Corporate and Commercial:
Many of DeOrchis & Partners, LLP's existing clients have found that our knowledge of their business operations and special needs makes our firm uniquely situated to handle their corporate and commercial needs. Consequently, we are routinely called upon to handle such matters as formation and dissolution of companies, mergers and acquisitions, purchase and sale of businesses, employee contracts, commercial real estate and commercial agreements and contracts of all kinds; as well as providing full litigation support and capability on all commercial matters from collections to defense of professional liability claims.

Government Regulation:
With the ever increasing government regulation of maritime activities and commerce, the ability to effectively represent clients in dealings with the United States government, including the Coast Guard, Customs Service, Department of Agriculture, Department of Transportation, Federal Maritime Commission and Interstate Commerce Commission, to name just a few, requires special expertise. DeOrchis & Partners, LLP has decades of experience.

Insurance:
DeOrchis & Partners, LLP maintains a substantial insurance practice. Our attorneys are regularly retained by insurers, both foreign and domestic, to provide them with opinions on coverage, as well as litigating coverage disputes and declinations in court and arbitration. We are also retained by insurers to review policies and endorsements for interpretation, as well as drafting policy provisions and endorsements for issuance.

Personal Injury:
Drawing upon its hard-won and successful experience in litigating the defense of maritime personal injury actions, DeOrchis & Partners, LLP offers a full range of representation to clients in any type of personal injury or death case. Our lawyers have represented underwriters, vessel owners and operators and other defendants in federal, state and administrative proceedings in which claimants sought damages under the Jones Act, LHWCA and common law for injuries sustained by vessel crew, longshoreman and passengers. We also represent terminals, truckers and other land based operators in motor vehicle and premises liability claims.

Products Liability:
With the rise in litigation against manufacturers and sellers of products, DeOrchis & Partners, LLP has risen to the occasion. Our firm represents numerous manufacturers, repairers and sellers of maritime and mechanical products, including ships, recreational boats, engines, machinery and gear. Our attorneys have the technical expertise to provide the products liability defendant with a superior defense to the claim. Through our Marinelex Adjusters subsidiary, we are able to conduct casualty investigations and provide guidance for our clients through any potentially dangerous casualty or situation by undertaking a full incident investigation including the interviewing of witnesses and retaining of experts.

Surface and Air Transportation:
As one of the leaders in transportation law, DeOrchis & Partners, LLP it is uniquely positioned to address any issue which may arise in connection with railroad or trucking matters. In addition to common carriers, our firm provides a full range of services to air and ocean freight forwarders, customshouse brokers, indirect air carriers and non-vessel owning common carriers. rounding out its expertise in transportation law, is the firm's vast experience in handling international and domestic air cargo and related issues, including those arising under the Warsaw Convention and laws of the United States. Our expert legal staff can provide both defense and subrogation of transportation cargo claims, as well as advice and representation on the documentation, cargo security compliance and violation; and the drafting of carrier agreements, bills of lading, circulars and service contracts.

Toxic Tort Litigation:
DeOrchis & Partners, LLP, has been involved in defending asbestos, benzene and other toxic tort claims for a wide variety of clients from the very beginning of this unique and highly specialized type of litigation. The Firm's experience is available to its clients to protect their interests in any type of multi-party tort litigation.