Aksana Coone

Aksana Coone

Aksana Coone is an Admiralty and Maritime Law Specialist practicing in Los Angeles, California with a focus on personal injury and wrongful death claims of cruise ship passengers and crew.  Ms. Coone is a graduate of UCLA (cum laude) and Southwestern University School of Law (magna cum laude).  She formerly represented all the major cruise lines and advised CLIA (Cruise Line International Association), cruise lines and tour operators on legal and regulatory issues, policies and procedures and international maritime conventions.  She is an active member of the American Association of Justice, and presently is the Vice Chair of the Admiralty Section.  She is also a member of the Maritime Law Association and the Federal Bar Association, Admiralty Law Section.  Ms. Coone can be reached at aksana@coonelaw.com.

Articles written by this author:
A death at sea

A death at sea

An introduction to maritime law and The Death on The High Seas Act

Aksana Coone

2021 April


Cruise-ship passenger injury litigation

Cruise-ship passenger injury litigation

Pursuing cruise-ship passengers’ personal-injury claims; procedure and common mistakes to avoid

Aksana Coone

2022 October


Admiralty law: LOLA litigation and a long overdue small-passenger-vessel exception

Admiralty law: LOLA litigation and a long overdue small-passenger-vessel exception

For injuries on a small vessel, such as a sunset harbor cruise, the Limitation of Liability Act (LOLA) can be your enemy, but now there’s hope

Aksana Coone

2023 April