California Maritime Lawyer

Maritime & Admiralty Attorney Preston Easley Represents Seamen And Longshoremen In Accident Claims Throughout California

From our convenient locations in San Diego & San Pedro and serving Long Beach, Los Angeles and all of California, The Law Offices Of Preston Easley is a premier plaintiff’s law firm who has helped injured longshore & maritime workers for over 40 years. A skilled California maritime & admiralty law attorney represents seamen and longshoremen in maritime accident claims and wrongful death cases involving crew, passengers, and union and non-union maritime workers and employees.

You can learn more about our practice areas on our website by clicking the links below, or, email or call us to discuss your case for free. If we do not recover for you, there is no fee.

California Maritime Lawyer Preston Easley is a Graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. You Can Rely on His Expertise in Maritime Law to Protect Your Rights. Contact Him Today For a Free Consultation About Your Case.

We take cases involving the following practice areas:

As well as other types of cases involving maritime law:

September 25, 2025

What Is Maximum Medical Recovery in a Maintenance and Cure Case

If you are a seaman who has been hurt on the job, you are entitled to maintenance and cure costs, regardless of who was to blame for the accident. An experienced Jones Act maintenance and cure lawyer at the Law Offices of Preston Easley, APC...

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September 14, 2025

Can a Waiver Keep Me from Suing for a Scuba Accident?

If you have been injured in a scuba accident, there are circumstances that could potentially complicate your lawsuit against the dive operator. An experienced scuba diving accident attorney at The Law Offices of Preston Easley, APC can review the circumstances of your case to determine...

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Cases We Handle

Longshoremen & Shipyard Workers

Longshoring and shipyard work are very dangerous occupations. Workers in these fields, along with marine construction workers, are covered by the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, a very generous no-fault workers’ compensation system. It covers medical expenses, temporary disability, permanent disability and vocational rehabilitation.

Jones Act Seamen

A seaman is a member of the crew of a vessel or group of vessels under common ownership or control. The vessel can be anything from a raft to a cargo ship. We represent seamen who work aboard recreational vessels, tugboats, dredges, barges, skiffs, workboats and cargo ships. We also represent seamen who are marine construction workers.

Diving

We represent people who have been injured in SCUBA diving accidents and Commercial diving accidents. We also handle diving boat accidents. Diving can be very dangerous. We successfully represented a commercial diver who was seriously injured while cleaning the propeller of a U.S. Navy ship at Pearl Harbor

Construction & Industrial Accidents

Construction and industrial sites can be very dangerous. Although you generally cannot sue your own employer for a construction site or industrial accident (generally workers’ compensation is your exclusive remedy against your employer) there are many circumstances in which you can file a third party lawsuit against an entity other than your employer for an unsafe condition at a work site which causes you to be injured

Crane & Forklift Accidents

The Easley firm has extensive experience with crane and forklift accidents and workplace accidents involving dangerous equipment and machinery. These accidents can be caused by operator error and they can be caused by the unsafe and defective condition of the equipment

Motor Vehicle & Truck Accidents

Motor vehicle accidents can result in serious injury and death. These kinds of accidents can involve automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians and unsafe road design and unsafe road conditions

Passenger Vessel Accidents

Passenger accidents are common on recreational vessels, catamarans, tour boats and cruise ships. They are frequently caused by rough sea conditions and unsafe conditions aboard the vessels. The Easley firm has extensive experience in the field of maritime law. We have made new law in the field of maritime law with numerous precedent setting decisions in the State Appellate Courts, the Ninth Circuit Federal Court

Defense Base Act

The Defense Base Act is an extension of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act which covers civilian employees of U.S. defense contractors injured overseas, including war zones. The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensations Act as extended by the Defense Base Act is a very generous no fault workers’ compensation system

Areas Where We Practice

Preston Easley is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. He served five years of active duty as a Naval officer — three years as a deck officer on a fast frigate and two years as a patrol boat skipper. Mr. Easley also served aboard a tank landing ship in the reserves.

LOS ANGELES
LONG BEACH
SAN PEDRO
WILMINGTON
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
SAN DIEGO
CHULA VISTA
NATIONAL CITY
IMPERIAL BEACH
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
VENTURA
OXNARD
SANTA BARBARA
PORT HUENEME
ORANGE COUNTY

OAKLAND
SAN FRANCISCO
STOCKTON
SACRAMENTO
NEWPORT BEACH
MORRO BAY
CARPINTERIA
RICHMOND
SAN RAFAEL
SAN LUIS OBISPO
MONTEREY
VALLEJO
MARE ISLAND
LAKE HAVASU
DANA POINT

HONOLULU
BARBERS POINT
NAWILIWILI
PEARL HARBOR
MAUI
HILO
KONA
LAHAINA
SAND ISLAND
KAUAI

KAHULUI
KAWAIHAE
KIKIAOLA
KAILUA
OAHU
LIHUE
PORT ALLEN
NA PALI COAST
KANEOHE
BIG ISLAND

Let Us Get You The Compensation You Deserve

Preston Easley is an experienced lawyer with considerable expertise in handling federal and state personal injury cases. He will aggressively seek the maximum amount of compensation you are entitled to receive. Attorney Easley represents victims of serious and fatal accidents involving cars, trucks, construction projects and maritime work.

Construction Workers We Help

Crane and Forklift Operators
Pile Drivers
Scaffold Workers
Iron Workers
Carpenters
Electricians
Operating Engineers
Electricians

Maritime Workers We Help

National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) Shipyard Workers
Manson Construction Company Workers
Manson Dredging Workers
Dutra Dredging Workers
Commercial Divers
Scuba Divers
Commercial Fisherman
Government Maritime Claims Against the Navy, Army Corps of Engineers, or the US Coast Guard, etc.
Marine Construction Workers
Offshore Oil and Gas Workers
Seamen
Shipyard Workers
YYK Enterprises, Inc.
Pacific Tugboat Service
Long Beach Container Terminal
Tugboat, Dredge, Longshoremen, and Ferry Workers
Barge Crews and Barge Workers
Marisco Limited
HL Welding
SSA Marine
Catalina Express
R.E. State Engineering
Shimmick Construction
Nova Group
American Scaffolding
Safway Scaffolding

Kirby Tugs
Crowley Tugboats
P&R Water Taxi
Continental Maritime
Pacific Ship Repair
Seaward Marine
Healy Tibbitts
General Construction
BAE Shipyards
South Coast Welding
Matson
Pasha
Hawaii Stevedores, Inc.
McCabe, Hamilton & Renny
Young Brothers
Sause Bros.
Foss Maritime
Fenix Marine Services
ITS
Total Terminals
TraPac
PCMC
Maersk
Yang Ming
China Overseas Shipping
Evergreen

Boating Accidents

Catamaran Accidents
Charter and Tour Boats
Cruise Ship Accidents
Passenger Accidents
Jet Ski and Personal Watercraft
Motorboat Accidents
Recreational Accidents
Scuba Diving Accidents
Speed Boat Accidents
Yachts and Sail Boat Accidents
Repair Accidents
Crew Accidents