Reginald Hayden is a partner in the Fowler Rodriguez Miami office. He is the former managing partner and founder of the Law Offices of Hayden, Milliken & Boeringer, P.A., which merged operations with Fowler Rodriguez in Fall 2014. He focuses his practice in admiralty and maritime law, including insured and non-insured matters.
He handles personal injury matters for the industry and has handled issues including passengers, crew, longshoremen, repairers, and shoreside workers. He also handles property damage and loss, hull losses, collisions, environmental matters, various marine commercial matters, including charter party and other contractual disputes. His practice includes administrative penalties and insurance coverage issues.
He also hanldes general commercial, litigation and transactional issues for clients. His practice also includes drafting bills of lading, charter parties, agency agreements, passenger contracts, employment contracts, leases, and other commercial agreements. He defends shipowners/operators/ insurers with respect to a variety of natural resource claims including damage to coral reefs, sea grass, and damages arising from oil spills and waste discharges. He is also frequently called upon to supervise litigation outside the State of Florida; in the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
His clients include insurers, corporations, and individuals in or related to the maritime industry. He represents domestic and foreign insurers which include hull and machinery underwriters, protection and indemnity clubs, fixed premium facilities, charterers liability insurers, cargo insurers, yacht underwriters, marine operators/ship repairers insurers. He has represented ship owners, ship operators, ship managers, charterers, terminal operators, recovery agents, and overseas law firms.
He is also an AAA Arbitrator.
Awards/Recognition
- AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Special Prosecutor, The Florida Bar
- Faculty Member, Tulane Admiralty Law Institute (1999)
- National Advisory Board, Tulane Admiralty Law Institute (2005)
- Alumnus of the Year, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (2000)
- Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve, retired
- 2nd and 3rd officer on US merchant passenger and cargo vessels (1960-1963)
- 2nd officer on U.S. merchant vessels while attending law school (1963-1964)
- Three years navigator of the U.S.S. Thrush
- Founding Director, Miami Free Zone Corporation
- Former Corporate Secretary of Commodore Cruise Lines
- Former Director, Dadeland Bank
- Regional Director, Colonial Bank
Speeches/Presentations
- Mr. Hayden has lectured on maritime products liability, maritime personal injury and death.
