David L. Scher

Associate 
Phone:    212-736-5300
Fax:    212-971-9840
EMail:    dscher@blockotoole.com

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David L. Scher, a graduate of Tufts University and Fordham University School of Law, joined the firm in 2003.

Mr. Scher has achieved great success both in and out of the courtroom in his young career. Mr. Scher has a number of seven-figure settlements to his record. In May of 2008, Mr. Scher settled a motor vehicle accident case for $1,250,000 (the full available insurance limits) on the eve of trial. In October of 2008, Mr. Scher settled a case on behalf of a pedestrian who was struck by a truck for $2,500,000. In the month of April 2009, Mr. Scher settled two construction accident cases involving workers who fell and were injured on the job - for $1,350,000 and $1,325,000. In the same month, he settled a premises liability case involving an exacerbation of a prior neck injury for $1,175,000. In June 2009, Mr. Scher recovered $750,000 for a laborer who suffered a humerus fracture and partially torn rotator cuff of his non-dominant arm. In August, 2009, Mr. Scher, along with Stephen J. Murphy of the fim, reached a $5,500,000 settlement on behalf of an electrician who suffered a traumatic brain injury after falling from a ladder on the job. Mr. Scher has also tried numerous cases to verdict. A recent case involving a motor vehicle accident that led to a shoulder and knee surgery, which Mr. Scher tried with Stephen J. Murphy of the firm, resolved for $1,000,000.

Mr. Scher is noted for his knowledge of the New York State Labor Law and specialty in handling cases on behalf of injured construction workers. In April 2009, Mr. Scher was appointed to the New York State Trial Lawyers' Association's ("NYSTLA") Labor Law Committee. He is the youngest member of the Committee in the State of New York. Mr. Scher is also known for his general legal research and writing skills. He runs the firm's appellate practice and handles a large number of the firm's complex Labor Law motions. Mr. Scher regularly appears before the Appellate Division for both the First and Second Department and has successfully handled many appellate arguments on behalf of the firm.

While Mr. Scher focuses on handling significant personal injury cases, Mr. Scher's experience also includes Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") litigation. Mr. Scher has represented a group of Brooklyn restaurant workers who were being grossly underpaid, and a large class of municipal employees who were being unfairly compensated.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Scher worked for the Office of the New York State Attorney General, volunteered for a Civil Rights legal aid clinic and served as a law clerk for New York County Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich.

Mr. Scher is a member of the New York State Bar Association, New York State Trial Lawyers' Association, New York State Trial Lawyers' Association Labor Law Committee and New York County Lawyers' Association.

Mr. Scher is also a proud Committee Member for an annual fundraising event that supports the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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David L. Scher in the News:

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