Erin Ackor is a Partner at the maritime and aviation law firm Moore & Co, P.A., located in Miami, Florida, where she has been serving clients for more than 19 years since Moore & Co. opened its doors in 2004. Erin is the current President of the ISS and has been a Board Member since 2014. Erin also serves on the Admiralty Law Committee of the Florida Bar, as well as being a member of the Maritime Law Association, the Propeller Club and the International Yacht Brokers Association.
Erin spent several years as a professional crew member on board several different sailing yachts, transiting both the Panama and Suez Canals and sailing to numerous international destinations, before deciding to attend Maine Maritime Academy. Following her graduation from Maine Maritime Academy, Erin worked for both bulk and container cargo services, including Lykes Lines Limited headquartered in Tampa, Florida, before going to law school and joining Moore & Co.
Since joining Moore & Co., Erin has represented clients in both transactional and litigation matters, primarily devoting her practice to advising clients in connection with vessel acquisition and sales, new construction, regulatory compliance, vessel finance, refurbishment and repair, chartering, registration and corporate structuring, crew employment issues and local customs and sales/use tax issues.