Michael A. Winkleman
Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A.
Michael A. Winkleman is one of the nation’s top maritime lawyers. An active trial and appellate attorney, Mr. Winkleman is also a frequent contributing expert on maritime and cruise ship law. He has made more than 100 national television appearances regarding cruise ship law, including The Today Show, Dr. Oz, Good Morning America, 20/20, Inside Edition, OutFront with Erin Burnett, Fox News Channel’s ‘American’s Newsroom,’ ‘Fox & Friends,’ ‘America Live,’ ‘Happening Now,’ ‘Justice with Judge Jeanine’; and ‘Imus in the Morning.’
Mr. Winkleman has received numerous honors and accolades in recognition of his contributions to the field of maritime law
- St. Thomas University School of Law
- J.D. (2006) | Doctor of Law
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- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
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- Trial and Appellate Attorney and Partner
- Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A.
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- Cruise Ship Accidents Involving Children
- ABC10 News
- Atlantis Paradise Island Resort Victim News Coverage
- CBS4 News
- Cruise Ship Lifeguards to Reduce Drowning
- NBC6 News
- Carnival Cruise Drowning
- FoxNews Channel 13
- Things to Look Out For While Traveling the Holiday Season
- FoxNews
- Best Law Firms
- US News & World Report
- 2016-2025
- Best Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers
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- Super Lawyers
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- Rising Star 2016-2017 Super Lawyers - 2024
- Top Attorneys Under 40
- Florida Trend Magazine
- The Florida Bar # 0036719
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- Appellate Committee of the Florida Justice Association
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- American Bar Association
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- Dade County Bar Association
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- Activities: Appellate Practice Committee and Judicial Outreach Committee
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- Miami Dade Justice Association
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- Florida Admiralty Trial Lawyers Association
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- Southeastern Admiralty Lawyers Institute
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- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- Maritime Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Boating Accidents
- Cruise Ship Injury Law
- Cruise Ship Rape
- English: Spoken, Written
- Q. Maintenance and Cure, Jones Act applicability. Need Help
- A: Were you working for Thriller Powerboats at the time? I've had several cases against them over the years. Any case against them would need to be brought in Miami, Florida. You are entitled to compensation for your injuries. Whether or not the Jones Act applies will depend on certain factors which we can dig further into. But even if the Jones Act does not apply, you are still entitled to be compensated.
- Q. We were told we have a strong case against a cruise line. Not sure how to proceed.
- A: The best thing you can do is contact an experienced maritime lawyer. Depending on the cruise line, you are required to file any case in a specific location. The vast majority of cruise lines cases must be filed in Miami, Florida (Carnival, Royal, NCL). Princess cases have to be filed in California and Holland America cases have to be filed in Washington State. Feel free to email me directly at mw@lipcon.com and i'm happy to give my advice directly.
- Q. Cruise ship injury from wind tunnel effect in stateroom.
- A: We’ve handled dozens of injury cases on cruise ships involving the wind tunnel effect just like yours. As such the cruise line is on notice of the danger. Feel free to email me at mw@lipcon.com and we can likely help.
Note that any case has to be filed in miami within one year of the injury per the terms of the cruise ticket contract
Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A. - Award Winning Maritime Lawyers
Featured on national television hundreds of times, our award winning maritime lawyers have recovered over $500M on behalf of our clients. Named "Lawyer of the Year" in Admiralty & Maritime by "US News & World Report" for 2020, and "Lawyer of the Year" for 2025 in Admiralty & Maritime Law by Best Lawyers. Let us put our experience to work for you.
Michael Winkleman on Fox News - Things to Look Out For While Traveling the Holiday Season
Michael Winkleman reminds us during the busy holiday travel season that you have rights as an airline or cruise ship passenger. The Passenger Bill of Rights guarantees certain protections. If...
Michael Winkleman interviewed on NBC's The Today Show on cruise pool dangers
Our maritime attorney Michael Winkleman on The Today Show discussing the absence of lifeguards on cruise ships. This is a topic of high controversy following the near drowning of our...