David Sipple is a Partner in the Savannah office and practices in the areas of Admiralty Law and Insurance Law.

Mr. Sipple is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Georgia. He is a member of the Savannah Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the State Bar of Georgia. Mr. Sipple also belongs to the Maritime Law Association of the United States in which he serves on the Committee on Marine Ecology and Criminal Law and the Committee on Marine Torts and Casualties; the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute in which he serves as Chairman of the Institute; and the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel in which he serves on the Maritime Law Committee. Mr. Sipple is currently and has been an Associate Editor of the publication American Maritime Cases since 1997.

He is the author of several articles on admiralty law published in the Mercer Law Review, and was a speaker on the topic of Eleventh Circuit, Sixth Circuit, and Eighth Circuit Review at the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute's 1995 and 2004 Continuing Legal Education seminars. Mr. Sipple also spoke at the 2009 annual meeting of The Maritime Law Association of the United States on the topic of Legal Professionalism.

Mr. Sipple is a past member of the Board of Directors of the International Seamen's House and is a past president of the Propeller Club of the Port of Savannah. He also is a past president of the Hibernian Society of Savannah.

Mr. Sipple graduated with a B.A. in 1966 and a Masters in Public Administration in 1969 from the University of Georgia. He received a J.D., cum laude, from Mercer University Law School in 1972.

• Professional Affiliations and Awards

  • American Bar Association
    
  • Best Lawyers in America: Maritime Law
    
  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel: Maritime Law Committee 
    
  • Maritime Law Association of the United States: Committees on Marine Ecology and Marine Torts and Casualties
    
  • Savannah Bar Association
    
  • Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute: Vice Chairman of the Institute
    
  • State Bar of Georgia