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Michael A. Zinszer

Licensed in South Carolina
Specialized Areas of Practice
Personal Injury | Camp Lejeune 

Michael A. Zinszer

Served in the United States Navy as a Chief Boatswain Mate Saturation and Salvage Diver.

Education

  • • Charleston School of Law, Charleston, S.C. – J.D., Certificate of Maritime Studies – 2019
  • • Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fl. – Education Specialist – 2005
  • • Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fl. – Master of Science, Criminology & Criminal Justice – 2004
  • • Florida State University, Panama City, Fl. – Bachelor’s Degree – 2002

Honors and Awards

  • • Innovation Award, Office of Research Florida State University 2007 and 2012
  • • Service Recognition Award – NOAA Undersea Research Center, University of North Carolina 2007
  • • Honorary Aquanaut, Aquarius Undersea Laboratory, 2006
  • • Awarded Diving and Salvage Warfare Specialist, 2001
  • • Senior Supervisor, Navy Experimental Diving Unit: 1997, 2000, 2001
  • • Awarded Federal Bureau of Investigations Citation for recovery of TWA FLT-800, 1996
  • • Awarded commendation U.S. Navy for recovery of TWA FLT-800, 1996
  • • Awarded Surface Warfare Officer Designation, 1995
  • • Senior Supervisor, USS Ortolan (ASR 22): 1994, 1995
  • • Awarded commendation for professional achievement USS Ortolan, 1995
  • • Sailor of the Year, Navy Experimental Diving Unit 1992
  • • Sailor of the Quarter, Navy Experimental Diving Unit 1991
  • • Awarded commendation for superior performance in salvage of Exxon Houston, 1989
  • • Awarded Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist, 1986

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • • South Carolina Bar Association
  • • Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honors Society
  • • American Academy of Underwater Scientists (Inactive)
  • • Association of Diving Contractors International (Inactive)

Invited Speaker and Panel Member:

  • • Underwater Intervention, Dive Mission Comparison Panel Member, New Orleans Convention Center, La., February 2016.
  • • CTTSO/TSWG International Waterside Security Working Group, Logistics Management Institute (LMI) Headquarters building in McLean, VA., April 2015.
  • • International Public Safety Diver Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 2009&10, “Future Technologies in Public Safety Diving”.
  • • SASC Southern Association Student Councils Leadership Conference, Bay High School, October 2007, “Leadership Programs in Secondary Education”.
  • • US Justice Department Southern Conference, Ft Walton, Florida, September 2007, “Underwater Crime Scene Investigation Process”.
  • • Aquarius Reef Base Summit, March 2007, Islamorada, Florida, “Planning the Future for Ocean Research”.
  • • Underwater Intervention, February 2005, New Orleans Louisiana, “Gathering Evidence Underwater”.

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