ABOUT TRADEWIND MARITIME SERVICES

Welcome to Tradewind Maritime Services, the maritime consulting business of attorney Andrew Norris, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard (retired).

MEET ANDREW NORRIS

22 years service as a U.S. Coast Guard attorney (1994-2016)
Final rank - Captain
2006 - Appointed as a court-martial trial court judge
2011 - Appointed as a judge on the Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals
Qualified marine casualty investigator
Conducted and served as legal advisor to formal Coast Guard casualty investigations
Maritime trial attorney, U.S. Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Analysis, 2017-2018
Adjunct professor, Roger Williams Law School (2010-2015), University of Rhode Island (2015-2016), Massachusetts Maritime Academy (2020). Taught Law of the Sea, International Oceans Law, and Critical Infrastructure Protection courses.
Military professor, U.S. Naval War College (2013-2016), U.S. National Defense University (2012), and U.S. Coast Guard Academy (2002-2006). Taught Maritime Law Enforcement course and numerous others.
Course designer and professor, Maritime Security and Governance Staff Course, U.S. Naval War College (2019-2023)
U.S. Navy surface warfare officer 1985-1989 (SWO qualified)
Prolific speaker and author

AFFILIATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed attorney (Maryland)
Faculty, Maritime Security and Governance Staff Course, U.S. Naval War College (2019-2023)
Consultant, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Global Maritime Crime Programme