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Attorney Profile
Joseph P. Tabrisky 
Los Angeles, California
Senior Counsel
phone (213) 236-1616
fax (213) 622-7594
email Email Me

Prior to joining AMC in 2005, Mr. Tabrisky was in private practice for several years litigating complex personal injury, commercial and insurance coverage matters on behalf of foreign and domestic insurers. From 1996 to 2003, he was a named partner in a boutique law firm specializing in admiralty and maritime law advising clients on various insurance and general commercial liability coverage matters.

He is Associate Editor of American Maritime Cases and is widely published in the insurance coverage and maritime fields. In addition, Mr. Tabrisky has numerous successful published decisions.

Year Joined Organization:
2005
Areas of Practice:
Insurance Coverage and Defense
Commercial and Business Litigation
Maritime Law
Bar Admissions:
California, 1985
Florida, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1986
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1986
U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1990
U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1992
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1987
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1994
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1995
U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
Education:
Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California, 1985
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Jessup International Moot Court Competition
Law Journal: Santa Clara Computer and High-Technology Law Journal, Note Editor


University of California, Berkeley, 1982
B.A.
Major:  Rhetoric


Published Works:
Associate Editor, American Maritime Cases


Recent Developments in Cargo Litigation, 18 Tul. Mar.L.J. 259 (1994) - COGSA and the Fire Statue, 28 J. Mar. L. & Com. 359 (1997)


Recent Developments in the Carriage of Cargo, 22 Tul. Mar. L.J. 535 (1998)


Recent Developments in Maritime Law: Changes in The Law Moving As Rapidly as the Modern Day Personal Watercraft Propel Them, 75 Tul. L. Rev. 1757 (2001)


Copyright Law: Substantial Compliance, Videotronics, Inc. v. Bend Electronics, 586 F. Supp. 478 (D.C. Nev. 1984), 1 Santa Clara Computer & High Tech. L.J. 175 (1985)


Heli-Lift, Ltd. v. M/V OOCL FAITH, 2003 AMC 30 (C.D. Cal. 2001)


In re N/V F.P. Clipper, SMA No. 3119 (1994)


All Pacific Trading, Inc. v. M.V Hanjin Yosu, 7 F. 3d 1427, 1994 AMC 365 (9th Cir. 1993), cert. denied, U.S. 127 L.Ed


Hanjin Container Lines v. Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., 499 U.S. 961, 113 L.Ed2d 651, 111 S.Ct. 1586 (1991)


Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. v. M/V Sammi Aurora, 903 F. 2d 1244, 1990 AMC 2235 (9th Cir. 1990)


Classes/Seminars Taught:
18th Symposium: "A Sea Chest For Sea Lawyers" March, 2001, Faculty, Tulane Admiralty Law Institutes


Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Bermuda, 1993, Faculty, Maritime Law Association of the United States


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association
Member, Litigation Section


State Bar of California, 1985 - Present
Member


Proctor Member, The Maritime Law Association of the United States (Young Lawyers Committee, Chairman; Vice Chairman 1997-2000 Sub-committee on State Legislation for the Recreational Boating Committee
Member


The Maritime Law Association of the United States Committee on Uniformity of Maritime Laws, Secretary, 2002-present


Pro Bono Activities:
Member, Board of Directors, Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra, A California Not-For-Profit Public Benefit Corporation