FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
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On any given morning in Fort Lauderdale, William “Bill” Scherer is already thinking several moves ahead. A case to shape, a jury to persuade, a strategy to refine. After more than five decades in the courtroom, the veteran trial attorney from Indiana University School of Law still approaches the work with the same urgency he […]
Conrad & Scherer’s Book Buddies program delivered another inspiring day of literacy, learning, and community connection at Hollywood Hills Elementary School during a school-wide Super Reader celebration, marking the program’s seventh such celebration. Attorneys, paralegals, and staff joined students, faculty, and local leaders to reinforce the firm’s commitment to empowering young readers across Broward County. […]
Florida Trend’s April 2026 issue highlighted a case that continues to stand as one of the most significant jury verdicts in Florida. In the article “A Matter of Trust,” the Florida Trend Media Company spotlighted the Seminole Tribe of Florida minors’ trust verdict against Wells Fargo Bank. Conrad & Scherer represented the trust and helped […]
The largest of several “nuclear” verdicts dropped last year by Florida juries came in a suit by the Seminole Tribe’s minors’ trust, represented by Conrad & Scherer in Fort Lauderdale, against Wells Fargo Bank. The trust, funded by gambling profits, alleged the bank charged it unauthorized fees and didn’t invest aggressively enough, costing the 2,000 […]
Conrad & Scherer was proud to sponsor the Holland Scholarship Gala, hosted by the F. Malcolm Cunningham Sr. Bar Association. The event brought together members of the legal community for a night focused on opportunity, recognition, and impact. Senior Associate Attorney Veronica Hazzard, who serves as President of the organization, helped lead the event and […]
2025 was another year of eye-popping verdicts and settlements in the Sunshine State. According to Law.com verdict search, the average outcome in Florida last year was roughly $23.9 million; the most common venue for resolution was Orange County; and roughly two-thirds of verdicts in the state favored the plaintiff. Here are five of the largest outcomes that […]