Firm Overview

Recent Settlements:

  • $5.4 million plus nearly $2 million in maintenance and cure for an 18 year old deckhand who fell from a mega yacht in Rhode Island while cleaning the vessel from an unprotected area, sustaining traumatic and anoxic brain injuries.
     
  • In excess of $3 million plus a $300,000 lien waiver for mild traumatic brain injury of a worker who fell down defective stairs on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana.

United States Maritime Law Attorney

At the Florida law firm of John W. Merting, P.A., we represent the interests of private citizens throughout the United States in claims involving admiralty and maritime law, catastrophic injuries, career-ending injuries, and wrongful death. With more than 35 years of experience helping hundreds of clients get the compensation they deserve, John Merting can also help anyone in the areas of:

John Merting is the first board certified admiralty and maritime law attorney in the entire Florida Panhandle, and he has been consulted and retained in maritime matters by various governmental entities. Due to Mr. Merting's recognized expertise, he has been appointed as a mediator by federal judges, and he has received many referrals for complex admiralty and maritime law matters by lawyers throughout the United States. Mr. Merting holds an AV rating (the highest possible rating) from Martindale-HubbellTM, the most recognized lawyer rating organization in the world.

A native of Pensacola, Florida, John W. Merting has been in practice in the Pensacola area continuously since 1968. He is a three-time director of the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute and was elected chairman for 2005, becoming only the second plaintiff's lawyer to serve in this capacity in the Institute's 40 year history. Mr. Merting’s reputation and accomplishments recently brought him an invitation to the Academy of Catastrophic Injury Attorneys, an honor given to less than 300 lawyers in the entire United States, and one of only 9 attorneys in Florida. He also has received an award from the Florida Bar Association for his pro bono work.

Able to Assist Tourists from Across the World

Florida is of course a prime tourist destination. When visitors to Florida are injured in an accident, the resulting litigation can involve close coordination of insurance laws between different states and even foreign countries. Our lawyer has significant experience coordinating both foreign and United States maritime law and personal injury law to help tourists recover compensation for injuries they sustained in Florida.

Contact Us

Please feel free to contact our maritime & boating accident injury lawyer today to discuss a claim anywhere in the United States. Our maritime and admiralty law attorney has assisted clients throughout the world, with many cases centering in the international ports of Florida, Alabama, the Mississippi River, Louisiana, Texas, and other areas of the United States.

Law Offices of John W. Merting, P.A.
Maritime Injury Lawyer
Harbourtown - Suite 39
913 Gulf Breeze Parkway
Gulf Breeze, FL 32561
Phone: 850-916-9645
Fax: 850-916-9787
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Representing clients nationwide and throughout the world who have been injured at sea.

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Toll-Free: 877-912-4100
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