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William R. Scherer, III is a Senior Partner in Conrad & Scherer’s Fort Lauderdale office. With more than 30 years of experience, he focuses his practice on commercial and real estate litigation, employment litigation, and personal injury cases. His extensive experience covers all phases of civil litigation, including jury trials. William has handled numerous complex commercial and real estate litigation cases. His work includes banking liability claims against financial institutions...

Lindsay M. Massillon is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Lindsay M. practices law in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Lindsay M. Massillon since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Lindsay M. Massillon is held by other lawyers.

John J. Scherer is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Construction Law and Litigation - Construction. John J. practices law in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized John J. Scherer since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which John J. Scherer is held by other lawyers.

Eric Stockel is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Eric practices law in Boca Raton, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Eric Stockel since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Eric Stockel is held by other lawyers.

Board Certified in Construction Law by The Florida Bar, Scott Rostock has more than a decade of litigation experience in state and federal courts and arbitration tribunals. Scott’s practice is devoted to construction disputes, with particular emphasis on construction defects, Chapter 558 proceedings, and lien litigation on behalf of owners, developers, landlords, tenants, contractors, and subcontractors. Scott’s versatile experience also encompasses real estate litigation, busines...

Jim Polkinghorn is a partner in the Fort Lauderdale office and heads the litigation practice there. He is an experienced trial attorney, having tried more than thirty cases to juries in state and federal courts throughout the state of Florida and elsewhere in the United States. Jim has extensive experience litigating cases of all levels of complexity, from single-plaintiff discrimination claims to multi-party class and collective actions arising under state and federal labor and employment la...

With a background in healthcare finance and as in-house counsel to a hospital system, Marcy Hahn-Saperstein now serves as outside general counsel to hospitals and other healthcare providers. In this capacity, she structures, drafts, negotiates, and performs regulatory analyses for, corporate transactions, including equity and asset purchases, mergers, restructurings, and joint venture arrangements. On behalf of healthcare providers, Marcy drafts and negotiates physician practice acquisitions,...

Joshua A. Goldstein is a partner in the firm’s West Palm Beach office. Mr. Goldstein focuses his practice primarily on commercial litigation, business litigation and directors and officer liability. Mr. Goldstein is a trial lawyer who has experience litigation cases on behalf of Plaintiffs and Defendants involving: claims against businesses and professionals, partnership disputes, contractual disputes, class actions, directors and officer claims, employment disputes, discrimination char...

Michelle Oms’ practice involves the representation of many clients in the hospitality industry, including publicly and privately held owners, operators, and developers of hotels, resorts, and mixed-use community developments throughout the United States and abroad. She handles many types of matters in the hospitality industry, including hotel management, licensing, franchising, development, construction, leasing, acquisitions, and sales. She also has extensive experience negotiating hot...

Gregory J. Willis practices in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale West office where he concentrates on civil litigation but has a diverse practice that includes all areas of insurance defense litigation including construction litigation, bad faith/extra-contractual liability, liquor liability defense, environmental/toxic spills and trucking accident defense. Mr. Willis is also experienced in transactional law and health law matters. He has lectured extensively on many areas of law. Previously, ...