Admiralty
Concerning activities which occur at sea, including on small boats and ships in
navigable bays; admiralty law (maritime law) includes accidents and injuries at
sea, maritime contracts and commerce, alleged violations of rules of the sea
over shipping lanes and rights-of-way, and mutiny and other crimes on shipboard;
there are other special rules in processing maritime cases, which are often
handled by admiralty law specialists; lawyers appearing in admiralty cases are
called "proctors."