Lawyers With Decades of Service and Stellar Credentials
The qualifications and abilities of our attorneys are clear. All three partners are "AV-rated*" (the absolute top ranking for legal ability and ethics) under the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell peer review system. Our associate attorney has proved himself an excellent addition to our firm. Please follow the individual links below to view more detailed profiles, or simply contact us today for quality legal counsel and representation.
Craig F. Schauermann has practiced personal injury law in Washington since 1976 and in Clark County since 1979. Craig has extensive state and federal trial experience and has obtained some of the largest verdicts and arbitration awards in Washington history. He is a former member of the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association Board of Governors, and has been selected repeatedly by his peers as one of the best lawyers in the State of Washington. He is the only personal injury attorney to be given this honor in all of Southwest Washington. He has also served as President of the Clark County Bar Association.
William K. Thayer has been practicing law since 1980 in the Southwest Washington area. He obtained his license to practice law in Oregon in 2006. Bill is a veteran of many personal injury and wrongful death cases, and has served as an arbitrator and Clark County District Court judge pro tempore. Bill has negotiated favorable settlements for his clients in hundreds of cases. He has tried over 30 jury trials and handled an even greater number of arbitration hearings. He has obtained a number of six-figure verdicts, awards, and settlements for his clients.
Jeffrey P. Jacobs began practicing personal injury law in 1976 and joined our Vancouver, Washington, law firm in 1999. Jeff has handled a wide range of personal injury cases, including those arising from motor vehicle accidents, construction accidents and aviation accidents. Jeff has also negotiated favorable settlements for his clients in hundreds of cases, has tried many jury trials, and arbitrated to a successful result numerous cases for his clients. He is frequently appointed by other attorneys and courts to serve as an independent settlement guardian ad litem in minors' claims, and as a neutral arbitrator in cases assigned by contract or court order for resolution by arbitration.
Scott A. Staples, a Vancouver native, joined the firm as an attorney in 2007 after earning an excellent legal education and proving his mettle as a law clerk. He has been a welcome addition to our team of attorneys, and is committed to providing clients with effective and responsive representation on all types of personal injury claims.
Our dedicated, professional attorneys and staff work tirelessly on behalf of our clients and their families. Our attorneys meet regularly as a group to review all office cases, ensuring that all firm clients benefit from their combined decades of experience.
*AV is a registered certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards. “A” stands for “very high to preeminent” legal ability; “V” stands for “very high” ethical standards rating.
