The 2012 Working Waterfront Festival is being held Sept. 29-30 at the Fisherman’s Wharf/Pier 3 – Steamship Pier in New Bedford, Mass., which is America’s largest commercial fishing port. Festival-goers will have an opportunity to learn about the men and women who fish the North Atlantic.

Activities will include contests, Coast Guard demonstrations, cooking demonstrations, harbor and vessel tours, whaleboat races and rides, and music, dance and poetry performances. There will be a kids’ area, a marketplace with offerings from maritime artisans, film screenings and numerous exhibits. The festival will be held rain or shine, Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Latti & Anderson LLP will have a booth at the festival, where you can stop by and meet our attorneys and our investigator.

Latti & Anderson LLP is proudly sponsoring two events: the scallop shucking contest and the net mending contest. The winners in each category will receive:

• $500 cash for first place
• $250 cash for second place
• $100 cash for third place

Our firm’s commitment to the maritime community goes beyond being a part of this year’s festival. Our Boston maritime attorneys remain dedicated to protecting the rights of maritime workers and their families. We represent:

• Commercial fishermen
• Crab boat fishermen
• Merchant seamen
• Longshoremen and dock workers
• Employees on private vessels
• Recreational boaters and cruisers
• Passengers
• Victim’s family members

If you have been seriously injured in a maritime accident, or if your family member was killed in one, visit our website to learn about your rights under maritime law, and call us at (800) 392-6072 for a free consultation with an experienced maritime attorney.

Latti & Anderson LLP – Boston maritime trial lawyers