Attorney of the Year: William Scherer

May 19, 2016

Attorney of the Year: William Scherer

The collapse of Scott Rothstein’s $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme on Halloween 2009 set off an avalanche of court filings in state and federal courts as investors lined up to try to recover some portion of the money they lost. Nearly seven years later, the major cases have all concluded—and attorney William “Bill” Scherer said his […]

Dec 20, 2012

Scherer Representing Wife of Rothstein’s Biggest Ponzi Feeder

Fort Lauderdale attorney William Scherer is now representing Gayla Sue Levin, who is the wife of George Levin, the biggest source of money that flowed

Dec 21, 2011

William Scherer Suing Rothstein on Behalf of 50 Investors Who Lost Millions of Dollars

His nickname was the Prince of Darkness. He was seduced by “greed.” And he loved the “Rothstein lifestyle.” Those are just a few of the details emerging from hours of depositions convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein gave to lawyers suing him over his $1.2 billion dollar swindle. The law firm of one of those lawyers, […]

Dec 01, 2009

Conrad & Scherer Represents the Victims in What Federal Authorities Say is The Biggest Fraud Case in South Florida History

“The Ponzi scheme would never have worked without the bank’s cooperation and blind eye of the senior management at TD Bank to what was going on there given the tremendous amount of my clients’ money that was flowing through trust accounts in that bank,” William R. Scherer, an attorney representing the investors, told ABC News. […]

Nov 20, 2009

Broward Politics: Bill Scherer’s Investors Sue Scott Rothstein and Others

Attorney Bill Scherer talks about a lawsuit he filed on behalf of investors who lost $100 million in an alleged Ponzi scheme. Accused are Scott Rothstein, TD Bank, some bank execs and some of Rothstein’s associates at the law firm.

Mar 29, 2006

William R. Scherer III Lead Counsel Representing Preeminent Entertainment Attorney in an Action Against Atlantic Recording Corporation

William R. Scherer III was lead counsel representing preeminent entertainment attorney Stevens H. Weiss in an action against Atlantic Recording Corporation.   The case concerned Weiss’ entitlement to royalties on sales of Led Zeppelin releases, How the West Was Won and Led Zeppelin DVD and involved the interpretation of what was included as “catalogue” in Weiss’ […]