Maritime Lawyers Serving Injured Crewmen and Maritime Workers in Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Beard Stacey & Jacobsen is a firm of experienced maritime injury lawyers handling Dutch Harbor maritime injury claims. They represent fishermen, seamen, and processors injured on fishing boats, crab boats, catcher proccesors, draggers, tugs, and barges. Learn about your rights to compensation under the Jones Act.

Working at sea in Alaska is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Dutch Harbor is the hub of the Bering Sea fishing fleet, home to crab boats, fish processors, draggers, catcher processors, and long liners. It is also the first medical stop for many injured crewmen.

If you have been injured working as a crewman aboard a boat in Alaska, it is imperative you understand your rights to compensation under maritime law. Your employer owes you a safe place to work and a seaworthy vessel. When you are injured through negligence or unseaworthiness, you are entitled compensation for your injuries under the Jones Act and General Maritime Law. This compensation may include damages for pain and suffering, lost wages, medical expenses, disfigurement, medical expenses, and loss of future earning capacity. In almost all cases, under the doctrine of maintenance and cure an injured seaman is entitled to have all his reasonable and necessary medical bills paid related to a shipboard accident or illness. You have the right to select your own doctor. You have the right to maintenance - a daily living allowance, until you reach maximum medical improvement.

Beard Stacey & Jacobsen is one of the most experience maritime personal injury law firms in the Nation. For over 20 years the maritime lawyers of the firm have served injured seamen in Dutch Harbor and throughout Alaska, Washington, and the Nation. They have handled thousands of Jones Act injury cases, recovering millions of dollars in compensation for their clients. They understand your jobs, your injuries, and how those injuries will impact you the rest of your life. They are experienced in all types of Alaska fishing vessels. Their practice focuses on representing maritime injury victims. They know how accidents happen at sea, and how those accidents could have been prevented. They are dedicated to getting their injury clients the best medical care possible, and fair compensation for their injuries.

The lawyers at Beard Stacey & Jacobsen are highly experienced in handling Alaska maritime injury claims. Their firm has represented families in wrongful death cases involving the sinkings of the Alaska Ranger, Katmai, Arctic Rose, Aleutian Enterprise, Pace Setter, Pacific Apollo, Amber Dawn, and many others. When a lawyer at Beard Stacey & Jacobsen tells you that you have a good claim, it is based upon years of experience sucesfully handling Jones Act and maritime injury claims. It is an opinion you can trust.