Litigators vs Trial Attorneys, Conrad & Scherer

In today’s society, litigation has become more commonplace. Either because people have such different opinions about a situation that they can’t work to a resolution or based upon the nature of society today, the only way to get a resolution is to ultimately go to trial. A client who is faced with going to trial […]

Family Businesses: How to have the “Sensitive” Conversations – Conrad & Scherer

By Irwin Gilbert, Esq. The U.S. Bureau of the Census reports that about 90% of American businesses are family-owned or controlled. They vary from two-person partnerships to Fortune 500 firms and account for half of the nation’s employment and half of the GNP. Yet, the failure rate of family-owned enterprises is shockingly high. An article […]

Meet Our Partner, Eric J. Hager | Part 2

We represent clients not only from Ecuador but also from other parts of Latin America. Oftentimes our clients in Latin America face different challenges than clients would face if they are based in the United States. One of the biggest challenges facing clients from abroad is a number of additional defenses. When they bring a […]

Meet Our Partner, Eric J. Hager | Part 1

I would trace my interest in the law back to high school. When I was getting ready to go to high school I switched from my town’s public school to a local Catholic school and while that was a rather big change and the school had its faults like any other school. What I really […]

Enforcement of a Non-Compete

Hello, my name is Irwin Gilbert. I’m a senior partner with Conrad and Scherer. We’ve been engaged by a new client who’s being sued over a non-compete agreement. When we start a new case, our practice is to meet with a team of lawyers assigned to the case to discuss initially the strengths and weaknesses […]

Law Firm Conrad & Scherer Develops Guideline for Small Business to Understand the $2 trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Bill (CARES Act)