BoatLaw’s maritime injury and boat accident lawyers, Doug Williams and Nicholas Neidzwski, are California’s top-rated maritime attorneys for those injured on boats or while working offshore or in port.
With two convenient California locations in Los Angeles and San Francisco, our maritime law firm is here to serve you with diligence, compassion, and the expertise required to maximize your compensation.
BoatLaw is known for:
- Decades of success in maritime and boat injury cases
- Compassionate, diligent work from lawyers who truly love the maritime industry
- Millions recovered for clients in workers compensation, injury, and wrongful death claims
- Free, no obligation consultations for maritime injury claims
Call Us at (323) 386-4686 for your free case review. You may also contact us online and a member of our legal team will follow up with you shortly.
California’s Most Trusted Maritime Lawyers for Offshore Injuries & Boating Accidents
BoatLaw, LLP is an experienced and top-rated law firm for maritime injuries and boating accidents in California. We fight for maximum compensation, even if your claim was previously denied. With decades of success and millions reclaimed in worker’s compensation, injury, and wrongful death cases, our maritime attorneys are ready to fight for your rights.
Let Our Law Firm Maximize Your Injury Claim
Our top-rated law firm litigates maritime claims up and down the entire West Coast and handles a significant number of cases in California. We’ve helped clients reclaim millions in payouts after offshore injuries and boating accidents.
Do not settle for less than what your case is worth. Contact our law firm today.
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“Chris here, Nick and his team were quick to come to my aid, began the legal process quickly and helped me in my pain and turmoil. Prepared to go to trial or fight for me in settlement, Nick as my lawyer greatly improved the value of my case given his experience and expertise.” – Chris M.
We Specialize in Maritime Injury and Boating Accident Cases in California
For decades, we’ve worked tirelessly to help maritime injury victims get the compensation they are owed under maritime law. During that time, we’ve handled cases in every area of maritime law. Some of the cases we handle include:
Common maritime claims we handle include:
- Jones Act claims
- Death at Sea claims
- Longshore & Harbor Workers claims
- Defense Base Act claims
- Marine Insurance claims
We Represent Those Injured or Killed Offshore
The types of people and cases we represent include:
- Barge accidents
- Boat collisions
- Cruise ship injuries
- Commercial fishing accidents
- Construction worker accidents
- Oil rig accidents
- Toxic exposure
- Unsafe work conditions
- Offshore wind accidents
California Maritime Injury Attorneys
The law governing a maritime injury claim depends on where the incident occurred and what type of worker was involved.
Seamen employed by or otherwise attached to a vessel can likely depend on the Jones Act or the doctrine of unseaworthiness to recover for injuries suffered on the job due to employer or vessel owner negligence.
Primarily shoreside-based workers, such as harbor workers, ship builders, and longshoremen, will likely be covered by the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA). Unlike the Jones Act, the LHWCA it is not a tort-related law; rather, it is a form of protection that operates much like California workers’ compensation laws.
Whether your maritime injury claim qualifies for damages under the Jones Act, the doctrine of unseaworthiness or another general maritime law, a California maritime lawyer at BoatLaw, LLP can build a strong case for your injury and pursue maximum damages through the appropriate maritime legal venue.
According to the California Department of Transportation, California has 11 public ports, which include:
- 3 “mega-ports” (Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland);
- 8 smaller niche ports (Hueneme, Humboldt Bay, Redwood City, Richmond, West Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, and Stockton); and
- 1 private port (Benicia).
The ports of Oakland, Stockton, and West Sacramento are developing a new barge shipping service funded through a federal TIGER grant.
The Port of San Francisco is responsible for developing, marketing, leasing, managing, and maintaining the seven and a half miles of San Francisco’s Waterfront adjacent to San Francisco Bay.
The operating portfolio for the Port of San Francisco is composed of more than 550 ground commercial, retail, office, industrial and maritime industrial leases. The leases include internationally recognized landmarks such as Fisherman’s Wharf, PIER 39, the Ferry Building, and AT&T Park.
Prominent California Ports
The busiest ports in the State of California include:
- Port of Humboldt Bay
- Port of Hueneme
- Port of Long Beach
- Port of Los Angeles
- Port of Oakland
- Port of Redwood City
- Port of Richmond
- Port of San Diego
- Port of San Francisco
- Port of Stockton
- Port of West Sacramento
Our Experienced Maritime Lawyers in California
Douglas R. Williams was raised in a military family. After retiring from the armed forces, his father sailed as the chief medical officer with several of the world’s prominent cruise lines, including Holland America Line, Carnival Cruise Line, Disney Cruise Line, and Norwegian Cruise Line. Doug spent a good part of his youth—when not in school—living in crew quarters aboard ships, sailing with his father. These experiences shaped his career by giving him firsthand exposure to the maritime industry from an early age. Read Doug’s lawyer profile.
Nicholas J. Neidzwski is an accomplished trial attorney who handles maritime and personal injury litigation. Nick’s litigation experience includes the successful resolution of various Jones Act, general maritime, and product liability cases on behalf of many different individuals against various companies, including some of the largest maritime corporations in the United States. He has appeared for plaintiffs in state and federal courts throughout Washington, California, Oregon, and Alaska, and has established a reputation as a dedicated advocate for injured individuals and their families. Read Nick’s lawyer profile.
Let an Experienced Maritime Lawyer in California Handle Your Claim
If you are a maritime employee, such as a commercial fisherman, merchant marine, or shipbuilder, and have been injured on the job or offshore in California, contact the experienced admiralty injury attorneys at BoatLaw, LLP today.
Our attorneys can build a strong case against the at-fault party for fair compensation for your injuries under the Jones Act, general maritime law, the LHWCA, and other maritime laws.
Our California maritime attorneys have offices conveniently located in downtown San Francisco and Los Angeles.
BoatLaw, LLP is a maritime injury law firm representing injured maritime workers, longshoremen, dock workers, and defense base employees nationwide.
Call (323) 386-4686 today for a FREE, no-obligation consultation, or submit a contact form and our legal team will reach out to you ASAP.
