Terry J. Coniglio, Esq.
Terry J. Coniglio, Esq.
Mediator & Arbitrator
As a lawyer, Mr. Coniglio’s work with bills of lading, tariffs, service contracts, admiralty, maritime
and transportation law led to his representation of Shippers, Consignees, Beneficial Cargo Owners
(“BCOs”), VOCCs, NVOCCs, Marine Terminal Operators, Trucking Companies, International and
Domestic Freight Forwarders, 3PLs and Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (licensed by the Federal
Maritime Commission) during the 42 years he has been practicing law in these areas. Mr. Coniglio’s
practice involved handling various legal matters, including the creation and drafting of bills of
lading for both VOCCS and NVOCCS, handling litigation in federal and state courts related to cargo
and equipment/ chassis movement, detention, demurrage and per diem and his involvement in
resolving legal disputes concerning truck, rail and ocean transportation as well as his experience in
the purchase and sale of goods in both export and import and logistics disputes.
Mr. Coniglio served as outside general counsel for a major exporter (a Top 100 JOC Exporter) of
Animal Feed and Grain from 1989-2015, whose export volume grew to approximately 37,000 TEUS
per year from the U.S. to the Far East and Middle East. In that capacity, he was involved in legal
matters for that firm including product quality disputes, domestic and international trade terms
issues, product sales contracts, transfers of ownership in international trade, and
matters involving logistics companies. Mr. Coniglio also taught MBA program business law classes for
several years
ORGANIZATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS
- The Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor in Admiralty)
- Supreme Court of the United States of America
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California
- United States Court of International Trade
- United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Federal Maritime Commission
- State Bar of California, 1980
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals
PRACTICE AREAS
Matters involving maritime and admiralty, cargo claims (C.O.G.S.A., Harter Act, HagueVisby Rules, Carmack Amendment), tariffs, bills of lading, rights of lien and stoppage in transitu, demurrage, detention, dock damage, delivery delay, Service Contracts, NSAs, NRAs, Preferential Assignment Agreements, Ocean Carriers, Motor Carriers, Property Brokers, Rail Carriers, Ocean Transportation Intermediaries, warehouseman, stevedoring agreements, logistics agreements, cooperative working agreements, Domestic and International Sales Transactions (UN CISG), Transfer of Ownership in International Trade and more.PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
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Mr. Coniglio began his career upon graduation
from college immediately training with the
two United States’ premier vessel operating
ocean common carriers (VOCCs) in the ports
of Houston, TX, New York, NY, Elizabeth, NJ,
Philadelphia, PA, Oakland, CA and Long Beach,
CA. From 1973-1980, he held various positions
which were directly involved in cargo booking
and movement planning, vessel operations,
cargo loading and storage operations,
stevedoring, vessel stowage, international and
domestic documentation (bill of lading creation,
rating, tariff administration, management and
disposition), freight release, stoppage in transit
(stoppage in transitu), cargo redirection, bill
of lading amendment, tariff rating and rule
development, filing and interpretation, and the
mediation of competing cargo interests and
the handling of various cargo claims (dry and
temperature controlled cargo) under issued
bills of lading as an ocean carrier representative.
All of the foregoing involved water, truck and rail modes of transportation, containerization, break bulk and associated management decisionmaking.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
- J.D., Western State University College of Law, 1979
- B.S., California State University, Long Beach, 1973
Mr. Coniglio is admitted in California and the District of Columbia and is available nationwide, subject to applicable state law admission requirements being met.
