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General Defense
Moseley Prichard Parrish Knight & Jones
501 West Bay Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Telephone: 904-356-1306
Fax: 904-354-0194
E-Mail: firm@mppkj.com
www.mppkj.com


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Established: 1906
Admiralty and Maritime Law, Transportation, Labor and Employment, Insurance Law, Civil Litigation, Class Actions, Environmental Law, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death
Firm Profile
Headquartered in the historic port of Jacksonville, Florida, Moseley, Prichard, Parrish, Knight & Jones represents clients in marine, transportation, commercial and insurance matters, both domestic and international. Founded in 1906 as the W.E. Kay Law Firm, Moseley, Prichard, Parrish, Knight & Jones is one of Jacksonville's oldest law firms in continuous service. Legal services are provided by a professional staff of lawyers, paralegals, law clerks and legal secretaries prepared to handle the most complex legal cases.

Client Information
Insurance Company Clients
Assuranceforeningen GardAssuranceforeningen Skuld
Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Ltd.Chubb & Son, Inc.
London Steamship Owners Mutual Insurance Association Ltd.North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association, Ltd.
The Swedish Club (SAAF)Through Transport Mutual Insurance Association
United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association Ltd.Western World Insurance Company
West of England Ship Owners Protection and Indemnity AssociationZurich American Insurance Company
Non-Insurance Company Clients
AmtrakAtlantic Marine Florida, LLC
Crowley Liner Services, Inc.CSX Transportation Inc.
Emerson Electric CompanyHanjin Shipping Company, Ltd.
Norfolk Southern CorporationR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Personnel Information
Firm Members
JAMES F. MOSELEY — 1936 — The Citadel, A.B. (with honors), 1958; University of Florida, LL.B., 1961; J.D., 1967 — Admitted to Bar, 1961, Florida — Member American (House of Delegates, 2002-2008) and Jacksonville Bar (President 1975-1976) Associations, The Florida Bar (Chairman, Admiralty Law Committee, 1973-1975); Florida Council of Bar Presidents (Chairman, 1978); Federal Rules Advisory Committee (Middle District, Florida); Maritime Law Association of the United States, (President, 1996-1998; Vice President, 1992-1996; Chairman of Committee on Navigation and Coast Guard Matters, 1982-1988; Executive Committee, 1978-1981); Titulary Member Comite Maritime International; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel (Chairman, Maritime Law Section, 1986-1988); International Association of Defense Counsel (Chairman, Maritime Law Committee, 1989-1991); Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Chairman, 1980); Fellow, American Bar Foundation (Planning and Program Board); Admiralty Law Institute, Tulane University; Editor, American Maritime Cases; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, American Bar Foundation — Advisory Board, Admiralty Law Institute, Tulane University; Editor, American Maritime Cases — Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Transportation - E-Mail: jfmoseley@mppkj.com
JOSEPH W. PRICHARD, JR. — 1946 — University of Florida, B.A., 1968; J.D., 1973 — Admitted to Bar, 1974, Florida — Member Jacksonville Bar Association (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1982-1983; President, 1988-1989); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (Executive Committee, 1987-1993); Judicial Nominating Committee (4th Judicial Circuit, 2004-Present); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates — Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Product Liability; Transportation - E-Mail: jwprichard@mppkj.com
ROBERT B. PARRISH — 1951 — Duke University, A.B., 1973; J.D., 1978 — Admitted to Bar, 1979, Florida — Member Federal Bar Association (President, Jacksonville Chapter, 1984-1985); Maritime Law Association of the United States (Second Vice President, 2008-Present); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, (Chairman, Maritime Law Committee); Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Defense Research Institute — Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Appellate Practice; Environmental Law; Labor and Employment; Product Liability; Complex Litigation - E-Mail: bparrish@mppkj.com
ANDREW J. KNIGHT II — 1958 — The University of Mississippi, B.B.A., 1980; University of Florida, J.D. (with honors), 1982 — Admitted to Bar, 1983, Florida; 1989, Georgia — Member Federal Bar Association (Jacksonville Chapter; President, 1997-1998); Master of the Bench Chester Bedell Inns of Court; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Port Director, 1988-1989 and 2002-2003); Propeller Club of the United States (National President, 1999-2001); Maritime Law Association of the United States; Defense Research Institute; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel — Practice Areas: Railroad Law; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Law; Litigation; Personal Injury - E-Mail: ajknight@mppkj.com
RICHARD K. JONES — 1955 — Florida State University, B.S. (cum laude), 1976; J.D. (with honors), 1982 — Admitted to Bar, 1982, Florida; 1983, U.S. Tax Court — Member Federal Bar Association (President, Jacksonville Chapter, 1991-1992); International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Port Director, 1990-91); Maritime Law Association of the United States — Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Admiralty and Maritime Law - E-Mail: rkjones@mppkj.com
