Recent Blog Posts
IS YOUR OREGON TORT CLAIM TOO SMALL TO INVOLVE AN ATTORNEY?
Were you injured or did you suffer property damage in Oregon? Are you concerned that your claim is too small to involve an attorney? Does it feel like the insurance company you are dealing with is not treating you fairly? Typically, in American litigation, each party pays its own attorney fees and costs. In… Read More »
FIRE SAFETY AND AWARENESS
With the national news focus on the blaze in Oakland and recent fire incidents closer to home, we wanted to share some resources out there that promote fire awareness and safety. This is especially pertinent given that the holiday season is upon us and families are gathering and spending a great deal of time in the kitchen…. Read More »
AN HISTORICAL NOTE
On November 19, 1863, precisely 153 years ago yesterday, President Abraham Lincoln gave a short speech at the site of a Civil War battlefield to dedicate seventeen acres on Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as a national military cemetery. The conflict that had occurred there between the Union and the Confederate armies endured over… Read More »
SCOTT EDWARDS SPEAKS AT CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION ETHICS COURSE FOR LOCAL ATTORNEYS
On Friday, November 4, 2016, partner Scott Edwards of Schauermann Thayer Jacob Staples and Edwards PS provided an excellent one hour educational opportunity to Clark County attorneys as part of an end-of-the-year Continuing Legal Education program (CLE). Scott’s presentation was titled, “So You Think You Can Law Blog: The Who, What, Where, Why, and… Read More »
GRANTS AWARDED TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COMBAT PEDESTRIAN DEATHS AND IMPAIRED DRIVING
Severe injuries and fatalities arising from pedestrian auto crashes and impaired driving incidents are all too frequently seen by us in our day to day practice at Schauermann Thayer Jacob Staples & Edwards PS. A positive development for local law-enforcement was reported in the local newspaper this morning – some additional financial support for… Read More »
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: JACOBS CAPTURES CAPE HORN
Partner Jeff Jacobs, flying high above, captured Cape Horn in Washougal, Washington, on June 27, 2011.
CONSULTING AN ATTORNEY, PART III: WHAT TO EXPECT
When we get calls from folks, inevitably the main question they have is: “Do I need a lawyer?” We covered the considerations that go into that question in Part I of this series here. In Part II, we assumed that you’d decided you might need an attorney and you’d scheduled your free initial consultation and… Read More »
ANSWERING PHONES THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY
We at Schauermann Thayer Jacobs Staples & Edwards PS have a particular disdain for “phone trees”. We don’t have them during the work day – never have – never will. If you call Schauermann Thayer Jacobs Staples & Edwards PS during the work day, you will get a live person answering the phone. You… Read More »
TEXTING 911 IN CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON, POSSIBLE NOW
A recent opinion piece in Vancouver’s Columbian newspaper noted that people in Clark County can communicate with 911 requesting emergency services, if they are unable to make a phone call, via text messaging now. This change was adopted in Clark County (as well as in six counties in Oregon) just this past week. The… Read More »
CONSULTING AN ATTORNEY, PART II: WHAT TO BRING
When we get calls from folks, inevitably the main question they have is: “Do I need a lawyer?” We covered the considerations that go into that question in Part I of this series here For Part II, we’re assuming that you’ve decided you might need an attorney and you’ve scheduled your free initial consultation. If… Read More »
