vessel’s Perspective
Session Three
THE CHANGING FACE OF CARGO CLAIMS 1995 TO THE FUTURE
The Carriers’ View: COGSA, Service Contracts and
Forum Selection Clauses
Legal Perspective – Subchapter M for Lawyers
and Insurers: Possible Implications and Effects
Charter Bus leaves from 301 Battery Street at Sacramento Street, BASF headquarters, to The Presidio Observation Post
JONATHAN M. EPSTEIN
Holland & Knight, Washington D.C.
12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch at the Golden Gate Club in the Ventana Room
1:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Session Four Continues
Colliding Perspectives in Maritime Bankruptcies
and Tales of a Substitute Custodian
ROBERT BURNS
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, New York, New York
PAMELA MILGRIM
Vice President, SKULD North America, Inc., New York
BRUCE G. PAULSEN
Seward & Kissel, New York, New York
DOUGLAS SCHWARTZ
Schwartz & Cera, Oakland, California
VIJAY SOMAN
Director, Safety - Insurance - QMS DPA
Wallem Ship Management, Ltd., Hong Kong
GERALD L. GORMAN
Emard Danoff Port Tamulski & Walovich LLP,
San Diego, California
J. STEPHEN SIMMS
Sims Showers, Baltimore, Maryland
LCDR NICOLLETE VAUGHAN, USCG
Chief of Inspections, Coast Guard Sector San Francisco
UCSG, Alameda, California
G. ROBERT TONEY
National Liquidators, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Break
Session Two Continues
The Technical Investigation
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
PROFESSOR JAMES F. LYGATE
Chairman & Principal Investigator
IFIC Forensics, Glasgow, Scotland
The Sexual Assault Investigation: Panel Discussion
LOUISE LIVINGSTON
Vice President, Thomas Miller – UK P&I Club, San Francisco
LISA CONNER
Flynn Delich & Wise, Long Beach, California
DWIGHT MORRIS
Manager, Investigations, Global Security
Royal Caribbean International, Miami, Florida
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 – 5:15 p.m.
Session Five
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PERSONAL INJURY
Maritime Personal Injury Mediation
Session Chair:
Marker
Lovell
Gibson Robb &
Lindh LLP
HARRIS WEINBERG
Law Offices of Harris Weinberg, San Francisco
Panel Discussion of Recent Developments in Maritime
Personal Injury Law
THOMAS MCDERMOTT
Lindsay Hart LLP, Portland, Oregon
CHARLES NAYLOR
Law Offices of Charles D. Naylor, San Pedro, California
MICHAEL NAKANO
Frame & Nakano, Honolulu, Hawaii
JOSEPH STACEY
Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP, Seattle, Washington