Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in San Jose, CA

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.

We have offices throughout northern California including San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, and Sacramento just to name a few. 

*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.