Vancouver, Washington, Criminal Defense Lawyer

Aggressive and Experienced Representation for the Innocent and the Accused

Steve Thayer has over 30 years experience protecting people who have been persecuted by the police and prosecuted by the government. He has tried and won virtually every kind of criminal case, including:

Mr. Thayer is a Founding Member and former Vice President of the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, has been AV-rated* by Martinadale-Hubbell's peer review process and appeared in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers for many years. He has also been honored by his peers as a Super Lawyer in the Washington Law and Politics survey (which was originally conducted in 2000) in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.

Mr. Thayer was recently honored again as a Super Lawyer for the year 2011, based upon the results he achieved for his clients in the last year. These include, for example, dismissal of a first degree child molestation case in Skamania County in April 2010; dismissal of a first degree manslaughter case in Skamania County in May 2010; dismissal of a first degree child molestation case in Clark County in November 2010; dismissal of a felony methamphetamine possession case in Clark County in February 2011; a not guilty verdict on a felony communication with a minor for immoral purposes case in Clark County in February 2011; dismissal of an unlawful possession of a firearm case in Clark County in March 2011; dismissal of a domestic violence assault case in Clark County in March 2011; dismissal of a domestic violence assault case in Clark County in March of 2011; dismissal of a case involving a high school band instructor charged with 9 counts of sexual misconduct in the first degree in Clark County in April of 2011; and dismissal of several Clark County DUI and other criminal traffic related misdemeanor cases.  

Contact Steven W. Thayer, P.S.

To schedule a consultation to speak with attorney Steven Thayer, please contact his Vancouver office. Call 360-450-0872. Evening and weekend consultations are available by appointment.

*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks 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.