Recent Blog Posts
HONORING OUR NATION’S VETERANS
Veteran’s Day is this Wednesday. Here’s to all that have sacrificed for our country. Veteran’s Day is officially Wednesday of this week (Nov. 11th), and we noted that over the past weekend a couple of celebrations were held in both Portland and Vancouver to recognize the veterans who have served our nation. The Columbian reported on a celebration… Read More »
DO YOU QUALIFY FOR STATE HEALTH INSURANCE OR A TAX CREDIT?
Do you qualify for state health insurance? It’s time to review. At the risk of seeming like I am harping on a subject that I have already written about several times, here we go again. Health insurance. If you don’t have a policy, you need to get one. And November 1 begins the period… Read More »
RIDE SHARING INSURANCE CHALLENGES
Taxi? We live in interesting times and new ride sharing services are changing how we get around… and also bringing up new insurance questions. “May you live in interesting times”, is said to have been an old Chinese curse. At Schauermann Thayer, we are grateful for all the positive change in our modern age, but… Read More »
CITY OF VANCOUVER STREET FUNDING MEASURES
As reported in a recent article in The Columbian titled, Vancouver takes aim at fixing roads, the city of Vancouver’s Commission on Street Funding has come up with a plan to generate the money needed for street maintenance, repairs, replacement and capital projects. In any population center, the quality of streets and roads have a significant… Read More »
REDUCING THE DANGERS OF TEEN DRIVING
It’s the moment that every parent dreads – no, not their darling child’s first heartbreak. Hard as that might be, it is an unavoidable rite of passage to adulthood. No, it’s that moment that your beloved child finally gets to drive solo in their first car. There will be many a sleepless night to… Read More »
LOCAL NEWS: GOOD NEWS FOR PORTLAND EV OWNERS
Portland International Airport has installed more EV chargers than any other US airport We have covered a couple of aspects of modern automobile technology lately, specifically driverless cars and car hacking. These issues both have an international impact on driving in general. Today, however, we want to share some auto information that has both a local and an international… Read More »
BRAD THAYER SWORN IN AS LAWYER – ON TAKING AN OATH AS A LAWYER
William Thayer, Bradley Thayer, and Judge Gregerson of Clark County Superior Court, at the swearing in of Bradley as an attorney in Washington State. On October 7, 2015, Bradley James Thayer was sworn in as a Washington attorney by Judge Gregerson of Clark County Superior Court. Brad Thayer is one of many attorneys in… Read More »
SAFE DRIVER INSURANCE INITIATIVES
Some insurance companies reward safe drivers in ‘pay-as-you-drive’ initiatives In many ways, today’s cars are very much safer than they used to be. On board safety equipment such as seat belts and airbags are standard while regular mandated vehicle maintenance checks that tires, brakes and other motor vehicle auto parts are all in perfect… Read More »
UN RECURSO ÚTIL PARA TRABAJADORES HISPANO HABLANTES
Katie Maldonado, una de nuestros cuatro asistentes legales , ayuda a la mayoría de nuestros clientes hispanos / latinos y habla con fluidez en Inglés y Español . [Traducido al español por Katie Maldonado] El 26 de septiembre, 2015, el Oregonian, noto que los oficiales del Departamento de Labor de los EE.UU. el jueves… Read More »
HELPFUL RESOURCE FOR SPANISH SPEAKING WORKERS
Katie Maldonado, one of our four paralegals, assists most of our Hispanic/Latino clients and is fluent in both English and Spanish. [Traducido al español por Katie Maldonado] The Oregonian on September 26, 2015, noted that U.S. Department of Labor officials on Thursday of last week announced the extension of a plan that may offer help… Read More »
