Firm Profile
DeOrchis & Partners, LLP is a diverse firm that specializes in all facets of maritime, insurance, transportation and trade law as well as commercial disputes. Our reputation has been earned and continues to grow through our extensive involvement in federal and state court litigation and arbitration proceedings involving cargo damage; hull and pier damage; personal injury to crew, longshoremen and passengers; general average and salvage; towage; charter parties; stowaways; insurance coverage disputes and opinions; U.S. Customs disputes; leasing; land transport claims; air commerce, NVOCC, forwarder and customs house broker operations; commercial matters and commercial litigation; and mergers and corporate activities. The firm also has extensive experience with the Federal Maritime Commission, U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
The firm represents a broad base of clients, including many major steamship lines, vessel operators, P&I Clubs, domestic and foreign insurers, railroads and trucking companies and others in the commercial trade. We also service several carriers by drafting many of their critical business documents including bills of lading, service contracts, stevedoring and terminal agreements, charter party and vessel sale contracts.

The firm's main office is located in downtown Manhattan. DeOrchis & Partners also has satellite offices in Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts and New Jersey, which are available to service and support our clients. It is DeOrchis & Partners' policy to be available to our clients on a twenty-four hour a day basis. Our clients are provided with the home and cellular telephone numbers of the partners for after-hour consultation. The New York office is manned from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays. As our clientele is international in character, we have a network of correspondent counsel in all of the major ports around the world.


Our lawyers are admitted to practice before the courts of the States of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Florida, Massachusetts, as well as the Federal Courts for the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court.

DeOrchis & Partners is committed to the ideal that quality legal services can and should be provided at fair and reasonable rates. Our goal is to provide every client with the highest quality legal service available. DeOrchis & Partners will accommodate all reasonable billing requests, including a regular retainer for repeat business, task oriented billing, or special billing rates.

DeOrchis & Partners is managed to ensure the best possible use of resources in response to the needs and expectations of the client. Worldwide connections established over the past half-century enable DeOrchis & Partners to provide comprehensive service to our clients wherever and whenever it is needed.

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