Recent Blog Posts
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF LAY WITNESSES
Below is a letter or email that I send out often on my cases, especially as it becomes more and more evident that we will not be settling a client’s case without having to arbitrate or try their personal injury claim: Dear Mr./Ms. Client: In these cases it can be helpful to have input… Read More »
A REFLECTION ON BEING A PARENT NEARLY TWO YEARS IN…
Something I could not have fully understood before we had our first son in June 2018 was how many ways in which my worldview would be affected by that occurrence. Inevitably, as I spend the majority of my waking hours at work and representing injured people in negligence cases, my approach to and understanding… Read More »
CLARK COUNTY DISTRICT COURT CLOSURES UPDATE
Clark County District Court and the Clark County Bar Association (CCBA) provided an informational presentation for the benefit of attorneys to bring us up to speed on court operations. Judges Kelli Osler and Kristen Parcher conducted the session on May 15, 2020 as a Zoom chat. Remotely attending attorneys were allowed to submit questions… Read More »
CLARK COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT OPERATIONS UPDATE
Clark County Superior Court and the Clark County Bar Association (CCBA) provided an informational chat for the benefit of attorneys to bring us up to speed on court operations in these troubled times. Judge John Fairgrieve conducted the session on May 14, 2020 as a Zoom chat. Remotely attending attorneys were allowed to submit… Read More »
NEW CLARK COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE POSITION?
Washington state’s governor Jay Inslee signed a bill into law on March 18, 2020, which would increase from 10 to 11 the number of Clark County Superior Court judges. The number of Superior Court judges is set by state statute. As reported in the Thursday, March 19, 2020 issue of the Columbian newspaper at… Read More »
COURT CLOSURES
It’s been my observation that during the COVID-19 pandemic we have been for the most part able to continue to vigorously pursue our clients’ cases with success. The one exception seems to be jury trials, which due to statewide and federal court orders may not be available for quite some time yet. We will… Read More »
SCHAUERMANN THAYER FULLY OPERATIONAL REMOTELY DESPITE COVID-19
As broad awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. really began taking hold in March, we wrote about what Schauermann Thayer had begun to do in response. See our posts here, here, here, and here. At that time we may have been gulping hard at the prospect of remote work and how that would impact our clients’… Read More »
BACK TO WORK
There have been several occasions over my career handling personal injury cases where I’ve had a client ask me, “is it bad for my case if I go back to work?” In none of those cases do I recall thinking the client really didn’t want to go back to work after they had recovered… Read More »
OREGON’S NEW LAW FOR CYCLISTS
Since January 1, 2020, Oregon cyclists have been permitted by law to treat a stop sign or a flashing red light at an intersection as a yield sign. The playful term for this approach is an “Idaho stop” because it first became law in Idaho in 1982. A solid red light at an intersection… Read More »
SLIPPERY WHEN WET – A STORY OF RUBBER AND ROAD
As a lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest, I was always confused by the road signs that say “Slippery When Wet“. It rains just about year-round. But there are definitely times and that warning should be minded. The first rain after a dry spell comes immediately to mind. If it seems like there are… Read More »
