About
Tim Akpinar represents industrial mariners, recreational boaters, cruise ship passengers, and different damage plaintiffs in the course of the whole United States, such as inland rivers. As a former shipboard officer, Tim is familiar with the operation of business vessels and the criminal rights of people who serve aboard them. Such rights can materialize underneath the Jones Act and other maritime legal guidelines. He has owned numerous vessels and handles maritime collision, maritime salvage, boating injuries, cruise ship accidents, and complicated technical instances. He additionally handles popular damage (motor car) and clinical malpractice cases.
Tim taught law at SUNY Maritime College and in the MBA program at Southern New Hampshire University. He labored as a bar examination essay grader for BarBri, in which he recommended students for the NYS Bar Exam.
Tim fights difficult for the legal rights of clients who've sustained injury. He is referenced in Wikipedia - Seaman’s Manslaughter Statute. Tim changed into requested to cowl the problem of hassle of liability for the American Trial Lawyers Association (Defeating Limitation of Liability in Maritime Law).
Tim worked as an environmental engineer for an 826 MW producing station where he became liable for regulatory compliance and oil spill response. He trained NYC firefighters in first responder plant risks that protected 138,000 volt electrical device, excessive-strain steam, bulk acid, caustic, and no. 6 heavy fuel oil garage. He worked as a shift supervisor at a 425 MW station, answerable for steam mills, generators, boilers, diesels, and auxiliaries.
Tim covers maritime law topics for nationally published maritime and boating magazines, inclusive of WorkBoat, The Ensign (US Power Squadron), Offshore, Marine Officer, and LI Boating World. Tim may be reached at (718) 224-9824 or timakpinarlawoffice@verizon.internet.
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ALARA Training - As Low As Reseasonable Achievable - Radiation Reducing Considerations in Nuclear Power Plant Design
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Third Assistant Engineer - Steam & Motor Vessels - Unlimited Horsepower
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Graduation year: 1993

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