A career in California law.
Ralph Lawrence Jacobson is a California attorney and co-founder of GJEL Accident Attorneys. The firm currently identifies him as of counsel. His practice has concentrated on personal injury and civil litigation.
The State Bar of California confirms his Stanford law education and admission on January 21, 1970. GJEL’s biography also records a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from Washington University in St. Louis.
Alongside his practice, Ralph has written about litigation procedure and uninsured and underinsured motorist issues. Consumer Attorneys of California’s own 2025 article index credits him with an article on opposing demurrers to the Judicial Council’s form complaint.
Source: Official GJEL biography
Source: State Bar of California attorney record
Writing, teaching, and service.
GJEL’s biography records service with the Alameda Voluntary Legal Services Program and work as a settlement commissioner in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. It also lists teaching on joint and several liability after Proposition 51 in 1991 and California government tort liability for CEB in 1993.
Source: GJEL professional biography
Independent recognition.
Best Lawyers records recognition beginning in 2012 and lists both plaintiff-side personal injury and mass tort / class action litigation in its 2027 edition. Super Lawyers documents selections for 2006–2026.
See the full award categories, dates, and original issuer profiles.
