ABYC Marine Law Symposium to Be Held in April

The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) will host its seventh Marine Law Symposium April 1-2, 2026, offering in-person attendance in Annapolis and a live online option. The case-based continuing education event is designed for marine surveyors, attorneys, insurance professionals, boat builders, accessory manufacturers, compliance specialists and marine service leaders.

Topics and presenters include:
• Death from a Prop Strike — Raúl Chacón, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP.
• High Speed Accident Ejecting 10 Passengers — Don Bricker, Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP, and Eric S. Winkel, Design Research Engineering.
• The Anatomy of a Complex Marine Fire Investigation — James Coté, Coté Marine LLC.
• The Pre-Purchase Surveyor’s Nightmare — Christopher Buck, Law Offices of Christopher Buck, and Stephen Mason, Mason Marine Surveyors.
• Marina and Boatyard Fires: Prevention, Compliance, Investigation and Liabilities — Daniel Rutherford, Arrowhead Intermediaries.
• Liability in a Double Fatality Case Study — Steven Knox, Knox Marine Consultants, and Andy Landry III, Gray Reed.

• Next Level Accident Reconstruction— Jonathan Klopman, Marine Surveyor.

Participants will earn 10 continuing education units.

For more information and registration, visit www.abycinc.org/mls2026.