Recent Blog Posts
OCTOBER IS NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH
It is a time to focus on the problem of bullying. With so much going on in the world around us, it would be easy to not give attention to this important topic and I wanted to take a moment of my own to reflect upon what I can do personally to impact change…. Read More »
IT’S ALL ABOUT RECOVERY
From the title of this, you would think that this blog would be about our country’s economic recovery. Nope. This is instead about recovery from addiction, and the creative efforts of a local man whose passion to help others in their efforts to make a comeback from alcohol and drug addiction is quite remarkable…. Read More »
TIME TO VOTE!
Having trouble going to sleep? Having trouble staying asleep? Can’t stop watching the all day, all night news channels? Wondering how the election is going to play out? You may be suffering from “Election Anxiety Syndrome”. This “syndrome” seems real to many. The good news is that the vote counting starts in 19 days. … Read More »
WASHINGTON’S NEW LAW FOR CYCLISTS
Due to a change in the law, starting October 1, 2020, bicycle riders in Washington will no longer be required to stop at stop signs. The new statute (SB 6208) will instead allow riders to treat almost all stop signs as yield signs. Riders approaching stop signs will still need to slow, look around,… Read More »
2020: A “NEW NORMAL” OR A “NEW NEW NORMAL”?
It’s 9:12 a.m. I got here this morning, just a couple of minutes before 8:00. Today will be the first day since March 17, 2020, that I have ventured to work in the office. That seems like a lifetime ago. During this time we’ve all dealt with some major and tragic events—COVID-19, the unexpected… Read More »
BILL THAYER CELEBRATES 40 YEARS AS AN ATTORNEY: BLINK OF AN EYE
Forty years ago, in May of 1980, I drove my 1973 Volkswagen Beetle to Seattle to study for and take the Washington State Bar examination. In passing through Clark and Cowlitz Counties on my way from Eugene, traffic was at times stalled as the Beetle’s little windshield wiper blades knocked away eraser-sized pebbles and… Read More »
A REFLECTION ON THE LOSS OF JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG
Schauermann Thayer joins the legal community, the nation, and the world as we mourn the passing of the esteemed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. It is impossible to adequately capture in a short statement what Justice Ginsburg meant to the people in her life, and the causes that she championed, particularly the equal… Read More »
CAN I SETTLE THE PROPERTY DAMAGE CLAIMS SEPARATELY FROM MY INJURY CLAIMS?
Can I Settle the Property Damage Claims Separately From My Injury Claims? The shortest answer to the overarching question is: yes, in Oregon and Washington personal injury cases, you can settle the property damage claims separately from your bodily injury claims associated with, for example, a motor vehicle collision. However, as with most aspects of what… Read More »
HOW LONG AFTER SETTLING MY CASE UNTIL I GET MY MONEY?
Last year, I wrote a blog post on how long it usually takes to resolve a personal injury claim. You can read that post here. In that post, I wrote that if your case settles in the negotiations stage of a claim it “usually takes … one to two months wrap up your case and get… Read More »
WHERE’S MY MONEY: WHO MAY RECEIVE A PORTION OF AN INJURY SETTLEMENT
When I settle a personal injury claim for one of my accident victim clients, it is common for me to have to pay some of the settlement money to other people or businesses related to the case. Of course, my job is to see that as much of the settlement as is possible to… Read More »
