MARY ELISA REEVES

After graduating from the Washington College of Law, American University in 1985 (J.D., magna cum laude), Lisa began her legal career at Krusen Evans & Byrne, a well known insurance and maritime firm in the Philadelphia area for more than 50 years.  She later joined Fox Rothschild’s Philadelphia office as a partner, where she served as the chair of the firm’s maritime department.  In 2001, she became of counsel to the firm of Donna Adelsberger & Associates, P.C., where she managed a growing maritime and commercial litigation practice for ten years, before forming Reeves McEwing LLP in March 2011.

 Lisa is an active participant in various port and trade associations. She is a proctor member of the Maritime Law

Association of the United States, and is currently the chair of the MLA’s Torts and Casualties Committee.  She served as a director of the Association from 2000-2003, and is the former Chair of its Limitation of Liability Committee.  

Lisa was selected as one of the Best Maritime Lawyers in Philadelphia in both 2010 and 2011.

She is a Past President of the Ports of Philadelphia Maritime Society, and continues to serve on its board.  She is a member and past president of the Women’s International Trade Association, and was selected as the Association’s Woman of the Year in 2005.  She spent several years on the board of the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild, the non-profit organization which owns and operates a historic tall ship and tugboat, and continues to serve as its counsel on a pro bono basis.  She is also an editor of American Maritime Cases.

Lisa and her husband, Ray Bender, live in the Queen Village section of Philadelphia with their two dogs, Sammy and Jasper.  Lisa enjoys yoga and volunteering with the elderly through her church and neighborhood associations.  She is a long-time member of the volunteer crew of the GAZELA, the oldest wooden square-rigged tall ship still sailing today.

BRIAN McEWING

Brian received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Rutgers University College – Camden where he graduated summa cum laude, earning the Jack Marvin Weiner award and the Armitage award for highest overall grade average. He graduated from Rutgers School of Law – Camden in 2008. While in law school he performed pro bono work for the Community Dispute Resolution Pro Bono Mediation Project and completed a pro bono research project for a local maritime non-profit.

Brian has over twenty years experience as a licensed mariner and over fifteen years in marine management positions, including Port Captain. He has extensive experience in marine safety, operations, regulatory compliance, employment issues and collective bargaining. He holds USCG licenses as Master Inland Unlimited, Master Oceans 1600 tons, 2nd Mate Oceans Unlimited and 1st Class Pilot Unlimited.

He is a member of the Cape May County Bar Association, the Transportation Research Board’s Ferry Panel, and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. He has presented at the Harbor Safety Committee Conference and the Marine Log Security Conference.

He and his wife Lori reside in Cape May, NJ. They have two grown sons: Brian, a law enforcement officer, and Ian, an engineering student. Brian enjoys time on the water in any boat and is an avid racing sailor.  He volunteers as race committee chairperson for many fundraising sailing regattas sponsored by the Corinthian Yacht Club of Cape May where he is a past commodore.

RAYMOND T. LETULLE
Ray Letulle received his undergraduate degree from the United States Merchant Marine Academy and subsequently served as a deck officer in the Merchant Marine. He received his J.D. from Villanova University School of Law. Raymond was a member of the Editorial Board of the Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif.
He began his practice with the maritime group of Krusen, Evans & Byrne and was elected a partner. While with the Krusen firm he worked with Lisa. He has acted as a correspondent for many P&I clubs and also was counsel to a number of United States tanker and shipping companies. In this capacity he was involved in drafting or reviewing numerous contracts or transportation agreements and was sent to a number of foreign countries to represent clients in regard to collisions or strandings.
After Krusen, Evans & Byrne was dissolved, he continued to practice in maritime law and was principally involved with defending insurers in a multibillion dollar claim filed by Exxon in regard to the EXXON VALDEZ incident. During his years of practice, he has litigated nearly all aspects of maritime law, including vessel collisions, allisions, strandings, oil spills, personal injury, wrongful death, marine insurance coverage disputes, cargo defense and environmental coverage claims.
Prior to joining Reeves McEwing, he worked at the firm of Donna Adelsberger & Associates, and prior to that he spent ten years at the international firm of Cozen O’Connor where he was lead counsel in regard to over $20,000,000 in claims resulting from the allision of the M/V BRIGHT FIELD with the Riverwalk in New Orleans.
Ray is a past member of the Executive Committee of the Maritime Law Association and former chairman of its ADR Committee. Ray is a frequent lecturer on marine claims and insurance topics.  He also has acted as a mediator and arbitrator in connection with a number of federal court matters. He is licensed in Pennsylvania.