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Recollections of September 11th
in The Advocate Magazine, p. 4, col. 2
Trade Publications
American Shipper
Fair Play Shipping News
Journal of Commerce
Lloyd's List
Lloyd's Register Fair Play
Marine Log
World Cargo News
Old Treatises
[For historical purposes only]
George Lewis Canfield, The Law of the Sea: A Manual of the Principles of Admiralty Law for Students, Mariners & Ship Operators (New York, London: D. Appleton & Co., 1921)
Robert Morton Hughes, Handbook of Admiralty Law (St. Paul: West Publ. Co., 2d Ed. 1920)
Erastus Cornelius Benedict, The American Admiralty: Its Jurisdiction and Practice (Albany: Banks & Co., 1910)
Morton Pearson Henry, The Jurisdiction and Procedure of the Admiralty Courts of the United States (Philadelphia: Kay & Brother, 1885)
Melvin M. Cohen, Admiralty Jurisdiction, Law, and Practice (Boston: Soul & Bugbee, 1883)
Theophilus Parsons, VOL. 1, A Treatise on the Law of Shipping and the Law and Practice of Admiralty (Boston: Little Brown & Co., 1869)
Theophilus Parsons, VOL. 2, A Treatise on the Law of Shipping and the Law and Practice of Admiralty (Boston: Little Brown & Co., 1869)
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Mr. Textor first came on board in 1981. As an ex-tanker deck officer for Getty Fleet Corp., he is considered one of the top liquid cargo litigators in the country for charter party transportation and bulk liquid commodity sales contract disputes. He served as in-house counsel for for an oil trader, and has a detailed knowledge of the workings of the petroleum and chemical industry including hedging and derivatives. His lengthy litigation history includes maritime arbitrations and federal court practice. The author of six law review articles, Mr. Textor also serves as a maritime arbitrator.
Areas Of Specialization
- Petroleum Trading Contracts
- Vessel and Barge Charter Party Contracts
- Environmental
- Administrative Hearings and Adjudication
- Marine Cargo Claims Litigation
- Maritime Arbitration
- U.S. Coast Guard matters
- Collision
- General Average
Bar Admissions
- New York State (1981)
- Pennsylvania (1981)
- U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1981)
- U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals (1983)
Education
- Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, New Hampshire (1979)
Law Journal: Staff Member, The Journal of New Hampshire Law - United States Merchant Marine Academy (1974)
Published Works
- "Private Compensation for Oil Discharge Damage", Idea: The Journal of Law and Technology, Vol. 20, No. 2 (1979)
- "Oil Shortages Caused By The Inherent Properties of Petroleum Cargos", Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, Vol. 13, No. 2 (April 1982)
- "Petroleum Shortage Disputes: The Difference Between the Legal and Arbitration Approach", Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, Vol. 3 (1983)
- "COGSA: Petroleum Shortage Transit Allowance: Sun Oil Company v. The Mercedes Maria", Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, Vol. 14, No. 2 (1983)
- "Oilvoy Demurrage Clauses -- What is a Storm?", Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, Vol. 3 (August 1985)
- "Oilvoy Clauses-Vessel Late Arrival at load Port", Recovery of Commercial Damages, Tulane Maritime Law Journal, Vol.27 (Summer 2003)
Professional Memberships
- Maritime Law Association of the U.S., Committee for Alternative Dispute Resolution
- American Bar Association
- New York County Lawyers Association
Past Employment
- Office of City Solicitor, Manchester, New Hampshire, Prosecutor, 1979
- Getty Fleet Corporation
- Point Shipping
- American Export Lines
- American President Lines
Other
- Licensed: U.S. Coast Guard, Second Mate, Oceans/Unlimited Tonnage
- Languages: French