Recent Blog Posts
AIRBNB AND LIABILITY – ARE YOU COVERED?
When you hand the keys to a guest that rented from you on AirBnB and similar sites, will you have the right insurance coverage? AirBnB has become a global powerhouse with over 800,000 listings, and about 12% of those booked at any given time. In New York city, alone, Airbnb has increased the number of short term… Read More »
THE WAY BACK – BRAD THAYER JOINS THE FIRM
Brad Thayer, joins the firm this month. I was wearing rubberized gardening gloves, holding a bucket and a broom and staring down at a used hypodermic needle on the pavement. This was just some of the garbage apparently left behind by someone the night before. I was fifteen years old and working, cleaning the… Read More »
MY FIRST ATTENDANCE OF A CELEBRITY BOOK SIGNING
Ex-President Jimmy Carter signs books at Powell’s Bookstore. Jimmy Carter came to Portland Oregon and hosted a book signing today at Powell’s Bookstore. The occasion was his new book, “A Full Life, Reflections at Ninety”. I did not vote for him in 1977, when I was just 3 years out of high school. I… Read More »
WRONGFUL DEATH AND LAW IN PORTLAND, OREGON
Most major cities see their share of wrongful deaths and related lawsuits and since our firm practices in both Washington and Oregon, we review and have handled cases on both sides of the interstate bridge — in Vancouver, Portland and throughout the two state region. And, there’s a difference in how the two states… Read More »
WHAT IS A TORT?
Visiting a personal injury attorney’s office is a lot like visiting an oncologist. In the first place you would not be there unless you really had to be and on the other, there is a lot of unfamiliar jargon flying about which makes the unfamiliar venue even more unnerving. Of course, you must bear… Read More »
TRANSITION FOR CRAIG SCHAUERMANN
CRAIG SCHAUERMANN AS OF JULY 1, 2015 — OF COUNSEL, BUT STILL A PART OF THE FIRM Craig Schauermann’s role is changing in the firm. Fall had just turned to winter when I arrived for a second interview at Schauermann Thayer Jacobs & Staples. My first interview had gone well and I was optimistically hopeful… Read More »
WHAT IS THE “CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM”?
The United States has a strong Civil Justice system in which our firm practices. In the United States, we are fortunate to have a strong Civil Justice system, and our law firm is pleased to practice within it. Why are we fortunate to have this system? We have written a series of articles that detail… Read More »
EMOTIONAL DISTRESS: AN ELEMENT OF EVERY PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM
In considering personal injury cases, people commonly imagine the victim of a slip and fall injury or a car crash but there are other forms of personal injury. For example, there is the damage to one’s reputation and social standing that might occur in a case of defamation through libel or slander or the… Read More »
NEW OVERVIEW VIDEO OF OUR PERSONAL INJURY LAW FIRM
We’ve produced a new video to help you meet our team of collaborating lawyers with years of experience handling personal injury cases in both Washington and Oregon states. We’re pleased to have a long track record, as a personal injury law firm, of representing people in need of wrongful death and personal injury representation,… Read More »
AND FOR SOME GOOD NEWS. . .
Remember when you first could drive? Thankfully, teen driving accident statistics show a decline in accidents. Among the most heartbreaking events we see in our day-to-day practice as lawyers handling wrongful death and personal injury cases are incidents of severe injuries or death caused to children and teenagers from auto, motorcycle, bicycle, skateboard and… Read More »
