May 18, 2026

Wall Street Journal: Home Builders Are Getting Buried in Claims of Shoddy Construction

Blake and Beth Horio bought a home in 2022 in a Henderson, Nev., community thinking it would be an ideal place to retire. But soon, cracks began spreading across the ceilings. Their sliding glass doors wouldn’t open. Their foundation sank several inches, leaving a gap underneath the house. When an engineer who examined the home […]

May 07, 2026

Verdict and Voice: How Bill and Anne Scherer Turned a Courtroom Career into a Lasting Family Enterprise.

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 […]

May 07, 2026

Conrad & Scherer’s Book Buddies’ Program Celebrates Literacy And Community At Hollywood Hills Elementary School

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. […]

Mar 26, 2026

Florida Trend: 10 cases with consequences to FL business (Seminole Tribe vs. Wells Fargo)

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 […]

Jan 05, 2026

Top Florida Verdicts of 2025 – Conrad & Scherer Ranked #1

Broward County jurors awarded the largest verdict in the county’s history: a whopping $826 million to be paid by Wells Fargo to the Seminole Tribe of Florida for mismanagement of a trust set up for the tribe’s children. An amended version of the verdict—which came after nearly a decade of litigation—showed that those damages rose […]

Dec 01, 2025

Franklin College Profile on William Scherer

As a first generation college student from a blue collar background, he forged a path beyond anything he once imagined and credits Franklin College for helping plant the seeds of his success. “I wanted to be a linebacker, but I wasn’t big enough for IU or Notre Dame,” Scherer recalled with a chuckle. Fortunately, what […]