Scott Edwards
Partner | Schauermann Thayer
Scott Edwards is a wrongful death, sexual assault and personal injury trial lawyer and partner at Schauermann Thayer in Vancouver, Washington. J.D., Gonzaga University School of Law.
Meet Scott
Scott Edwards is a partner at Schauermann Thayer in Vancouver, Washington, and is licensed to practice in Washington and Oregon. His practice focuses on wrongful death, childhood sexual assault, sexual assault, personal injury and insurance cases.
Edwards joined the firm in 2011 and became a partner in 2013. He earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Utah and his J.D., cum laude, from Gonzaga University School of Law, where he was a member of the Trial Team and the Moot Court Board. Before joining Schauermann Thayer he worked as an associate attorney at Smith, Freed & Eberhard, P.C., and as in-house counsel for Liberty Mutual at the Law Offices of Andersen & Nyburg.
He is a member of the Board of Governors of the Washington State Association for Justice and of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, and he is a graduate of the Trial Lawyers College. Super Lawyers named him a Rising Star from 2018 to 2020 and a Super Lawyer from 2022 to 2025. He is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Washington and Oregon and before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Experience and Expertise
Qualifications
Timeline
- University of Utah, B.S. in Sociology
- Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- Member, Washington State Bar Association (since 2008)
- Member, Oregon State Bar Association (since 2009)
- Admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Graduate, Trial Lawyers College
Practice Areas
- American Association for Justice
- Washington State Association for Justice (Board of Governors; Eagle Member)
- Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
- Washington State Bar Association
- Oregon State Bar Association
- Clark County Bar Association
- Super Lawyers Rising Star (2018-2020)
- Super Lawyers (2022-2025)
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