JAMES F. MOSELEY JR — 1962 — Hampden-Sydney College, B.A., 1984; Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1987 — Order of the Barristers; Chief Justice, Moot Court Board, 1986-1987 — Admitted to Bar, 1987, Georgia; Florida — Member Jacksonville Bar Association (President, 2003-2004); Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Port Director, 1992-1994); Maritime Law Association of the United States (Board of Directors, 2009-Present; Chairman, Marine Ecology Committee); Barrister, Chester Bedell Inns of Court — Florida Bar Board Certified Admiralty and Maritime Lawyer — Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Law; Litigation - E-Mail: jmoseleyjr@mppkj.com
PHILLIP A. BUHLER — 1962 — College of William & Mary, B.A., 1984; University of Miami, J.D., 1987; Tulane University, LL.M., 1988 — Admitted to Bar, 1988, Louisiana; 1989, Florida; District of Columbia; 1992, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of International Trade; U.S. Supreme Court — Member Federal (President, Jacksonville Chapter, 2003-2004) and Inter-American (Treasurer, Executive Committee and Council Member and President, International Law Committee) Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Vice-Chairman, International Organizations, Conventions and Standards Committee); Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Propeller Club of Jacksonville (President, 2002-2003); Associated Industries of Florida (Chairman, Maritime Council); Florida Bar International Law Section (Executive Council) — Florida Bar Board Certified International Law, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Civil Law Notary — Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Transportation; International Law; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Litigation; Environmental Law - E-Mail: pabuhler@mppkj.com
STANLEY M. WESTON — 1960 — Florida State University, B.S. (cum laude), 1982; University of Virginia, J.D., 1985 — Admitted to Bar, 1986, Florida — Member D.W. Perkins Bar Association — Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Litigation; Personal Injury; Admiralty and Maritime Law - E-Mail: smweston@mppkj.com
TRACY ALAN CHESSER — 1968 — The University of Georgia, B.B.A. (cum laude), 1989; University of Florida, J.D., 1993 — Admitted to Bar, 1993, Georgia; 1995, Florida — Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Personal Injury; Product Liability - E-Mail: tachesser@mppkj.com
CHARLES M. TRIPPE, JR. — 1953 — Columbia University, A.B. (cum laude), 1979; J.D., 1979 — Harlan Fisk Stone Scholar (1977-1979) — Admitted to Bar, 1980, Massachusetts; New York; 1995, Florida; 1981, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit — Certified Civil Mediator (2005); Certified District Court Mediator (2006) — Practice Areas: Civil Litigation - E-Mail: cmtrippe@mppkj.com
ERIC L. HEARN — 1970 — Florida State University, B.S. (magna cum laude), 1992; University of Miami, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1996 — Order of the Coif — Admitted to Bar, 1996, Florida — Member Propeller Club of Jacksonville (President, 2008-2009) — Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Probate; Commercial Litigation - E-Mail: elhearn@mppkj.com
DAVID C. REEVES — 1967 — Wake Forest University, B.A. (cum laude), 1989; The Catholic University of America, J.D. (cum laude), 1995 — Admitted to Bar, 1995, Florida — Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Defense Litigation - E-Mail: dcreeves@mppkj.com
P. MICHAEL LEAHY — 1966 — United States Merchant Marine Academy, B.S., 1988; The University of Akron, J.D., 1997 — Admitted to Bar, 2001, Florida — Member Maritime Law Association of the United States; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute — Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Law; Civil Litigation - E-Mail: pmleahy@mppkj.com
THOMAS C. SULLIVAN — 1955 — United States Naval Academy, B.S., 1977; University of Florida, J.D., 1985 — Admitted to Bar, 1985, Florida — Member Maritime Law Association of the United States — Practice Areas: Civil Litigation - E-Mail: tsullivan@mppkj.com
Associates
SHEA MICHAEL MOSER — 1978 — University of Florida, B.S.B.A. (cum laude), 2002; Samford University, J.D./M.B.A., 2006 — Admitted to Bar, 2006, Florida; 2008, Georgia - E-Mail: smoser@mppkj.com
J. MATT RABIL — 1979 — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.S., 2002; University of Miami, J.D., 2007 — Law Clerk for Judge Leslie B. Rothenberg, Florida 3rd District Court of Appeals (2005) — Admitted to Bar, 2007, Florida - E-Mail: mrabil@mppkj.com
STEPHANIE U. GRAU — 1982 — University of Florida, B.A.P.S. (with honors), 2004; University of Virginia, J.D., 2007 — Admitted to Bar, 2007, Florida - E-Mail: sgrau@mppkj.com
CASANDRA D. LIM — 1982 — University of Connecticut, B.A., 2004; J.D., 2007 — Admitted to Bar, 2008, Florida - E-Mail: clim@mppkj.com
JOHN W. WALLACE — 1981 — Auburn University, B.A.P.S. (Pi Sigma Alpha), 2004; The University of Georgia, J.D., 2008 — Admitted to Bar, 2008, Florida — Member Jacksonville Bar Asssociation - E-Mail: jwwallace@mppkj.com
JEFFREY A. YARBROUGH — 1974 — University of North Florida, B.A., 2001; University of Florida, J.D. (cum laude), 2005 — Admitted to Bar, 2005, Florida — Member Jacksonville Bar Association - E-Mail: jyarbrough@mppkj.com


 

 

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