Blue Lake Lawyers

Joseph A. Hernández is an Applicant's Workers' Compensation. Attorney Mr. Hernández received his Bachelor of Science from the University of California at Berkeley. He subsequently graduated from the University of California School of Law at Davis. Mr. Hernández has worked for in the Workers' Compensation field for over 35 years. In 1986 he joined Gray & Prouty, a work comp defense firm, handling workers' compensation matters as well as civil defense. Mr. Hernández now dedicates 100% of his time to helping injured workers with his legal service in the Eureka, Crescent City and Redding, California areas. Mr. Hernández looks forward to...

Greg Rael has practiced law in Eureka, California since being admitted to the Bar in 1976. He received his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Stanford University in 1972. After a year spent working for the United States Department of Labor he returned to Stanford to study law. He received his doctor of jurisprudence degree from Stanford Law School in 1976. Mr. Rael’s practice focuses on all aspects of criminal and juvenile law as well as related regulatory, governmental and civil rights matters. He has served as a consultant to California Continuing Education of the Bar, a...

As a parent, spouse, child from a blended family, and a family business owner, my background gives me perspective on what many of my clients' concerns are. I've also experienced the loss of a loved one who had no estate plan in place, and the added stress and confusion that caused. These and other events in my life have given me the compassion and motivation to help others through the estate planning process. I provide answers and information in a caring and straightforward manner, making sure you are comfortable with the process. After graduating from law school, I passed...

Mr. Zwerdling has 47 years of experience representing injury victims. He has represented over a thousand plaintiffs. He has tried numerous cases to jury trial and obtained many large verdicts. He has achieved national recognition for some of his cases. Please call for a no-charge confidential conference to discuss your case. With the addition of Heidi Wells, Richard Dalrymple and Nate Zwerdling as partners at the Zwerdling Law Firm, LLP, we continue to provide high quality representation on the California North Coast. Furthermore, we are the only injury law firm that is 100% based in Humboldt County.

Arthur Nielsen has represented both families and businesses, in large and small law firms, for 26 years. His early legal experience was as a corporate attorney at major law firms in New York City, Minneapolis, and Silicon Valley, representing institutional clients with corporate financing and securities transactions. The first four years of Arthur’s legal career were on the legal side of the sort of mortgage-backed securities Michael Lewis describes in his books “Liar’s Poker” and “The Big Short.” He has no regrets about not sticking with it.

As more of a small-town attorney since 2002, Arthur represents families and small businesses...

CERTIFIED SPECIALIST IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION* *BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE BAR, BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION The title of "Certified Specialist" is held by a small percentage of attorneys who practice California Workers' Compensation law. There are multiple requirements laid down by the California State Bar, Board of Legal Specialization; you must meet experience requirements and pass a specialty exam administratored by the California State Bar, Board of Legal Specialization.

Sole practitioner offering honest advocacy for a reasonable fee.