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Attorney Profile

Ralph L. Jacobson

Ralph Jacobson

Gillin Jacobson Ellis & Larsen
3150 Hilltop Mall Road
Richmond, CA 94806

Richmond

California (CA)

T: 510-231-0290
F: 925-253-5858
Industry Groups: ACBA, CCCBA

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products

Aviation

Selected To

• Northern California Super Lawyers 2011
• Northern California Super Lawyers 2010
• Northern California Super Lawyers 2009
• Northern California Super Lawyers 2008
• Northern California Super Lawyers 2007
• Northern California Super Lawyers 2006

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Profile

Ralph L. Jacobson is a founder and of counsel partner at GJEL Accident Attorneys, a highly regarded personal injury law firm with a 40-year and more than $600 million track record of success on behalf of injured plaintiffs in Northern California. Ralph received his law degree from Stanford University in 1969. As an attorney, Ralph's practice has focused on personal injury and employment litigation for more than three decades.

Ralph is a respected speaker on personal injury law and court procedures who has also authored or co-authored articles and books for numerous publications, including the CEB Civil Litigation Reporter and the California Continuing Education of the Bar. Ralph's professional affiliations include the California Trial Lawyers Association and the State Bar of California. He also volunteers his skills and expertise, pro bono, to the Alameda Voluntary Legal Services Program and serves as a settlement commissioner for Alameda and Contra Costa counties. In addition to being selected for inclusion in Northern California Super Lawyers listings for multiple years, Ralph holds an AV Preeminent* rating through Martindale-Hubbell.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.

About Ralph Jacobson

Law School: Stanford Law School

Admitted: 1970, California

Professional Webpage: www.gjel.com/firm/ralph.html

Honors and Awards:

  • AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • State Bar of California
  • Contra Costa County Bar Association
  • Member, Alameda County Bar Association
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1970
  • State of California, 1970
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1989

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Settlement Commissioner, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
  • Alameda Voluntary Legal Services Program

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Litigation in the Fast Lane (Contributing Author), CEB
  • Statute of Limitations Issues in Underinsured Motorist Cases, CEB Civil Litigation Reporter
  • Uninsured Motorist, Notice of Action – an Update, CEB Civil Litigation Reporter
  • Uninsured Motorists Cases: Notice of Action, CEB Civil Litigation Reporter
  • Co-Author, California Government Tort Liability Practice, California Continuing Education of the Bar
  • Joint and Several Liability After Prop. 51, Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers, 1991

Educational Background:

  • Washington University in St. Louis, B.A., magna cum laude
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