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Ralph Jacobson, attorney at GJEL Accident Attorneys
1970
Attorney at Law since

Ralph L. Jacobson, Attorney

Cited by the California Supreme Court.

Ralph Jacobson has written numerous articles for the CEB Civil Litigation Reporter, one of which was cited by the California Supreme Court in an opinion. He is co-author of California Government Tort Liability Practice.

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Cited by the California Supreme CourtCo-author, California Government Tort Liability PracticeConsultant to Bancroft WhitneyOf counsel to the firm
“Will the settlement be enough?”
$980M+
Recovered for clients
On behalf of the seriously injured
“Do you win cases like mine?”
99%
Success rate
Across the cases we take on
“Have you done this before?”
1972
Founded
Co-founded by Andy Gillin in 1972
“What will it cost our family?”
$0
Your risk
Nothing unless we win your case

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Attorney profile

About Ralph

Ralph Jacobson received his law degree from Stanford University in 1969. His concentration has been in personal injury for over 30 years. He has written numerous articles for the CEB Civil Litigation Reporter, a leading professional journal for attorneys. One such article was cited by the California Supreme Court in an opinion.

Ralph has experience working with many accident attorneys and has served as a consultant to Bancroft Whitney, a leading legal text publisher, for its California Civil Practice Series. He has lectured to various groups of attorneys in California on numerous topics related to personal injury law and court procedures.

He is a co-author of a leading text, California Government Tort Liability Practice, published by the California Continuing Education of the Bar. He is a member of both the Alameda County Bar Association and Contra Costa County Bar Association. Ralph is now of counsel to the firm.

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Credentials

Education & bar admissions

Education

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

Bar Admissions

  • State of California, 1970
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1970
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1989

Pro Bono Activities

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

Published works & seminars taught

He has lectured to various groups of attorneys in California on numerous topics related to personal injury law and court procedures.

01Published works
  • Co-author, Government Tort Liability Practice, California Continuing Education of the Bar
  • Uninsured Motorists Cases: Notice of Action, CEB Civil Litigation Reporter
  • Uninsured Motorist, Notice of Action – an Update, CEB Civil Litigation Reporter
  • Statute of Limitations Issues in Underinsured Motorist Cases, CEB Civil Litigation Reporter
  • Litigation in the Fast Lane (Contributing Author), CEB
02Classes & seminars taught (partial list)
  • Joint and Several Liability After Prop. 51, Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers, 1991
  • California Government Tort Liability, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1993
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Associations

Professional associations & memberships

  • Alameda County Bar Association
  • Contra Costa County Bar Association
  • State Bar of California
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Recognition

Awards & honors

2013Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers 2020Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers Since 2012The Best Lawyers in America Since 2006Northern California Super Lawyer Martindale-HubbellAV Preeminent 2025Published in CAOC Forum
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What clients said about Ralph

Left as written on Google, spelling and all. Where a client named more than one attorney, the whole passage is kept so you can see who they credited.

I highly recommend Luke, Andy, Jim, Ralph, and Kristin if you ever need to hire a personal injury lawyer. Ever since i started working with them they have been professional, responsive, and overall easy to communicate with.

Chris P. San Jose · February 2021

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