Oct 04, 2021

Section 1782 – Recent Developments

Written by Eric Hager | 10.6.21 A federal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1782, provides a way for foreign litigants to take discovery in the United States and then use it in a legal proceeding abroad. Section 1782 can be an important evidence-gathering tool for parties involved in international disputes, and formulating a persuasive application for […]

Sep 04, 2021

No More Lawyers – Conrad & Scherer

Our Civil Legal System As We Know It Simply Does Not Work, So Let’s Just End It! In my opinion by Irwin Gilbert, Esq. That headline may make my colleagues in the legal profession recoil, but no one can dispute that the state of our current legal system is abysmal. It’s broken. We can’t or […]

Jul 04, 2021

Women In Law at Conrad & Scherer

My name is Jessica Kopus. I’m a senior partner at Conrad and Scherer. I’ve been at the firm for 12 years as of June, and I started out as an associate junior associate with the firm and was promoted to senior associate partner and then senior partner. My name is Janine McGuire and I moved […]

Jul 04, 2021

Women In Law – A Collaborative Approach

One of the things that I most enjoy, as I’ve been saying is the collaborative approach that we have here at Conrad Scherer and certainly working on presentations for hearings with Sylvie has been very rewarding for me because we both consider each other’s perspectives and input on PowerPoint presentations as to our in terms […]

Jul 04, 2021

Conrad & Scherer: Legal Philosophy

Conrad Scherer’s philosophy is to outwork the competition. No one can outwork us, we work as hard as we can work, and it has paid dividends. We’re known for how we don’t leave any stone unturned, yet we litigate with civility. We try our cases, to the full measure. And probably something we do that […]

Jul 04, 2021

Meet Our Senior Partner Irwin R. Gilbert

I had actually started off life intending to be an engineer. An engineer, his view of the universe is somewhat different. It tends to be analytical and methodical, logical and rational. My plans had to change, and so I chose law. And I brought those skills and that approach. And here’s how it works. As […]