Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP

Law Firm Overview

Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP, unites five trial lawyers, each with unprecedented legal and practical knowledge and unrivaled experience in maritime, personal injury, insurance claims and wrongful death litigation. We also practice in the areas of insurance and bad faith litigation. Other lawyers may be licensed in Alaska, but no other maritime plaintiff's law firm has offices in both Alaska and Washington.

At Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP, we are committed to looking out for our clients' long term interests. We focus on representing people in all aspects of the maritime industry against insurance companies and corporations throughout Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

We have successfully represented clients in the following areas:

• Vessel sinkings, including ARCTIC ROSE, GALAXY, ALEUTIAN ENTERPRISE, PACESETTER, LIN J, VESTJFORD, PACIFIC APOLLO
• Airplane Crashes on or near Navigable Waters
• Faulty and Poorly Designed Vessel Machines
• Injuries by Crab Pots, Launchers, Blocks, Baitchoppers
• Employment Related Claims, including Sexual and Racial Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Wage Disputes
• Passenger Vessel Injuries
• Maritime Insurance Claims
• ALL ALASKAN Fire
• Alaska and Washington Ferry Vessel Workers
• Faulty and Poorly Designed Walkways, Ladders, Stairs; Injuries From Falls
• Lifting Product and Fish Meal Bags; Injured Backs
• Repetitive Use, Stress Injuries
• Longshoring and Lines Handling Accidents
• Coast Guard and OSHA Violations
• Ship Mortgage and Lien Foreclosures
• Salvage Claims
• Cargo Claims

Beard Stacey & Jacobsen, LLP, is proud of its record in achieving favorable results for its clients. We have obtained multi-million dollar recoveries from court cases in Alaska and Washington. We are the only maritime plaintiff's firm with offices in both states. This regional presence provides litigation options that no other maritime plaintiffs' law firm offers. It also provides our clients with local knowledge and experience.

Jones Act & Maritime Injury Claims
Wrongful Death
Commercial Fishing Accidents
Tug & Barge Accidents
Ferry Worker Accidents
Injury Claims for Inland Boatmen's Union
Deck Hand Injury Claims
AK Fishermans Fund
Offshore/Nearshore Accidents
Passenger & Recreational Boating
Pile Driver and Dredge
Longshore Harbor Worker Claims
Seiners
Offshore Oil Rigs - Oil Supply
Crane & Winch Accidents

Licensed in Washington, Oregon and Alaska Maritime Personal Injury Lawyers Seattle, WA Anchorage, AK
Serving maritime accident victims since 1982, including commercial fishermen and mariners working out of Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham, Portland, Astoria, Coos Bay, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Sitka, Juneau, Valdez, Kodiak, Dutch Harbor, and Dillingham. Including maritime accidents occurring in the Bering Sea, the Gulf of Alaska, Bristol Bay and southeast Alaska.

Frequent Case Types

• Fishing Boat Accident in Seattle, WA
• Jones Act in Anchorage, AK
• Jones Act in Seattle, WA
• Offshore Injury in Seattle, WA
• Plane Crash in Anchorage, AK

Areas of Practice

• Jones Act
• Maritime Wrongful Death
• Vessel Sinkings
• Commercial Fishing Injuries
• Processing Vessel Injuries
• State Ferry Injuries
• Maintenance and Cure
• Catastrophic Injuries At Sea
• Admiralty & Maritime Law 95%
• Aviation 5%
• Injuries
• Maritime law
• Injury at Sea

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime Law, Jones Act, Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, Marine Cargo, Shipping, Federal Appellate Practice, State Appellate Practice, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Aviation