Professional Profiles

Scott Wagner

A graduate with Honors and Distinction from Yale University, Scott Wagner earned his B.A. in History while participating as a four year member of the University's Varsity Football Team. Mr. Wagner is an alumnus from the University of Miami School of Law, where he served as Captain of the School's State, Regional and National Trial Teams.

Since joining Moore & Company, P.A. in May 2004, Mr. Wagner has handled cases in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels, as well as before international arbitration tribunals involving:

• Maritime Liens and Vessel Arrests
• Aircraft Disputes
• Megayacht and Superyacht  Construction Agreements
• International Fraud
• International Choice of Law
• Class Action Lawsuits
• Letters of Credit and other Financing Arrangements
• First and Third Party Insurance Disputes and Bad Faith Claims
• Insurance Broker and Agent Negligence and Fraud
• Vessel Collisions, Allisions, Groundings and Sinkings
• Repair and Refit Disputes
• Manufacturing and Design Defects
• Jones Act and Personal Injury Claims
• Global Brokerage Commission Disputes
• Maritime Land Use and Permitting Issues
• Environmental Casualties and Coral Reef Restoration  
• Salvage
• Cargo Claims
• Complex Corporate and Commercial Disputes
• Aviation Agreements

Bar Admissions

• State of Florida
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Pro Hac Vice Admissions
  
  • United States District Court of Massachusetts
  • United States District Court of Minnesota
  • United States District Court of Delaware

Professional Honors

• Up & Coming Attorneys, 2009 Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite
• Florida Rising Stars, 2009 Florida Super Lawyers Magazine

Arbitration Associations

• American Arbitration Association
• Maritime Arbitration Association
• Society of Maritime Arbitration
• The Danish Institute of Arbitration (Copenhagen Arbitration)

Committees and Other Memberships

• Florida Bar’s Admiralty Law Committee (2009-2010)
• Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (S.E.A.L.I.)
  • A group of over 600 lawyers spanning the southeastern coastal states from Texas to Virginia.   
  • Board of Directors 2008-2009
  • Port Director of Miami 2006-2007
• Maritime Law Association
• Dade County Bar Association
  • Appellate Court Committee
  • Federal Court Committee
  • Civil Litigation Committee
• Florida Yacht Brokers’ Association
• International Superyacht Society

Publications

• Article regarding the application of Choice of Law principles been published in the Benedict’s Maritime Bulletin.

Reported Decisions

• Dresdner Bank AG v. M/V Olympia Voyager, 446 F.3d 1377 (11th Cir. 2006)
• Dresdner Bank AG v. M/V Olympia Voyager, 463 F.3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2006)
• Dresdner Bank AG v. M/V Olympia Voyager, 463 F.3d 1233 (11th Cir. 2006)
• Dresdner Bank AG v. M/V Olympia Voyager, 465 F.3d 1267 (11th Cir. 2006)

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