Recent Blog Posts
EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF NEW CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF POLICY ON AUTO CRASHES
It may seem like only your car is hurt in a minor accident, but after the adrenaline settles — you could discover injuries requiring care for yourself. The new Clark County Sherriff policy on auto crashes does not prevent you from filing a police report. In areas patrolled by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office,… Read More »
STAYING SAFE IN SPRING SPORTS
Our focus at Schauermann Thayer is on personal injury law in Washington and Oregon. Now that Spring is here, we’re always interested in seeing that local youth in the Vancouver-Portland metropolitan area take safety precautions in sports and other forms of exercise and play. So, we did some research on common injuries and how to… Read More »
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: JACOBS VISITS PORTLAND UNION STATION
Partner Jeff Jacobs captured ex-Southern Pacific locomotive 4449 as it steamed up for an excursion run from Portland Union Station on a cold, damp morning in October 2012. 4449 is one of three historic steam locomotives owned by the City of Portland, on display at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center, 2250 SE Water Ave., near OMSI.
STJSE WORKS WITH WSAJ TRIAL LAWYERS CARE PROGRAM
Scott and Brad (right) with their Southwest Washington WSAJ Trial Lawyers Care Program team members. On Wednesday, April 13, Partner Scott Edwards organized the Southwest Washington effort of the Washington State Association for Justice’s (WSAJ) “Trial Lawyers Care” program. Scott Edwards and STJSE associate Brad Thayer worked with other personal injury attorneys and members… Read More »
CRAIG SCHAUERMANN SERVES AS ARBITRATOR AND MEDIATOR
Craig Schauermann has long served as an arbitrator in personal injury cases. Now he’s serving as a mediator in these cases as well. One of the founders of our law firm, Craig Schauermann, now of counsel, was recently asked by Longview, Washington, attorneys to serve as a mediator on one of their personal injury cases…. Read More »
BRAD THAYER PASSES OREGON BAR EXAM
Brad Thayer recently passed the Oregon State Bar. We are proud to announce that our associate attorney Brad Thayer was notified on Friday April 8, 2016, that he passed the Oregon bar examination. Fittingly, Brad learned the good news when he was riding the train to Salem, Oregon, to partake in a social hosted by OTLA… Read More »
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: THAYERS HIKING AT FALLS CREEK FALLS
Attorney Brad Thayer took this photo on a hike into Falls Creek Falls with family and friends. Brad’s dad and Schauermann Thayer Jacobs Staples & Edwards PS partner Bill Thayer was on the hike as well. Falls Creek Falls is not far from the Wind River Highway north of Carson, Washington.
IN MEMORIAM – JOHN MCKIBBIN
This was the plane that John McKibbin restored and often flew out of Pearson Field. I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of my friend and fellow aviator John McKibbin. On March 23, 2016, John’s airplane, a 1941 North American AT-6, the type used for advanced training of military fighter pilots during World War… Read More »
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: EDWARDS VISITS THE WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME COURT
Earlier this year, attorney Scott Edwards photographed this eye-catching light fixture on a visit to the Washington State Supreme Court in Olympia, Washington.
CAR ACCIDENT FATALITIES STILL A GLOBAL CRISIS
Car Accidents are increasing… click image to see full size infographic. In the U.S., our government goes to great lengths to provide public safety announcements and education programs to encourage safer road use and reduce the number of car accident fatalities and injury. The importance of road safety and responsible pedestrian behavior is taught… Read More »
