John Driscoll is a sought-after consultant to the maritime legal community. His services include: case evaluation, gathering evidence, discovery preparation and depositions, trial preparation expert testimony, and expert witness.

Areas of Expertise

  • Maritime casualties
  • Personal injury
  • Negligence
  • Accident reconstruction
  • Fact finding
  • Standards for vessel operations
  • Case valuation

Representative Clients

  • Maritime attorneys
  • Tax attorneys
  • Personal injury attorneys
  • Insurance companies
  • Yacht brokers
  • Boatyards
  • Maritime vendors
  • Maritime maintenance companies
  • Marinas
  • Boat owners/sellers/buyers

Services

  • Consultation
  • Case evaluation
  • Expert witness in court and arbitration proceedings

Work Products

  • Eell-written, comprehensive reports
  • Corroborative evidential documentation
  • Visuals, charts, graphs

Methodology

  • Gathers all relevant facts
  • Applies expertise re: industry standards to analyze the facts
  • Provides case-specific findings

Writing Skills

  • Thorough yet succinct
  • Structured
  • Focused
  • Clear, informative, communicative

Qualifications

  • Broad-based professional experience
  • Recognized professional expertise

Connections

  • National / international maritime network
  • Access to extensive sources and resources

Personal traits

  • Commanding presence
  • Articulate, eloquent and persuasive
  • Logical
  • Understanding of maritime and admiralty laws
  • Resourceful problem solver
  • Credible, trustworthy