Michael J. Frevola is a litigator specializing in the areas of admiralty and commercial litigation. He has tried cases, argued motions and has briefed and argued appeals before federal and state courts, has represented clients in federal mediations and maritime and commercial arbitrations, and has conducted shipboard and overseas investigations in support of maritime litigation and to perform owners' due diligence.
In the admiralty and maritime field, Mr. Frevola focuses on Rule B maritime attachments and Rule C arrests, lien priority and maritime bankruptcy disputes, charter party disputes, seamen's wage and penalty wage disputes, and collision litigation. In the context of Rule B maritime attachments, Mr. Frevola has represented plaintiffs and defendants in numerous proceedings involving the attachment of electronic funds transfers and has been published and has spoken multiple times internationally regarding Rule B maritime attachments. In the lien priority/bankruptcy context, Mr. Frevola has represented lenders in several significant bankruptcies or workouts, including the Millenium Seacarriers bankruptcy adversary proceedings. In the charter party context, Mr. Frevola has represented numerous tanker owners and bulker owners in disputes related to claims concerning freight, deadfreight, demurrage, misdelivery, vessel underperformance, unseaworthiness, and other breaches of charter parties. In the wage dispute context, Mr. Frevola has defended shipowners in crew wage class actions.
In the commercial litigation and arbitration fields, Mr. Frevola concentrates on real property foreclosures, predatory lending claims defense and judgment enforcement proceedings, commercial arbitrations concerning claimed breaches of various sales or franchising agreements, and issues pertaining to First Amendment tights.