Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP

Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen, LLP 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 Trueb & 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. Before choosing a maritime and admiralty lawyer to represent you, compare the other attorney’s experience and success to that of our firm. Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen's attorneys have successfully handled over 50 maritime death claims. We have represented families of seamen lost in Alaska fishing accidents, including the widely publicized sinkings of the Arctic Rose, Aleutian Enterprise, Pacific Apollo, Vestfjord, Oceanic, Lin J, Pacesetter, and Galaxy. Beard Stacey Trueb & Jacobsen 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.

Beard Stacey Trueb & 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 Working aboard vessels at sea subjects crewmen to the constant risk of serious personal injury. If you were employed to work aboard a vessel as a seaman, crewman, or commercial fisherman, you are protected by a federal maritime law called the Jones Act, 46 USC 688. The Jones Act provides comprehensive coverage for crewmen who are injured or die through negligence of their employer. Crewmen aboard ships, boats, barges, tug boats, commercial fishing vessels, cruise ships, tour boats, and tankers, in navigable waters at sea, in rivers, lakes, bays, and sounds, are entitled to compensation under the Jones Act, when they are injured or die through the negligence of their employer. Damages under the Jones Act may include damages for past and future lost wages, past and future medical expenses, vocational and occupational retraining, past and future pain and suffering, psychological suffering, and loss of consortium. Some serious injuries limit the number and types of jobs available to an injury victim. In this situation, seamen are entitled to damages for lost earning capacity. Additionally, if a seaman’s injury will worsen with time, and cut short the seaman’s career, he is entitled to future lost wages for this loss. In most situations, the Jones Act provides far greater compensation to an injured worker than State workers compensation acts or the Longshore Harbor Worker Act. - 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 Trueb & 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 · 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 Trueb & 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 · 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 Trueb & 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. Living and working conditions aboard a commercial fishing boat are far different than working at a shore side desk job or working as salesperson. Not just anyone is capable of working 18 hour shifts for days, and sometimes weeks, at a time in heavy seas that can reach 25 feet in height or more. Fishermen earn high wages, but they are constantly at risk for serious personal injury unless safety precautions are followed. Fishermen must be in excellent physical condition, prepared and ready to act or react instantly in a time of danger, or they will place themselves and their fellow crewmen at risk for injury and possible death. Even minor injuries may preclude a fisherman from safely returning to work at their previous job as a fisherman. There is no safe place aboard a fishing boat for a crewman with a seriously injured hand, a bad back, or a bum knee.

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