Nationwide Maritime Law Injury and Jones Act Attorneys
Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP
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4039 21st Ave W, 401 Seattle, Washington 98199 USA |
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(206) 452-1282
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At Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP our maritime law and Jones Act attorneys have represented thousands of injured seamen, fishermen, processors, deckhands, tugboat workers, and ferry workers in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington. Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP are recognized as leading maritime injury lawyers throughout the country. Helping injured seamen and fishermen is all we do. We know the industry inside out because our attorneys have handled thousands of maritime injury claims.
Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP is the most experienced maritime firm in the Pacific Northwest. We have handled thousands of maritime personal injury and Jones Act claims. Our legal practice is limited to representing crewmen injured while working at sea. Our maritime attorneys have unmatched experience in representing crewmen who have been injured aboard crab boats, trawlers, draggers, gillnetters, ships and tugs. The maritime lawyers of Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen have not handled a few maritime cases, they have handled thousands. It is what we do. It is all we do.
Our attorneys represent injured seamen and injured fishermen who live throughout the United States, including Anchorage, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; and Portland, Oregon. To discuss your claim with an experienced maritime lawyer, contact us and learn about your rights to compensation. Let us put our long history of winning cases for injured seamen, fishermen, tugboat workers, and maritime employees to work for you.
Practice Areas
Additional Practice Areas: Maintenance and Cure Benefits, Commercial Fishing Accidents, Tug and Barge Accidents, Passenger and Car Ferry Injuries, Offshore/Nearshore Accidents, Injuries to Washington State Ferry Workers, Passenger and Recreational Boating Injuries, Jones Act Injury Claims for Deckhands
Practice Areas Description
Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP, have focused exclusively on representing people in all aspects of the maritime industry against insurance companies and corporations throughout Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and beyond. We are committed to looking out for our client's long term interests. Our four trial lawyers each have unprecedented legal and practical knowledge and unrivaled experience in maritime personal injury, insurance claims, and wrongful death litigation. Other lawyers may be licensed in Alaska but no other maritime plaintiff’s law firm has offices in both Washington and Alaska.We have successfully represented clients in the following areas:
- Jones Act and Maritime Injury Claims
Our attorneys have successfully handled thousands of Jones Act claims for our clients. We have recovered millions of dollars in compensatory damages for injured seamen. If you have been injured at sea, please contact us today for a free consultation. Typical cases include those involving: Commercial Fishing Vessels; Injuries caused by cranes and winches; Tugs and Tow Boats; Oil Rigs; Ferries; Factory Trawlers; Fish Processors; Container Ships; Crab Boats; Cargo Ships; and Dredges & Barges.
- Maritime Wrongful Death
Tragically, working as a seaman remains one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Few firms in the country have the experience and resources necessary to handle complicated maritime wrongful death lawsuits and Jones Act death claims. The maritime law attorneys of Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP have handled over 50 death claims for seamen who have lost their lives while working at sea. Our firm’s experience includes maritime death cases involving: Fishing vessels sinking in the Bering Sea; Tug boats sinking and capsizing; Parting tow lines; Crab boats sinking in Oregon, Washington and Alaska; Fires and explosions aboard processing ships; Cargo handling accidents; Crane and winch accidents; and Failure to provide prompt emergency medical attention.
- Serious Personal Injury
Danger is part of the job description for commercial fisherman and other maritime workers. Accidents that result in serious personal injury and death are far too common. For more than 25 years, the maritime law attorneys of Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP have been representing injured fishermen, tub boat workers, maritime workers, and others injured at sea as well as the family members of those who died a wrongful death. We have won money damages for clients who suffered maritime injury cases of all types, including: Brain Injury; Eye Injuries; Shoulder/Arm Injuries; Hand Injuries; Back Injuries; Hip Replacements; Knee Injuries; Leg & Foot Injuries; Amputation / Loss of Limb; Frost Bite; Psychological Disorders/ PTSD; and Wrongful Death.
- Maintenance and Cure Benefits
A seaman’s right to time loss, medical bills, and contractual wages until the end of the voyage are frequently improperly contested by shipowners. An injured or ill seaman who believes his benefits are being unfairly terminated should immediately contact a qualified maritime lawyer for assistance. Knowing and understanding your basic rights right is important. Never sign a release of all claims without fully understanding all of your rights. To determine your right to maintenance and cure you should consult with an experienced maritime lawyer. This is a general overview of the seaman’s rights to the complex issue and frequently litigated area of maintenance and cure and unearned wages. To qualify for maintenance and cure benefits, a seaman does not have to prove that his injury or illness was caused by the fault of the shipowner. If the injury or illness first arises while the crewman is in the services of the vessel, it is the duty of the ship owner to provide this basic benefit at no charge to the seaman.
- Commercial Fishing Accidents
Commercial Fishing is a dangerous job. It attracts only the men and women who are physically and mentally tough enough to handle the high demands of such employment. At Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP our maritime injury attorneys know fishermen and their problems. If you are a commercial fisherman who has been injured at sea, please contact a maritime law attorney at our law firm today for a free initial consultation and case evaluation. It costs you nothing to find out if we can help. From our offices in Anchorage and Seattle, we represent injured seamen on a contingency basis. You will pay no attorney fees unless we win money damages for you.
