About Scott A.
Scott A. Staples built a legal path that began in the Pacific Northwest. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Washington State University’s Vancouver campus and went on to receive his J.D. from Willamette University College of Law. Those two schools anchored his understanding of regional legal culture and procedure.
Early in his professional life he served as a law clerk at Schauermann, Thayer & Jacobs, P.S. That role put him inside litigation routines and courtrooms. The clerkship offered front-line exposure to motion practice and case preparation. It also provided a bridge from academic study to daily work for clients and judges.
He is licensed to practice in both Washington and Oregon. He belongs to the Washington State Bar Association and the Washington State Association for Justice, affiliations he has held since 2007. His ties in Oregon include membership in the Oregon State Bar Association, the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and the Multnomah Bar Association, with those connections beginning in 2013. He is also listed in the Clark County Bar Association and has been active in the American Association for Justice since 2014.
Staples’ professional profile shows steady involvement in organizations that emphasize courtroom advocacy and civil justice. His memberships suggest a practice shaped by litigation and trial work rather than transactional law. Colleagues describe him as methodical in preparing cases for trial and attentive to courtroom procedure.
Throughout his career he has balanced time between case preparation and bar activity. He has participated in local and state bar events and programs aimed at continuing legal education. That participation keeps him current on evolving standards of evidence and procedural rules across both states where he practices.
Today, his work centers on civil litigation and trial practice in Washington and Oregon. He draws on his early clerkship experience and long-standing bar involvement when assembling teams, preparing pleadings and presenting cases in court. His current practice focuses on bringing contested matters through discovery, motion practice and trial proceedings.
