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Here is the part of the Captain Phillips story that matters most, and it is the part no movie told you.

Before this case, cargo ships sailed straight through pirate infested waters with almost no protection. No real security. No weapons. The plan was simply to carry cash and hope to pay the pirates off.

VB Attorneys was part of the case that changed all of that.

Today every American commercial ship carries real security, and there has not been a single successful pirate attack on one since. That is the kind of impact that outlasts any verdict.

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Here is something the movie got wrong. In Captain Phillips, the captain bravely volunteers to go with the pirates to protect his crew. That moment was written for Hollywood.

The Maersk Alabama hijacking was real, but the truth was messier and more complicated than a two hour film could capture. VB Attorneys has a firsthand connection to the actual case, and the reality behind it is a story worth hearing.

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You have probably seen the movie Captain Phillips. VB Attorneys has a firsthand connection to the real case.

The Maersk Alabama. Somali pirates. A hostage captain and a Navy SEAL rescue. This is one of the most famous maritime cases in modern history, including the details Hollywood never told you. The missing ransom money. The only pirate convicted in the US in a hundred years. The falling out between the captain and his crew.

This is the kind of case that makes maritime law unlike anything else.

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Spare a thought for Vuk Vujasinovic, the only Longhorn in a world full of Aggies. His wife, his law partner, and maybe even his daughter. Somehow he still bleeds burnt orange.

Hook 'em, Vuk. Stay strong out there.

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Put an Aggie and a Longhorn in the same room and this is what you get.

Brian Beckcom and Vuk Vujasinovic went back and forth trading jokes at each other's expense.

And in a twist, Brian actually went to both schools, A&M for undergrad and UT for law.

His take on which one he roots for might be our favorite part.

Watch these two go at it.

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One of us is an Aggie. One of us is a Longhorn. Twenty plus years of partnership and that is still the one thing we cannot settle.

Brian Beckcom and Vuk Vujasinovic took a break from the serious stuff to trade a few jokes at each other's expense.

Gig 'em or Hook 'em, you decide who won.

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Throughout everything, Stephen Dufrene never felt left in the dark. We kept him informed every step of the way, but more than that, we showed up for him as people.

For us, this was never just about a lawsuit. It was about helping Stephen and Diana get to a better place and easing what they were going through however we could.

This is their story.

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When everything felt uncertain, Stephen Dufrene did what most of us would do. He picked up his phone and searched for someone who could help.

That search led him to us. Maritime and Jones Act cases are what we do, and we knew right away what was at stake for him.

Sometimes the right people find you exactly when you need them most. This is his story.

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Stephen Dufrene started as a deckhand and worked his way up to Chief Engineer. Supply boats, tugboats, river boats and barges. He built his entire career on the water.

Then came a decision no one should ever have to make. Having no other choice but to remove part of his own foot. In his words, it is a feeling he would not wish on anyone.

This is his story.

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