Tim is a litigator and strategic legal advisor. He has litigated and won a wide range of cases before federal and state courts and other tribunals across the country.
Clients retain Tim as lead counsel for complex disputes involving constitutional issues, preemption of state and local laws by various federal laws, antitrust claims, and environmental and regulatory challenges. Tim has also litigated matters before the Department of Commerce, Department of Transportation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, and various state agencies.
In addition to litigation, Tim frequently helps clients develop novel regulatory and legislative initiatives to solve complex problems with creative solutions.
Tim also advises clients in the fishing and seafood industry on regulatory issues, litigation, and transactions involving the acquisition or sale of vessels or fishing quotas. Before entering the legal profession, Tim worked for several years in the field of fisheries conservation. He was appointed as a technical advisor to the US delegation to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), appointed to federal advisory panels on fisheries, and testified before Congress on fisheries legislation.
