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Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A.

United States 2025
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Individuals recognized in Best Lawyers
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Year founded: 1971
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Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A. was founded in 1971 and is a preeminent maritime and admiralty law firm with a full-time team of 11 maritime lawyers and a complete support staff. The firm continues to have an international reputation for integrity, compassion and excellence with 165 years of combined experience in maritime and admiralty law. The firm's focus is to serve passengers and crew who have been injured while at sea.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION: We have received the highest forms of recognition in the industry including the“Top Law Firm Protecting Seafarer Rights” by industry leaders and Florida Trend’s Legal Elite. Many of our lawyers have been nominated for various awards such as SuperLawyers and are among the highest rated maritime lawyers on Avvo.com. Additional recognitions include membership with the Million Dollar Associates Forum, the Multi-Million Dollar Associates Forum and the American Association for Justice.

CRUISE SHIP RAPE & SEXUAL ASSAULT: We also routinely represent cruise ship sexual assault, rape and statutory rape cruise ship cases. We regularly represent both minors and adults who have been sexually assaulted aboard cruise ships by either crew or other passengers. Additionally, our attorneys are at the forefront of overboard accidents and cruise ship negligence cases, including cases involving the over-service of alcohol to cruise ship passengers.

FEATURED ON NATIONAL TELEVISION OVER 50 TIMES: Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman, P.A., has been featured on over 100 nationally broadcasted television programs covering cruise ships disasters, cruise ship rape and sexual assaults as well as other cruise ship crimes. When major media outlets seek a cruise accident lawyer or cruise ship sexual assault attorney to interview as an analyst, they frequently rely upon our firm. We have been on the go-to list for a number of major news programs including: CNN, Fox News, NBC, CBS, ABC, Court TV, and more.

EXPERIENCE HANDLING MATTERS WORLDWIDE: Our local office is located in Florida, but we represent passengers and crew injured anywhere in the world. Our maritime law firm serves international clientele from countries around the globe, including North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. We have made appearances in courtrooms worldwide and are equipped to assist clients who speak any language.

CASES WE HANDLE:

• Admiralty & Maritime
• Cruise Ship Accidents & Claims
• Cruise Ship Sexual Assault
• Cruise Passenger Disappearances
• Seaman's Claims
• Offshore Accidents & Injuries
• Jones Act
• Shore Excursions
• Boating Accidents
• Parasailing Accidents
• Jet Ski Accidents
• Limitation of Liability
• Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
• Catastrophic Injuries
• Limb Loss & Amputations
• Impaired Vision & Blindness
• Traumatic Brain Injuries
• Burn & Scald Injuries
• Paralysis & Spinal Cord Injuries

Rankings

Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A. is nationally ranked in 1 practice areas and metro ranked in 3 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Admiralty and Maritime Law

Metro Rankings

Miami
Tier 1 for Admiralty and Maritime Law
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Tier 2 for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

About Our Clients

Our attorneys focus on maritime and admiralty personal injury claims against cruise lines and other ship owners. Generally, our clients are passengers, masters or crew members from a dynamic range of commercial vessels. We also represent private party plaintiffs injured in smaller vessel incidents.

We represent passengers and crew injured or assaulted on supertankers, cruise ships, tugs, pilot boats, motorboats, sailboats, personal watercraft, kayaks and any other type of vessel. The scope of our representation includes people injured aboard any kind of vessel capable of navigation on the water and subject to the rules of marine navigation. While we are based in Florida, we represent passengers and crew injured on boats and vessels worldwide.

Our maritime law firm also advises seafarers unions, cruise line employees, and seafarers in general with respect to their rights to medical treatment, employment rights and wages under maritime law. We are highly experienced in handling seamen’s rights, “maintenance and cure” issues, and cases involving the Jones Act and other legal areas encompassed by admiralty and maritime laws.

Highlighted Client Comments

All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
I am very pleased with the cooperation with Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman. In each criterion, they exceeded my expectations.
Filip Dacic
Admiralty and Maritime Law
I've had an amazing overall experience, very professional and knowledgeable. Would highly recommend! True experts when it comes to Maritime Law!
Bojan Beric
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman is very professional and accommodating. They will help you from beginning to end, and they make sure you understand the process.
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman attorney Jason Margulies was knowledgeable, compassionate, personable, and highly skilled at navigating our mediation to a successful conclusion for our claim to compensation for a sexual assault on behalf of our adolescent daughter. The case was complex, and Mr. Margulies and his team's skillful assessment of how to apply the law for our daughter's benefit was crucial to holding two companies, one foreign and one domestic, accountable. This was our fist experience with the legal system and a lawsuit. I can't speak highly enough about Jason Margulies and the firm.
Holi Kaplan
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Mr. Margulies at Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman was really amazing as well as Ms. Finklehoffe. They understood the time zone difference as well as my work complications & worked around that to ensure everything would work out for the best. Their efforts and dedication has changed me and my daughter's life for good. I truly appreciate everything they did.
Michelle Haasbroek
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman are the best lawyers in Miami. They do a great job explaining information so the client can make decisions and at all times you are confident they have the clients best interest in mind.
David Puyanic – Commodore Realty, Inc.
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
The lawyers at this firm are exceptional and hard working. They are dedicated to their clients, and it shows by the compassion they have towards their clients. I highly recommend them to anyone.
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman attorney Jason Margulies was knowledgeable, compassionate, personable, and highly skilled at navigating our mediation to a successful conclusion for our claim to compensation for a sexual assault on behalf of our adolescent daughter. The case was complex, and Mr. Margulies and his team's skillful assessment of how to apply the law for our daughter's benefit was crucial to holding two companies, one foreign and one domestic, accountable. This was our fist experience with the legal system and a lawsuit. I can't speak highly enough about Jason Margulies and the firm.
Holi Kaplan
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman left us a very satisfied client. We have only the best words for them.
Filip Dacic
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
I have only high praise for Jason Marguiles of Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman who handled my case. I do and will continue to recommend his firm in cases of Maritime Law.
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
As a lifelong entertainer, mainly working aboard luxury cruise liners, I found myself in need of a maritime attorney, twice, during my 25 plus years in entertainment. Both times (several years apart), I turned to Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman for my specific needs. I had heard for years, that should you become injured whilst aboard the ships, this law firm was the one you needed to represent you. I'm glad I had them in my corner. Not only is the entire staff extremely friendly and helpful, but the attorneys working on your case are always in touch with you, letting you know everything they are doing to move your case along. There wasn't one single week that went by that I didn't hear something from my attorney. I loved that I was kept in the loop regarding every single thing they were doing for me. Not once did I feel left out on the dark! What an unusual experience to have someone actually working for you, and making you feel like you are the ONLY important client they have! I love that about this law firm! It was truly an easy process for me both times, and while I'm grateful that I haven't needed their services in a few years, I know exactly who I can turn to for the best maritime lawyers in Miami should I need legal services in the future!
Della Mason
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman are the best in their field by far.
Cindi Avila

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Admiralty and Maritime Law

Regional Rankings

Miami
Tier 1 for Admiralty and Maritime Law
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Tier 2 for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Practice Areas

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  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A. has 5 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A. eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments

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Awards

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  • One of America's Best Lawyers
  • AV Rated
  • SuperLawyers
  • Top Law Firm Protecting Seafarer Rights
  • Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Florida Legal Elite
  • Best Law Firms by US News & World Report
  • "Lawyer of the Year" - Admiralty & Maritime 2020
  • "Best Lawyers" in America
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