Kirk E. Karamanian, Esq.

Kirk is a cum laude graduate of the University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law, where he was also a member of the Justice Frank Murphy Honor Society. He is a Proctor in Admiralty, and his practice is devoted almost exclusively to representation of crewmembers in maritime personal injury matters.

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Michigan
• Ohio State Bar
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas

Education:

• University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law. Juris Doctor, 1994. Cum laude. Justice Frank Murphy Honor Society.
• Michigan State University. B.A., Political Science, Pre-Law, 1991.

Professional and Community Organizations:

• American Bar Association
• Maritime Law Association of the United States, Proctor member
• Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
• Armenian-American Bar Association
• International Thespian Society
• Sigma Chi National Fraternity

Personal:

• Married, one child, one dog.

Hobbies and Interests:

• Guitar, home studio recording, music, home theater, and soccer.
  
  
  

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SIGNIFICANT CASES Posey v Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., 2005 WL 2050279 (E.D. La. 2005) Frost v TECO Barge Lines, Inc., 2005 WL 1389118 (S.D. Ill 2005) Rannals v Diamond Jo Casino, 265 F3rd 442 (6th Cir. 2001), cert denied, 122 S.Ct. 1074 (2002) Moreno v Grand Victoria Casino, 94 F.Supp.2d 883 (N.D. Ill. 2000) Wingerter v Chester Quarry Company, 185 F3rd 657 (7th Cir. 1998) Long v Diamond Jo Casino, 2000 WL 876908 (N.D. Ill. 2000); 2000 AMC 2453 (N.D. Ill. 2000) Bavaro v Grand Victoria Casino, 2001 WL 289782 (N.D. Ill 2001) Price v. Ashland, Inc. 2000 WL 33640135 (E.D. Ky. 2000), 2001 AMC 2110 (E.D. Ky. 2000) Knight v Grand Victoria Casino, 2000 WL 1434151 (N.D. Ill 2000) Knight v Grand Victoria Casino, 2000 WL1898843 (N.D. Ill 2000)