Christopher F. Hamilton is an associate in the Tampa office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where he is a member of the Business Litigation Practice Group. Chris has a unique outlook developed through naval officer training and representing clients in a variety of commercial, maritime, business, and real property litigation before state and federal trial and appellate courts.His experience includes:
Contract disputes, business tort claims, and real property litigation;
Recording and foreclosing maritime liens;
In rem vessel arrest and attachment proceedings;
Maritime transactional matters, including vessel documentation and drafting/revising charter parties for commercial and private entities;
Federal admiralty actions seeking exoneration from or limitation of liability for vessel owners;
Vessel collisions and allisions; and,
Maritime wrongful death and personal injury claims, as well as recreational boating, insurance coverage and premises liability matters.
Chris also serves on the Board of Directors for the International Propeller Club Port of Tampa and as a vice chair for the American Bar Association’s TIPS Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee. Chris he is an avid boater and sailor, competing for four years as a Varsity Letterman and Skipper on the United States Naval Academy’s Offshore Sailing Team.
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES:
The International Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Tampa, 2014 – Present
Board Member, 2016-2018
American Bar Association TIPS Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee
Vice-Chair, Membership, 2014–Present
Vice-Chair, Newsletter Editor, 2011–2013
Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute 2012–Present
Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2014–Present
Tampa Bay Mariner’s Club, 2012–Present
EDUCATION:
Stetson University College of Business, M.B.A., 2012
Stetson University College of Law, J.D., 2012
Victor O. Wehle Trial Advocacy Award
William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award
University of South Florida
B.A., Economics, 2009
B.A., Political Science, 2009
United States Naval Academy, 2004 – 2008
Major: International Relations with focus on Asia.
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