Vince DeorchisThe author has been a practicing maritime lawyer in New York City for Over 50 years. Before going to law school, he spent several months at sea as a deckhand on a freighter that traveled between Spain and the East Coast of the US. In the course of hadling many marine casualty cases, he has traveled around the world performing investigations and working with organizations like the Comite Maritime International, the Maritime Law Association of the US, and the U.S. State Department. The author is also one of the founders of the International Maritime Law Seminar, which takes place each year in London and Singapore. The author lives in New York City and Centerport, Long Island with his wife. He is an avid sailor, proficient at art glass and an admitted amateur painter. Read More Read Less