Maxim Magazine named Charles Lipcon the World’s Best Prosecutor of Cruise Lines. Charles was featured in article entitled “Wet and Wild” . The article was an expose of some of the dangers on the high seas. Charles was quoted as the authority on maritime law and cruise ship assault prosecutions.
The cruise lines only have to report crimes involving Americans to the FBI, and even those are underreported. The cruise lines don’t want their passengers or their crew members to be crime victims.
Charles Lipcon, Maritime Attorney, said “The cruise lines only have to report crimes involving Americans to the FBI, and even those are underreported. The cruise lines don’t want their passengers or their crew members to be crime victims.” The public statistics show the FBI opened 184 cases of crimes on cruise ships between October 2001 and February 2007, including 101 sexual assaults, 12 missing persons, and 13 deaths.
Charles Lipcon is a maritime attorney with the law firm of Lipcon, Margulies & Alsina, P.A. This firm handles many cases against the cruise lines both for passengers as well as crew members. Charles Lipcon has also been featured as a top Miami Maritime Lawyer by Florida Trend’s Legal Elite and a top attorney by Super Lawyers.
Charles Lipcon is the author of one of Amazon’s top 30 selling travel books, Unsafe on the High Seas. This book details some of the dangers of cruise ship travel from assaults to missing people. It also covers the victim’s rights and how they can defend themselves. The book does not try to persuade you into not taking a cruise, but rather teaches you how to cruise safer. The book can be ordered from Amazon.com.
About Lipcon, Margulies & Alsina, P.A.
Lipcon, Margulies & Alsina, P.A. is a Miami, FL, Law Firm focusing on maritime and admiralty personal injury claims against cruise lines and other boat owners. Lipcon’s maritime lawyers represent passengers and crew injured on ships worldwide.
