About Ralph
Ralph Jacobson received his law degree from Stanford University in 1969. His concentration has been in personal injury and employment litigation 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 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 the Alameda County Bar Association. Ralph is now of counsel to the firm.View Ralph’s Northern California Super Lawyers profile.Bar Admissions:State of California, 1970U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1970U.S. Supreme Court, 1989Published Works:Co-author, Government Tort Liability Practice, California Continuing Education of the BarUninsured Motorists Cases: Notice of Action, CEB Civil Litigation ReporterUninsured Motorist, Notice of Action – an Update, CEB Civil Litigation ReporterStatute of Limitations Issues in Underinsured Motorist Cases, CEB Civil Litigation ReporterLitigation in the Fast Lane (Contributing Author), CEBClasses/Seminars Taught (Partial List):Joint and Several Liability After Prop. 51, Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers, 1991California Government Tort Liability, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1993Professional Associations and Memberships:Alameda County Bar AssociationContra Costa County Bar AssociationState Bar of CaliforniaPro Bono Activities:Alameda Voluntary Legal Services ProgramSettlement Commissioner, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
Ralph Jacobson received his law degree from Stanford University in 1969. His concentration has been in personal injury and employment litigation 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 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 the Alameda County Bar Association. Ralph is now of counsel to the firm.
View Ralph’s Northern California Super Lawyers profile.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Oakland (2020)
- Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Oakland (2013)
- Recognized: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
- Recognized: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Practice Area: Personal Injury Litigation