Michael J. "Mike" Frevola - Lawyer in New York, NY

Michael J. Frevola is a litigator specializing in the areasof admiralty and commercial litigation. He has tried cases, argued motions andbriefed and argued appeals before federal and state courts. He has representedclients in federal mediations and maritime and commercial arbitrations and hasconducted shipboard and overseas investigations in support of maritimelitigation and to perform owners' due diligence.

In the admiralty andmaritime field, Mr. Frevola focuses on Rule B maritime attachments and Rule Carrests, lien priority and maritime bankruptcy disputes, charter party disputes,seamen's wage and penalty wage disputes and collision litigation. In the contextof Rule B maritime attachments, Mr. Frevola has represented plaintiffs anddefendants in numerous proceedings involving both the attachment of electronicfunds transfers and other assets such as vessels, cargo, bunkers, bank accountsand other property nationwide. He has been published and has spoken multipletimes internationally regarding Rule B maritime attachments. In the lienpriority/bankruptcy context, Mr. Frevola has represented lenders in severalsignificant bankruptcies or workouts, including the Millenium Seacarriersbankruptcy adversary proceedings. In the charter party context, Mr. Frevola hasrepresented numerous tanker owners and bulker owners in disputes related toclaims concerning freight, deadfreight, demurrage, misdelivery, vesselunderperformance, unseaworthiness and other breaches of charter parties. In thewage dispute context, Mr. Frevola has defended shipowners in crew wage classactions.

In the commercial litigation and arbitration fields, Mr.Frevola concentrates on real property foreclosures, predatory lending claims,defense and judgment enforcement proceedings, commercial arbitrations concerningclaimed breaches of various sales or franchising agreements and issuespertaining to First Amendment rights.

Prior to entering privatepractice, Mr. Frevola served as an officer in the United States Navy from 1988to 1992 aboard the USS Santa Barbara (AE 28). While aboard the Santa Barbara,Mr. Frevola gained extensive experience in the areas of deck and cargooperations, engineering, navigation, shiphandling, damage control and shipboardhelicopter operations. He participated in numerous naval evolutions andexercises, including operations «Desert Shield» and «Desert Storm.»

Mr. Frevola served as the managing editor of articles of the HofstraLabor Law Journal while attending Hofstra University School of Law.