WYATT LAW OFFICES was founded on the belief that excellence in legal representation in the transportation and maritime industry can be provided to all clients, large and small. Our experience and knowledge of the transportation, logistics, and commercial maritime industry, and the legal issues confronted by industry members, is combined with hands-on supervision of investigators, surveyors and adjusters.

We believe the best time to engage in legal representation is not when you are served with a summons or when you decide to file suit—but early, when a casualty or a commercial dispute first occurs. The best way to avoid costly and time consuming litigation is to consult your lawyer before evidence is lost, facts become disputed -- while memories are fresh and witnesses remain cooperative. If litigation is inevitable, our representation in this early phase of the dispute will ensure the preservation of important evidence and testimony.

Marva Jo Wyatt, J.D., LLM in Admiralty, and Certified Specialist in Admiralty and Maritime Law, has been practicing Admiralty and Maritime Law for over 20 years, and has been trained in Arbitration and Mediation at the Pepperdine Law School's Strauss Institute for Arbitration and Mediation while serving as an Attorney Settlement Officer for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Ms.Wyatt is admitted to practice by both the Louisiana and California State Bar Associations. Ms. Wyatt is currently associated with the firm Reich, Album & Plunkett practicing in the metropolitan New Orleans area.

Graduated Magna Cum Laude, H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College for Women at Tulane University in 1983 and was admitted to Tulane Law School her Junior Year in College, which she completed with her Juris Doctorate in 1985.

Ms. Wyatt has considerable practical experience, both in the courtroom and on the waterfront, attending to a variety of maritime casualties, including collisions, personal injuries, allisions, oil and hazardous chemical spills, cargo damage, and vessel arrests.

+ Transportation and Logistics

+ Commercial and General Maritime Law

+ Shipping and Transportation Industry

+ General Business Issues