David Thomas Maloof
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| David Thomas Maloof | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 13, 1958 Mineola, New York, U.S. |
| 🏡 Residence | Darien, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Jean Marie Sweeney |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
| 🏅 Awards | Martindale Hubbell's AV Award for Highest Level of Professional Excellence, Top Rated Transportation & Maritime Attorney by Thomson Reuters, Named Thomson Reuters SuperLawyer 2007–2010, 2012–2019 |
David Thomas Maloof is an international maritime and transportation attorney.[2] He is the senior partner in the New York law firm Maloof & Browne LLC.[3]
During the 1980s, he was an investigative television reporter on the New Jersey Network,[4] part of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).[5]
Early Life[edit]
Maloof graduated from Columbia College (New York) of Columbia University in 1980.[6][7] He obtained his law degree in 1983 from the University of Virginia School of Law and was admitted to the bar in 1984.[8]
Television and Investigative Reporting Career[edit]
While on the New Jersey Network, Maloof investigated and reported on the decision of New Jersey's then-Governor, Thomas Kean, to award without full public disclosure the franchise to process photo driver's licenses to a large Republican donor, William Taggart,[9][10] an event which became known as The Taggart Affair.
Maloof also worked as a print reporter for "The Bridgehampton Sun."[11][12][13]
Legal Career[edit]
As a litigator from the mid-1980s to the present, he has investigated the causes of complex mass disasters, such as cargo ship sinkings and train derailments. His investigative work includes the MV Elma Tres (1981) and the SS El Faro (2015).[14][15]
In 2009, Maloof's theories on the Carmack Amendment (or U.S. Code § 14706) were brought before the United States Supreme Court in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp./Union Pac. R.R. v. Regal Beloit Corp.[16]
Human Rights Advocacy[edit]
Mr. Maloof has served on Leadership Council of Churches for Middle East Peace(CMEP) since 2009.[17] In 2010, Mr. Maloof and his family worked in the Dbayeh Palestinian Christian refugee camp where they helped create a basketball facility and program for the children.[18]
The Catholic faith group Pax Christi Metro New York awards the "Maloof Family Young Peacebuilder Award."[19][20]
Publications[edit]
Maloof has authored or co-authored legal articles covering transportation law, including the following publications in the Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce:
- Taking Evidence at the Flood Tide: How to Obtain the Testimony of Departing, Departed and Unavailable Admiralty Witnesses. (2003)[21]
- Exel, Inc. v. Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc.: The Sixth Circuit's Strict "Opportunity to Choose" Standard Fulfills the Carmack Amendment's Original Intent, But Will the Other Circuit's Take Note? (2019)[22]
Maloof has also co-written the following articles published in the New York Law Journal:
- Supreme Court Extends Admiralty Laws to Cover Train Wreck (2005)[23]
- U.N.’s New Compensation Treaty: Should United States Ratify It? (2009)[24]
- On the Move: Changes for Trucking Freight and Ocean Shipping (2013)[25]
In 2016, Maloof published Christianity Matters: How Over Two Millennia the Meek and the Merciful Revolutionized Civilization -- And Why It Needs to Happen Again.[26]
Awards[edit]
Maloof has received Martindale-Hubbell's peer-voted (AV) rating[27] and has been named on Thomson Reuters's annual list of SuperLawyers 2007-2010, 2012-2019.[28]
In 2017, the Catholic Press Association awarded Maloof third place in the category of "First Time Author of a Book" for Christianity Matters: How Over Two Millennia the Meek and the Merciful Revolutionized Civilization -- And Why It Needs to Happen Again.[29]
Personal life[edit]
Maloof's wife, Jean Sweeney, is also an attorney.[30] They live in Darien, Connecticut and outside Newport, Rhode Island and have two adult children.
References[edit]
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Praxidicae&diff=next&oldid=919086072
- ↑ "David T. Maloof". www.profiles.superlawyers.com. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ↑ "1980s Class Notes". University of Virginia School of Law. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ↑ "Maloof, David". Darien Men's Association. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ↑ "David Maloof". New Canaan Society. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ↑ "David T. Maloof". www.profiles.superlawyers.com. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ↑ "Alumni Sons and Daughters". Columbia University. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ↑ "David T. Maloof". www.profiles.superlawyers.com. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ↑ Sullivan, Joseph F. (June 4, 1985). "Jersey Aides Criticized On Photo-License Plan". www.nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ↑ Sinding, Rick (May 1985). "What's wrong is wrong". New Jersey Reporter.
- ↑ Maloof, Dave (June 18, 1980). "Trouble in East End: Part-Time Diggers Put the Squeeze on Career Clammers". The Bridgehampton Sun.
- ↑ Maloof, Dave (July 9, 1980). "More Trouble in East End: Farmers Struggle to Survive As Land Values, Taxes Soar". The Bridgehampton Sun.
- ↑ Maloof, Dave (August 13, 1980). "Shinnecock Fight to Preserve Ancestral Land: Refuse to Join Federal 'Gold Rush' To Avert Control by Indian Bureau". The Bridgehampton Sun.
- ↑ "ORDER denying 534 Motion for extension of time deadline for the reinstated mediation deadline" (PDF). www.justia.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ "IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPLAINT OF SEA STAR LINE, LLC". wwww.leagle.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ "Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., et al., Petitioners v. Regal-Beloit Corporation, et al". www.supremecourt.gov. Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ "Leadership Council". Churches for Middle East Peace. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ Editor. "Visiting Dbaveh". Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ Editor. "Special Programs: Maloof Family Young Peacebuilder Award". Pax Christi Metro New York. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ D'Arienzo, Sr. Camille (July 4, 2014). "INTERVIEW: Student brings peace-building skills to her many talents". Pax Christi USA. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ↑ Maloof, David T.; James, Barbara (2005-04-27). "Taking Evidence at the Flood Tide: How to Obtain the Testimony of Departing, Departed and Unavailable Admiralty Witnesses". Journal of Maritime Law & Commerce. 34 (1).
- ↑ Maloof, David T.; Leland, Kipp C. (April 2019). "Exel, Inc. v. Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc.: The Sixth Circuit's Strict "Opportunity to Choose" Standard Fulfills the Carmack Amendment's Original Intent, But Will the Other Circuit's Take Note?". Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce. 50 (2): 131–184.
- ↑ Maloof, David T.; Eagan, Thomas M. (2013-08-28). "On the Move: Changes for Trucking Freight and Ocean Shipping". New York Law Journal. 231 (80).
- ↑ Maloof, David T.; James, Jacqueline (2009-01-07). "U.N.'s New Compensation Treaty: Should United States Ratify It?". New York Law Journal. 241 (4).
- ↑ Maloof, David T.; James, Barbara (2005-04-27). "Supreme Court Extends Admiralty Laws to Cover Train Wreck". New York Law Journal. 250 (42).
- ↑ Editor (2017-04-30). "Alumni Books Nonfiction" (PDF). UVA Lawyer. University of Virginia School of Law. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ↑ "David Thomas Maloof". www.martindale.com. Martindale-Avvo. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ↑ "David T. Maloof". www.profiles.superlawyers.com. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ↑ Editor. "2017 CPA Book Awards Gallery". Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- ↑ "Jean Maria Sweeney". www.nycourts.gov. New York State Unified Court System. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
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