Schauermann Thayer Proudly Announces Our 2024 “Super Lawyers” and “Rising Stars”
Super Lawyers Selection Process
Every year Super Lawyers selects attorneys throughout the United States. Lawyers enter the candidate pool by being nominated by peers or otherwise identified by having “attained certain honors, results or credentials, which indicate a high degree of peer recognition or professional competence.” Five percent of the total lawyers in each state are selected as Super Lawyers.
The selection process for the Rising Stars list is the same, except eligibility for inclusion in Rising Stars requires that a candidate must be younger than 40 years of age or in practice fewer than 10 years. Only 2.5% of attorneys in Washington receive this distinction.
Congratulations Scott Edwards, Ben Melnick and Brad Thayer!
Scott Edwards has been selected to Super Lawyers for 2024. Scott was selected to Super Lawyers in 2022 and 2023 and selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Scott joined Schauermann Thayer in 2011 and joined as a partner in 2013. Since 2011, Scott has brought a unique set of skills and information to our firm, considering he had worked for nearly four years representing insurance companies and their clients as an attorney at the largest insurance defense firm in Portland and later as an in-house attorney for one of the larger insurance companies in the country prior to joining Schauermann Thayer. Scott now thoroughly enjoys representing injured people and insurance consumers in a wide variety of personal injury and insurance claims, including trucking and bicycle cases and wrongful death claims, among others.
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Ben Melnick has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star for 2024. Ben was selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Ben joined the firm in 2018 and became a partner in 2020. He graduated with a BA from Washington State University in 2010 and earned his JD from Gonzaga University School of Law. His practice includes personal injury, auto, motorcycle, and biking accidents, wrongful death, and insurance disputes. Ben is licensed to practice in all Washington and Oregon state and federal courts. He is an Eagle Member of the Washington State Association for Justice and has chaired the WSAJ Clark County Round Table since 2017.
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Brad Thayer has been selected to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars for 2024. Brad was selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. Brad joined the firm in 2015 and became a partner in 2018. He was also presented the 2018 Rising Star Award by the Clark County Bar Association and has also been an American Association for Justice (AAJ) Member 2014 – Present. His practice also focuses on a wide variety of personal injury claims, including dog bites and auto accidents as well as wrongful death cases.
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