Established
in 1994,
St.
Louis-based
Tonkin &
Mondl
specializes
in
admiralty
and
maritime
law.
The firm
provides
high-quality
legal
service
customized to
each
client,
and
represents
barge
lines,
towboat
companies,
shipyards,
floating
casinos,
marine
insurers
and
their
assureds,
harbor
and
fleeting
services,
financial
institutions,
and
other
companies
involved
in
commerce
on the
inland
waters
of the
United
States.
The
firm’s
experienced
and
effective
trial
lawyers
handle
maritime
litigation
in state
and
federal
courts
throughout
the
Midwest
and
South.
They
frequently
represent
companies
in Jones
Act,
collision
and
allision
cases,
and in
cases
involving
marine
insurance
coverage
and
marine
contracts.
They
handle
administrative
proceedings
before
the U.S.
Coast
Guard,
the U.S.
Department
of Labor
and
other
government
agencies.
The firm represents parties involved in the purchase, sale and charter of commercial vessels, and the financing of such transactions. The firm is listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Register of Preeminent Lawyers in the field of admiralty law. Tonkin & Mondl clients include leading companies in the marine industry.