Joe is a founding member of Stacey & Jacobsen, PLLC. His practice concentrates on the representation of injured maritime workers, fishermen, blue water seamen, tug and barge seamen, tankermen, longshoremen, repairmen, maritime construction workers and pilebucks.
Joe was born and raised on the Maine coast. He attended the University of Maine in Orono, then traveled west to attend law school at Seattle University.
Joe has been married to Elizabeth since 1986. They have four children, three boys (in a row) and a girl. Joe has always been involved in his kids’ education, sports, and other activities. Joe has coached Little League baseball, basketball, and soccer. He has also enjoyed coaching speech and mock trial at several local schools. Joe enjoys spending time with his family - from family vacations to family dinners.
In My Own Words
"I feel honored to represent hard-working men and women and their families. I also come from “working” family roots. All too often, I see a client who has a serious injury, one that takes that worker out of the labor force. Injured workers need good representation so that they have access to what the law allows: damages for lost income, pain and suffering, retraining costs, and all other damages. I feel that a good result is when financial security is established for the injured client and his family. That goal and my great clients gets me out of bed every morning."
- Maritime Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Admiralty
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- Alaska
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- Oregon
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- Washington
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- English
- Partner
- Stacey & Jacobsen, PLLC
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- Seattle University School of Law
- J.D.
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- University of Maine - Orono
- B.A.
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- Oregon State Bar # 030406
- Member
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- Washington State Bar
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- Alaska State Bar
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- Q. How long do I have to file a claim if I get injured while working on a fishing boat?
- A: If you are a seaman (sailed with and worked on the fishing vessel), you would have 3 years from the date of injury to file a lawsuit.
- Q. I tried to file my maritime injury suit 14 months after i was injured but the other party claims I'm beyond the statute
- A: Are you a "passenger" on a cruise ship? Most often, a passenger's personal injury case is governed by a one year statute of limitation. A "seaman" has a three year statute of limitation.
- Q. If I am injured at sea, what type of medical benefits am I entitled to?
- A: If you are a seaman and you are injured or become ill “while in the service of the vessel,” you are entitled to receive paid medical care, maintenance (a daily rate which is supposed to cover room and board), unearned wages (wages through your contract period of employment), and repatriation costs to the point of hire. There are only a few exceptions to payment of these entitlements. Also, a union contract can dictate a maintenance rate. Maintenance and medical expenses must be paid until the point that a seaman reaches “maximum medical improvement,” basically when a seaman no longer is under medical care.
Medical care should include all the “traditional” medical care that ... Read More
