Friday, September 9, 2016

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ough federal laws and rules don't mention Hawaii's fishing fleet by name, technicalities buried in immigration law, maritime regulations and agency rule books have combined to give it a rare distinction: In the Aloha State hundreds of foreign fishermen are stuck on their boats for years.
The Magnuson-Stevens and Jones acts make up the basis for most U.S. fishing laws. Their premise is that citizens should benefit from the work, food supply and revenue from American seafood. Boat owners, captains, and most of their crew are supposed to be American.
A rare exception , backed by Hawaii's lawmakers, say noncitizens can be used only to catch "highly migratory species" and only outside of thonolulu. Around 700 undocumented foreign workers, mostly from impoverished Southeast Asian and Pacific Island nations, work on Hawaii’s commercial fishing fleet, the country’s fifth top grossing fishery. They do not have visas and cannot enter the country, staying confined to their boats for sometimes years at a time _ all with tHOUSTON, Sept. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lanier Law Firm in Houston is home to four attorneys who have earned spots on the 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list for their work in a variety of cases involving everything from maritime law to class actions to appellate work.
Firm founder W. Mark Lanier once again was named one of the Top 10 attorneys in the state and the Top 100 in Houston based on his work in class actions, mass torts, business litigation and plaintiffs' personal injury claims. He also was recognized recently in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, which ranked him as the Lawyer of the Year in Houston for plaintiffs' personal injury litigation. Earlier this year, he helped win one of the year's top jury verdicts on behalf of five victims of faulty metal-on-metal hip implants manufactured by the DePuy Orthopaedics division of Johnson & Johnson.
Top-rated appellate lawyer Kevin P. Parker earned a spot on the Texas Super Lawyers list for a fifth time. He leads The Lanier Law Firm's Issues and Appeals practice group, where his team analyzes and briefs legal issues at the trial and appellate court level.
Charles F. Herd Jr. was named to the Texas Super Lawyers list for the third year in a row for his work in transportation and maritime cases. He represents clients in cases involving Jones Act and maritime-related claims, as well as products liability cases and commercial matters.
Lawrence P. Wilson earned his fifth consecutive listing ie annual Texas Super Lawyers list of the state's top attorneys includes no more than 5 percent of all the state's lawyers. The complete list is available online at http://www.superlawyers.com.
With offices in HoustonNew York and Los Angeles, The Lanier Law Firm is committed to addressing client concerns with effective and innovative solutions in courtrooms across the country. The firm is composed of outstanding trial attorneys with decades of experience handling cases involving pharmaceutical liability, asbestos exposure, commercial litigation, product liability, maritime law, and sports and entertainment law. Visit http://www.lanierlawfirm.com.
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