- Tug and Barge Accidents
At Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP, our maritime law attorneys are very experienced in tug and barge cases and have a proven track record in this area. We are schooled in all aspects of tug boat navigation and seamanship. If you have been injured working on a tug or barge you have rights under the federal statutory law, the Jones Act, and federal maritime common law, to recover compensation for your injuries. The maritime law for compensation applies to captains, mates, deckhands, engineers, able seamen, and cooks. This compensation includes payment for pain and suffering, disability, medical bills, lost wages, lost wage earning capacity.
- Passenger and Car Ferry Injuries
At Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP, our attorneys are very experienced in roll/on roll/off passenger and car ferry cases and have a proven track record in this area. We are schooled in all aspects of navigation and seamanship. We have successfully represented scores of ferry workers. If you have been injured working on a ferry you have rights under the federal statutory law, the Jones Act, and federal maritime common law, to recover compensation for your injuries. The maritime law for compensation applies to Captains, Mates, Deckhands, Engineers, Able Seamen, Ordinary Seamen, Watchmen, Oilers, Wipers, QMESs, and the Galley Crew. This compensation includes payment for pain and suffering, temporary disability, permanent disability, medical bills, lost wages, and lost wage earning capacity.
- Injuries to Washington State Ferry Workers
Inland Boatmen Union (IBU) members injured while working aboard Washington State Ferry boats are protected and entitled to benefits under federal maritime law. The Jones Act protects IBU members employed aboard Washington State Ferries who are injured through the negligence of the State of Washington, or the unseaworthiness of the ferry boats they work upon. Members of the Inland Boatmen’s Union, working aboard Washington State ferries, who are injured on the job through negligence of their employer, are not covered under the Washington State Workers Compensation system. Instead, they have more favorable compensation benefits available to them under the Jones Act and Federal Maritime law. These benefits may include compensation for lost past and future earnings, past and future pain and suffering, retraining costs, loss of earning capacity, disability and disfigurement, and medical and nursing expenses.
Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP is one of the Nations leading maritime personal injury firms. They have handled thousands of Jones Act claims. The firm has a long history of successfully representing tug and tow boat workers, many of whom have belonged to the Inland Boatmen’s Union. Attorney Jim Jacobsen is a former IBU member. He worked aboard tugs prior to going to law school. His experience in the Courtroom, combined with his practical and personal knowledge working aboard tugs, is simply hard for other lawyers to match.
- Jones Act Injury Claims for Deckhands
Deckhands and crewmen who work on the decks of ships, tugs, and commercial fishing vessels are constantly at risk for serious personal injury. If you have been injured working on the deck of a ship, tug, or commercial fishing vessel, you are probably entitled to compensation under the Jones Act. Long hours, rough seas, slippery decks, heavy machinery, working with winches and cranes, handling cargo, working with fishing nets and gear, and working with lines under tension can lead to a career-ending injury if proper safety procedures are not followed. Defective equipment, negligence of fellow crewmen, improper training, and working in heavy weather are the most common causes of negligent injury to deckhands.
- Offshore / Nearshore Accidents
Most dock workers and stevedores who are injured on the job are covered by the Longshore Harbor Workers Compensation Act, 33 USC Sec. 901-950. Longshoremen, harbor workers, ship repairmen, shipbuilders, and ship-breakers are covered by the Act. The Act specifically does not provide coverage to the master or member of a crew, of any vessel, who are covered by the Jones Act. Employers covered by the Act are required to obtain Longshore Harbor Workers Insurance coverage for their employees. The Longshore Harbor Workers Compensation Act is Federal legislation which provides wage loss compensation, rehabilitation services, and medical benefits to injured workers who are injured in the course of their employment while in navigable waters or the adjoining areas. You do not have to prove fault or negligence of your employer to collect compensation under the Longshore Harbor Workers Act. Injuries may include occupational diseases.
- Passenger and Recreational Boating Injuries
Paying passengers and guests who are injured on a boat or cruise ship may bring a claim and lawsuit against the boat owner. The boat owner can be sued for personal injuries if the boat owner's negligence causes an injury. The passenger ticket is the contract for passage. In the contract, there is likely a one year time limitation to file. In other words, a lawsuit must be filed within one year of the injury or else the case can not be brought at all. There may also be a contractual notice period. The ticket/contract may require the injured passenger to give the boat owner notice of an injury within a period of time, e.g. 60 days. In addition, the ticket/contract may also provide that a lawsuit must be filed in a certain location. For instance, Holland America's ticket (at least as of the time this was written) has a ticket that requires injury lawsuits to be brought in courts in Seattle, where they are headquartered. From our offices in Seattle and Anchorage, we have helped thousands of injury victims obtain money damages for pain and suffering, lost past and future wages, and more.
Attorneys
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Mr. James M. Beard
Attorney Admiralty and Maritime, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Maritime Injury, Jones Act Claims |
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Mr. James P. Jacobsen
Attorney Admiralty and Maritime, Personal Injury, Maritime Injuries |
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Mr. Joseph S. Stacey
Attorney Admiralty and Maritime, Litigation, Personal Injury, Maritime Personal Injury Litigation |
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