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Jun 18, 2025
Retired Fla. Judge Joins Conrad & Scherer As Senior Partner
A former Florida state court judge has returned to private practice at Fort Lauderdale-based Conrad & Scherer Trial Lawyers, telling Law360 Pulse on Monday that he wasn’t quite ready to call an end to his lengthy legal career. Jack B. Tuter, who retired as chief judge of Florida’s 17th Judicial Circuit Court in May, joined Conrad […]
Apr 01, 2025
‘Justice has prevailed’: Seminole Tribe wins $832M verdict against Wells Fargo Bank
A jury has awarded more than $800 million to the Seminole Tribe of Florida after finding that Wachovia Bank and its new owner Wells Fargo Bank charged more than $7 million in unauthorized fees and mishandled a trust fund set up for the tribe’s children. The civil jury in Broward County court found on Tuesday, […]
Mar 26, 2025
Jury orders Wells Fargo to pay Seminole children’s trust $832 million
A Broward jury on Tuesday ordered one of the biggest banks in America to pay $832 million to the children of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the beneficiaries of a trust they say was mismanaged to yield anemic returns for more than a decade. The award is one of the biggest in Broward County history, […]
Feb 12, 2025
Bank accused of cheating Seminole children out of $800 million
Wachovia Bank mismanaged a trust fund set up for children in the Seminole Tribe of Florida for nearly a decade, costing the beneficiaries as much as $800 million, lawyers told a Broward jury Wednesday. In opening statements for a trial expected to last several weeks, plaintiffs’ lawyer William Scherer accused the bank, now owned by […]
Jan 27, 2025
William Scherer recognized as one of Greater Fort Lauderdale’s “Top People to Know” in Florida Trend’s January 2025 issue.
We are proud to announce that William “Bill” Scherer, Founder and Managing Partner of Conrad & Scherer, has been recognized as one of Greater Fort Lauderdale’s “Top People to Know” in Florida Trend’s January 2025 issue. This prestigious honor highlights Bill’s leadership, dedication to his clients, and commitment to the legal profession. His efforts have […]
Oct 21, 2024
U.S. court upholds landmark jury verdict for victims of paramilitary violence in Colombia against Chiquita
In June, 2024, a federal court jury found banana giant Chiquita Brands International liable for financing the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a brutal paramilitary death squad, and awarded 16 Plaintiffs’ whose loved ones were murdered by the AUC a total of $38 million, with each Plaintiff’s award being at or above two million […]
