James A. Saville Jr.

Partner
Office - NY: New York
jsaville@hillrivkins.com
45 Broadway, Suite 2110
New York, New York  10006
212-669-0600 office phone
212-669-0618 direct dial
516-244-3709 cell phone
212-669-0698 fax

Office - NJ: Manalapan
jsaville@hillrivkins.com
The Bentley Building
98 Craig Road
Manalapan, NJ  07726
732-838-0300 office phone
212-669-0618 direct dial
516-244-3709 cell phone
732-316-2365 fax

Focus of Practice:
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Inland Transportation & Third Party Logistics
Large Loss Subrogation
Products Liability
Insurance Defense
Insurance Coverage
Refinery & Petrochemical Losses
Fire Loss
Securities Arbitration
Securities Employment Disputes
Commercial Litigation
Trials and Appeals
Educational Background:
St. John's University School of Law
Juris Doctor, 1997
 
Villanova University
B.A. History, 1990
Admitted to Practice:
New York (1998)
New Jersey (1998)
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the Western District of New York
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Professional Affiliations:
Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor Member)
Lt., U.S. Navy (1990-1994)
Speaker:
21 Tulane Admiralty Law Institute: Allocation of Marine Risk Among Insurers, Charterers and Classification Societies -- Principal speaker and panelist before legal and industry personnel regarding the role of classification societies in the maritime industry and limiting their exposure to third-party tort claims.
 
Recovery Forum: Maritime Arrest and Attachment (New York, 2006) -- instruction to industry personnel about significant legal development regarding maritime arrest and attachment
 
Marine Claims Manager Group: Recent Developments in Maritime Attachment (New York, 2006) -- instruction to industry personnel about significant legal development regarding maritime attachment.
 
Waltons & Morse International Perspectives on Marine Law – Speaker (London, 2007) – Speaker and panelist in connection with presentation before London Market on issues of marine insurance and litigation in the international market
Publications:
Tulane Law Review, Classification Societies and Limitation of Liability (June 2007) -- co-authored law review article presenting the legal basis upon which classification societies' legal liability to third-party tort claims should be limited.
 
The University of Texas at Austin Continuing Petroleum Extension Service, Fundamentals of Petroleum (May 2007) -- completed course of study covering numerous aspects of the petroleum industry including geology, exploration, leasing, drilling rigs, drilling operations, production, transportation. refining and processing, environmental and health concerns and marketing.
Representations Include:
Valero Marketing and Supply Co. v. Greeni Ov., 2007 WL 2064219 (3d Cir. 2007).
 
Compaqnia Sudamericana de Vapores S.A. v. Slnochem Tianjin Co., Ltd., 2007 WL 1002265 (S.D.N.Y. 2007).
 
In re Eternity Shipping Ltd., 444 F. Supp. 2d 347 (D.Md 2006).
 
Intermetals Corp. v. Hannover Int’l Akteingesellschaft, 2002 WL 1284046 (3d Cir. 2002).
 
Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd. v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 327 N.J. Super 343 (App. Div. 2000).
 
In re M/V Aspen Trader-- Jointly conducted arbitration in Santiago, Chile, involving the grounding of an ore carrier in coastal waters near India.