Specialties
With extensive experience in maritime and employment law, Trueb Berne & Beard, LLP stands as a dedicated advocate for those who live and work at sea. They understand the complexities of maritime issues and are committed to fighting for their clients. Their expertise covers a wide range of claims, including personal injuries, wrongful death, and disputes over lost wages, ensuring that individuals and families receive the steadfast legal support they need. Trueb Berne & Beard, LLP is a steadfast ally for anyone navigating the intricate waters of maritime law.
Meet the Business Owner: Lanning T.
Lanning Trueb has spent over 30 years representing seamen and their families in plaintiff maritime cases arising throughout the North Pacific; including waters off Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California and Russia. In addition to practicing maritime law, Lanning owned and operated his own permit and vessel in the Alaska commercial salmon fishery. Lanning has been involved in over a thousand maritime matters covering a wide range of maritime issues - from commercial fishing injury and death claims, to serious injury and death claims involving oil spill response, tug and barge, SERVS, off-shore supply, tankers, and cargo vessels. He's represented crew and family members in maritime wrongful death and vessel sinking claims. A graduate of the University of Texas, Austin, and University of Montana School of Law (High Honors), Lanning is admitted to practice in all Courts for Alaska, Washington, and Oregon, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Admiralty Section of the Alaska Bar Assc