California Personal Injury Attorneys

For over 32 years, the lawyers of Gillin, Jacobson, Ellis & Larsen have specialized in the successful representation of injured persons and those who have lost loved ones due to the fault of others. The firm's lawyers focus solely on injury cases, accident cases, and insurance claims. 

The personal injury attorneys of Gillin, Jacobson, Ellis, and Larsen specialize in the following areas:

Serious Injury Cases
- Paralysis (paraplegia, quadriplegia, triplegia)
- Severe Back Injuries (spinal cord, herniated disc, protruding disc)
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
- Brain Damage (concussions, post concussion syndrome)
- Burns ("natural" fires, industrial accidents, apartment fires)
- Broken Bones (fractures, complex fractures)
- Amputations
- Loss of Senses (loss of sight, loss of hearing, loss of smell)

Motor Vehicle Cases
- car accidents
- truck accidents
- motorcycle accidents
- bicycle accidents
- pedestrian accidents
- boating accidents
- aviation accidents

Harmful Drug Cases (including Vioxx and Zyprexa)

Defective Product Cases (including seat belts, air bags, and tires)

Wrongful Death Cases

About Jim Larsen:

Jim Larsen received his Bachelor's Degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1982, and his law degree from the University of Oregon in 1986. He has tried numerous jury and court cases and has argued at the appellate level in California and Oregon. Jim serves on the Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Board of Directors. He joined the firm in 1988.

Jim Larsen was born April 4, 1959, in Berkeley, California.

Bar Admissions:
California, 1987
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1987
U.S. Federal Court, 1987

Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of California
Alameda County Bar Association
Contra Costa County Bar Association
California Trial Lawyers Association
National Employment Lawyers Association
California Employment Lawyers Association
Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association