OConnell and Associates

OConnell is a national recognition advocate. His affiliations include The National Top 100 Trial Lawyers and The American Board of Trial Advocates, Best of the Bar verified his settlements in the Top 100 nationally and in Hawaii. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys. Hawaii is a state with maritime industries, depending on the sea for its development. Maritime workers can seek compensation if they have incurred injuries while on a tourist cruise or a snorkel or scuba dive. Workers in the maritime industry mostly come under the Jones Act, hence, entitled to maintenance and cure benefits and damages such as lost wages and pain and suffering. The Longshore Harbor Workers' Compensation Act covers injured maritime workers doing traditional activities around the coast. This might include injuries sustained at a dry dock, terminals, ship repairs, or while loading and unloading vessels. Our maritime trial attorneys have tried cases for all manner of maritime workers, including cruise ship passengers, crew members, longshoremen, scuba instructors, fishermen, and more. Working on the crew duty of an ocean-going vessel is a dangerous occupation. You must have a strong maritime claim handling experience to get compensation for injured sailors for their injuries, harm, and losses.