Peter Fischer Black
Partner at Mills Black LLP
Peter F. Black is a Partner at Mills Black LLP.
He is an active Proctor Member of the Maritime Law Association and former Chair of the Young Lawyer Committee as well as the Vice Chair to the Website and Technology Committee. He is also a Vice-Chair on the ABA’s Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee. Peter has hosted panels and given numerous presentations on maritime issues including shipowner liability for infectious disease exposure, the legal implications of blockchain in shipping, overlapping jurisdiction between aviation and maritime law, and several presentations on the interaction between offshore wind and maritime law, including the application of the Jones Act and insurance implications for vessel and operator interests.
Peter received his J.D. and Certificate of Specialization in Admiralty and Maritime Law from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans in 2014 where he served as Senior Communications Editor for the Tulane Maritime Law Journal and was a member of the Maritime Law Society and Tulane Inn of Court.
Peter is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, California, Washington, and Louisiana.
- Tulane University School of Law
- J.D. (2012) | Admiralty & Maritime Law
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- University of Baltimore School of Law
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- Dickinson College
- B.A. (2008) | Psychology & Political Science
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- Partner
- Mills Black LLP
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- Associate
- Flynn Delich & Wise LLP
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- M/V DALI: General Average & Salvage Issues, Norfolk, VA
- The Maritime Law Association of the United States
- Module 3: Underwriting, Loss Prevention and Claims Handling
- International Group of P&I Clubs
- Module 4: People Risks
- International Group of P&I Clubs
- P&IQ (old) Module 2
- International Group of P&I Clubs
- Specialization in Admiralty & Maritime Law
- TULANE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
- P&IQ (old) Module 1
- International Group of P&I Clubs
- Robert B. Fisher Award
- Tulane University School of Law
- In Honor of the Founding Editors of the Tulane Maritime Law Journal
- Washington State Bar Association  # 54408
- Member
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- State Bar of New York
- Member
- Current
- State Bar of California  # 317524
- Member
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- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- The Maritime Law Association of the United States
- Current
- California
- State Bar of California
- ID Number: 317524
- Louisiana
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- ID Number: 35660
- Maryland
- Supreme Court of Maryland
- ID Number: 2406141001
- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 5374749
- Washington
- Washington State Bar Association
- ID Number: 54408
- 9th Circuit
- Maritime Law
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Defense
- English: Spoken, Written