Law Offices of Charles D. Naylor
Since 1975, the Law Offices of Charles D. Naylor has been compassionately and aggressively representing injured workers from the maritime trades including seamen, longshore workers, marine construction workers, and cruise ship passengers and crew. With more than 100 years combined experience, our attorneys specialize in:
- Maritime Personal Injury
- Jones Act
- Longshore & Harbor Workers Compensation Act
- Cruise Ship Injury
Contact us today for a free consultation:
839 South Beacon Street, Suite 311
San
Pedro, CA 90731
Office: (310) 514-1200
Toll Free: (888) 732-6368
cd.naylor@naylorlaw.com
About Charles D. Naylor
Charles D. Naylor
has been a personal injury trial lawyer in the State and federal
courts of Southern California for more than 30 years. During his
career, Naylor has successfully settled or tried hundreds of cases
arising from injuries occurring in the ports of Los Angeles, Long
Beach and around the world.
Naylor
enjoys a national reputation among his peers for his strict adherence
to the highest standards of ethics, quality of work, and successful
prosecution of injury cases. In 2007 he was a finalist for the
Consumer Attorney of the Year Award presented by the Consumer
Attorneys of California and in 2008 was a recipient of California
Lawyer Magazine's prestigious CLAY Award. Naylor has an AV rating
from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating possible from the
most respected national legal rating service, and has been recognized
by Southern California Super Lawyers as one of the "top attorneys
in southern California" for 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Among his recent jury trial verdicts, in a 2007
wrongful death case Naylor obtained a verdict of more than $55
million for the family of a deceased longshoreman and a settlement
agreement of $3.2 million for an injured longshore woman.
Naylor has been a lecturer for
the State of California, Continuing Education of the Bar program
and serves as a Neutral Evaluator for the Los Angeles County Superior
Courts for maritime injury cases. He is a commissioner of the
State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization Admiralty
& Maritime Consulting Group, where he has played a vital role
in the development of criteria for certification in California
as a specialist in Admiralty and Maritime Law. Naylor is also
an adjunct Professor of Law, teaching Admiralty and Maritime Law
at Chapman University School of Law. He is a member and Past-President
of the Maritime Section of the Long Beach Bar Association, the
Maritime Law Association of the United States, the American Association
For Justice (formerly American Trial Lawyers Association) Admiralty
section, the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, WILG
and is a "Bencher" member of the Joseph A. Ball/Clarence
S. Hunt Inn of Court.
In the News
$24 Million Settlement Reached with Chrysler Corp.
for San Pedro Family
September 24, 2009 "The U.S
Bankruptcy Court today approved a $24 million settlement with
Chrysler Corporation for the wrongful death of San Pedro longshoreman
Richard Mraz. The $24 million settlement represents one of the
largest ever for the wrongful death of a longshore worker. In
2007 a Los Angeles jury awarded a $55.4 million verdict to the
family after Charles D. Naylor successfully argued that the automaker
ignored a known defect that ultimately lead to Mraz's death. Chrysler
appealed and its bankruptcy in 2009 threatened the entire verdict."
See press release below for more information.
Press Releases
Chrysler Bankruptcy
Court Approves $24 Million Payout in Wrongful Death Action - September
24, 2009
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Upholds $50M
Punitive Damage Award Against DaimlerChrysler Corp. - June 28,
2007
DaimlerChrysler to Pay $55.2 Million to San Pedro
Family - March 8, 2007
Media Coverage
Judge upholds
$55M payout
Long Beach Press-Telegram,
July 6, 2007
Can tugboat death be guide to safety?
Los Angeles Times, June 18, 2007
LA jury
returns verdict against carmaker
Forbes.com,
March 9, 2009
$55.2M award in port death
Long
Beach Press-Telegram, March 9, 2009
Media Contact
Holly Naylor, IDEA HALL
(714) 263-8734
holly@ideahall.com