BoatLaw, LLP
Maritime Law | Serving Seattle, WA
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Decades of Dedicated Legal Advocacy for Injured Maritime Workers and Seamen Across the West Coast
BoatLaw, LLP is a maritime and admiralty personal injury law firm dedicated to representing individuals injured at sea or on working waterfronts. Founded in 1977, the firm has spent nearly five decades advocating for commercial fishermen, deckhands, merchant mariners, tug and barge workers, harbor workers, and cruise ship passengers.
Led by experienced maritime attorneys Douglas R. Williams and Nicholas J. Neidzwski, the firm handles complex legal matters, including Jones Act claims, unseaworthiness, maintenance and cure, and wrongful death cases. Operating across the West Coast—including Washington, Oregon, California, and Alaska—BoatLaw, LLP focuses on securing multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for injured maritime workers.
.Contact us today if you need legal assistance with any of the following:
- Admiralty & Maritime
- Car Accident
- Personal Injury
- Trucking Accidents
- Wrongful Death
Call 360-526-0281 today to arrange your free initial consultation.
Attorney Nicholas J. Neidzwski
Bar Admissions:
- California (admitted in 2010, currently active)
- Arizona (admitted in 2011, currently active)
- Washington (admitted in 2012, currently active)
- Oregon (admitted in 2017, currently active)
- Alaska (admitted in 2018, currently active)
- United States District Court, Western District of Washington
- United States District Court, Northern District of California
- United States District Court, Central District of California
- United States District Court, Southern District of California
- United States District Court, District of Oregon
- United States District Court, District of Alaska
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Education:
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, 2010
- J.D.
- Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice, Executive Editor (August 2009-August 2010)
- Kirgis Fellow mentor for first-year law students (May 2008–May 2009)
- Staff Writer (August 2008–August 2009)
- Criminal Justice Clinic Member (August 2009–May 2010)
- Defended indigent clients facing criminal misdemeanor charges
- New York University
- B.M.
- Honors: cum laude
- May 2007 Founders Day Award (Given for Outstanding Scholarship)
- Winner of the 2005 Concerto Competition (Solo trumpet performance with full orchestra, May 2005)
- American Institute of Music, Trumpeter, Graz, Austria (July 2004-August 2004)
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Washington State Bar
- California State Bar
- Oregon State Bar
- Alaska State Bar
- Arizona State Bar
- American Association for Justice
Attorney Douglas R. Williams
Bar Admissions:
- Supreme Court of the United States, 2009
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2011
- Western District of Washington, 2011
- Washington D.C., 2011
- Washington, 2011
- Middle District of Florida, 2005
- Southern District of Florida, 2022
- Florida, 2005
Education:
- Florida State University College of Law, 2005
- J.D.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Washington & Lee University, 2000
- B.A.
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Super Lawyers- Rising Star 2015
- Super Lawyers- Rising Star 2014
- Whatcom County Bar Association
- Maritime Law Association of the United States
- American Bar Association
- Washington State Association for Justice, Chair of Maritime Section
- Order of the Coif
- Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law
- Book Award recipient in Admiralty Law, Civil Practice, and Sports Law