The University of Texas at Austin   School of Law

Education

• JSD Yale
• LLM Yale
• LLB Louisiana State University
• BA Louisiana State University

Areas of Specialty

• Admiralty/Maritime Law
• Torts

One of the nation's leading experts in admiralty law, Professor Robertson's work has been cited many times by the U.S. Supreme Court. He also teaches and writes in the area of tort law. He is the author of the classic Admiralty and Federalism (Foundation, 1970) and co-author of Cases and Materials on Torts (West, 2nd ed., 1998) and co-author of The Maritime Law of the United States (Carolina 2000) and Cases and Materials on Torts (West, 3d ed., 2004). His numerous articles have appeared in Texas Law Review, Michigan Law Review, Modern Law Review, Law Quarterly Review, Tulane Law Review and elsewhere. He is a member of the American Law Institute and serves on the Advising Board of Editors of the Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce.

Recent Publications

• Criteria for Recovery of Economic Loss Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 7 Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law 241 (2011-2012).
• Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law at the National Level and in the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, 36 Tulane Maritime Law Journal 425 (2012) (with Michael F. Sturley).
• Jurisdiction and Choice of Law Issues in OCS Oil Spill Cases, 59 Louisiana Bar Journal 344 (2012).

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Recent Activities

• Paper Presentation

  May 10, 2007

  Maritime Law Association\'s Annual Meeting

  On May 10th, presented a paper to the Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Committee titled "The Fifth Circuit's Mistaken Views of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act" at Maritime Law Association's annual meeting in New York.

• Panel Moderator

  May 10, 2007

  N.Y.U. Law School

  On May 10th, moderated a panel discussion on "Admiralty's Greatest Hits" [most notable U.S. Supreme Court decisions] at N.Y.U. Law School. The other panelists were Professors David Bederman, Martin Davies, Michael Sturley, and Joseph Sweeney.

• Paper Presentation

  March 2, 2007

  Conference on Maritime Personal Injury Law

  On March 2nd, presented a paper titled "How the Supreme Court's New Definition of 'Vessel" is Affecting Seaman Status, Admiralty Jurisdiction, and Other Areas of Maritime Law" at L.S.U. Law Center's Fifth Judge Alvin B. Rubin Conference on Maritime Personal Injury Law.

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