Mark R. Houck - a Miami, United States Admiralty and Maritime Lawyer

Miami Admiralty and Maritime Lawyer

Updated: 03/16/2026

Areas of Practice

Admiralty and Maritime
Aviation
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Coverage
Insurance Defense
Mediation
Mediator: Marine Insurance Disputes
Mediator: Significant Maritime Injury and Wrongful Death Claims
Product Liability
Wrongful Death

Attorney Information

Overview

Mark R. Houck is the managing partner of Chartwell's Florida offices. Mr. Houck graduated from Vanderbilt University, with a B.A. in 1976, and earned his law degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 1979. He is admitted to the Florida Bar, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, United States District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. . Mr. Houck concentrates his practice in admiralty and maritime law, commercial litigation, products liability, aviation, and insurance coverage litigation. He is an active member of t he Maritime Law Association of the United States, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club, American Boat and Yacht Council Marine Industries Association of South Florida Defense Research Institute

Education

Legal Education
- University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 1979
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Non Legal Education
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1976
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

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Managing Partner
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Classes and Seminars

E-insurance: Don't Get Tangled in the Web, Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club, 2000 - Present
Bad Faith Claims in Florida, Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club, 2000 - Present

Published Works

Articles

Recreational Boating, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, 1990
Crew Claims in the United States, Institute of London Underwriters, 1992
Punitive Damages Under U.S. Maritime Law, Newcastle Upon Type, England, 1993

Bar Admissions

Florida, 1979
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1979
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1979
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Other Affiliations

Dade County Bar Association (Member)
American Bar Association (Member)
The Florida Bar (Member)
The Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member)
Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Member)
American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice and Litigation Section (Member)
Defense Research Institute (Member)
American Board & Yacht Council (Member)

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Miami, FL

100 SouthEast 2nd Street
Suite 2150
Miami, FL 33131

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Phone: (610) 666-7700

Fax: (305) 372-5044

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Website: http://www.chartwelllaw.com

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