Background
Hooper, Chester D. was born on April 12, 1941 in Nyack, New York, United States.
Hooper, Chester D. was born on April 12, 1941 in Nyack, New York, United States.
Hobart College (Bachelor of Arts, 1963). Albany Law School of Union University (Juris Doctor, 1970).
Worked at Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership (New York, New York) specializing in General Practice. Admiralty, Administrative, Aviation, Bankruptcy, Commercial, Computer, Corporate, Employment, Environmental, Estates, Finance, Insurance, International, Product Liability, Real Estate, Space, Tax and Trade. Trials, Appeals and Arbitration.
Admitted to the bar, 1971, New York and United States.
District Court, Northern District of New New York 1972, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
1974, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
1977, United States. Supreme Court. 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
1993, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Author: "Legal Relationships: Terminal Owners, Operators, and Users," 64 Tul. L. Review 595 (1989); "Liability Aspects of Multimodal Transportation," Traffic World (March 17, 1986) also published in Gard News, p.12 (issue 102, July, 1986).
"Double-Stack Liability Aspects Worrisome and Liability Law Differ for Land, Sea Carriers," Journal of Commerce, February 3 and 4, 1986 (Op Editor) at 13A, Colonel 3. "Admiralty Litigation in Perpetum: The Continuing Saga of Package Limitation and Third World Delivery Problems," Fordham International Law Journal 1, (1982) and 18 The Forum 37 (1982).
"Cargo"s Liability to the Carrier, The Other Side of the Coin," Volume 10, Number.
1, New York State Bar Association, INCL Journal, 83 (June, 1981). Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New New York The American Bar Association (Member, Section on Tort and Insurance Practice).
Maritime Law Association of the United States (President, 1994-1996).
Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens provides comprehensive legal services primarily to clients engaged in international transportation and finance matters. From its origins 160 years ago in New York, the Firm has grown through the addition of offices in Washington, District of Columbia and San Francisco.
Author: "Legal Relationships: Terminal Owners, Operators, and Users," 64 Tul. L. Rev. 595 (1989)
"Liability Aspects of Multimodal Transportation," Traffic World (March 17, 1986) also published in Gard News, p.12 (issue 102, July, 1986). "Double-Stack Liability Aspects Worrisome and Liability Law Differ for Land, Sea Carriers," Journal of Commerce, February 3 and 4, 1986 (Op Ed) at 13A, Colonel 3.
"Admiralty Litigation in Perpetum: The Continuing Saga of Package Limitation and Third World Delivery Problems," Fordham International Law Journal 1, (1982) and 18 The Forum 37 (1982). "Cargo's Liability to the Carrier, The Other Side of the Coin," Volume 10, No. 1, New York State Bar Association, INCL Journal, 83 (June, 1981).
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New New York The American Bar Association (Member, Section on Tort and Insurance Practice). Maritime Law Association of the United States (President, 1994-1996).