Port Angeles Maritime Injury Claims

Stacey & Jacobsen, PLLC is one of the Northwest’s most accomplished maritime personal injury firms. They have handled thousands of Jones Act injury claims in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska and have recovered millions of dollars in compensation for their clients living throughout the Nation.

Stacey & Jacobsen, PLLC is available to represent injured seamen living and working in Port Angeles. Their practice focuses on representing injured seamen. They understand ships, tugs, barges, and fishing boats. They know how accidents at sea can be prevented, and know how your injuries will impact you the rest of your life. They are committed to getting their clients fair compensation for their injuries. One of the partners in the firm, Jim Jacobsen, lived and grew up in Port Angeles, and can trace his maritime heritage back hundreds of years.

Seamen and fishermen who are injured through negligence or unseaworthiness are protected by Federal Maritime Law. In almost all cases a seaman has the right to receive maintenance and cure benefits. When an accident happens as a result of negligence or unseaworthiness, the crewman is entitled to additional damages for past and future lost wages, lost wage earning capacity, pain and suffering, and retraining costs. The lawyers at Stacey & Jacobsen, PLLC have proven over and over again they can get their maritime clients fair compensation for their injuries.

Stacey & Jacobsen, PLLC has handled all types of maritime injury cases including blue water sailors, masters, mates, pilots, tug and barge workers, tankermen, marine construction workers, fishermen, and fish processors. They have handled some of the most high profile vessel sinking cases in the last 20 years, including the sinkings of the fishing vessels Aleutian Enterprise, Alaska Ranger, Arctic Rose, and Katmai. They apply their years of experience handling maritime injury cases to each of their clients claims.

If you have been injured in a maritime accident and have questions about your rights to compensation under the Federal Maritime Law, contact a lawyer at Stacey & Jacobsen, PLLC for a free initial consultation.