Robert T Scherzer

When I needed a new lawyer, as my prior attorney consistently gave me legal reasons why we could not take action to protect my children, I interviewed several lawyers. Mr. Scherzer was the only one who clearly prioritized the well being of my children. He was immediately successfully in taking act...ion to protect my kids whereas my prior attorney had failed. Since then, we have had to amend and change parenting orders recurrently. Each time he has been successful, efficient and rapid. He has been effective in non-parenting issues as well, each time we've gone to court we've done well, and he's done a good job with "client control" (ie. encouraging me NOT to waste time and money on things we're not going to win). He's not a "TV lawyer", ie. loud and boisterous, but he speaks when he should and knows when speaking up will just irritate the judge and so should stay quiet. Billing is reasonable as well.

I am a retired businessman. Robert Scherzer is the worst employee ever. Robert Scherzer heads my list, as the most horrible person I can imagine hiring, to represent me in a legal matter. Early on, in my custody hearing, Robert complained that he doesn't sleep well at night. I figured out his problem.... He doesn't sleep well at night because he sleeps all day in court. I also asked him if he would take my direction and ask the questions that I wanted him to ask. He agreed, but failed miserably. Despite his encouragement, that I had a 75 to 85% chance of victory, he lost. Then, he informed me that WE may have left ourselves open to some opposition attorney fees. I am thankful that I fired him and represented myself, in the attorney fee hearing. I think I was infinitely more convincing than he would have been and was able to limit my losses. After this debacle, I asked my 90 year old mother to describe Robert Scherzer's performance. Her one word response was "PANIC". I completely agree. I also sincerely accuse him of excessive billing, for his ridiculously poor services. No stars! Refund owed! Richard

I retained Robert in January 2016 to help me win custody and as much parenting time possible of my young son. We've been working together over a year now, and I can't imagine having any other attorney on my team. From the start Robert encouraged me to take the high road against my ex-husband. Our ...legal strategy focused on how I had always been and would continue to be the primary parent, and not on debasing my ex-husband. This felt good to me because it honored my ex-husband's role in my son's life and was consistent with my personal values. We stayed the course over 12 months, through hearings and a deposition and finally 3 days of trial. Robert's calm and thoughtful legal advice never wavered from our initial strategy, and it was clear to me from the judge's response and verdict that it was the right strategy. We did win everything we asked for, and I am eternally grateful that Robert was my attorney in this case. I still call him to talk through challenging situations with my ex-husband, and always feel better after I do.

Robert helped me with my divorce. He is of course an expert in the field with decades of experience; that kind of goes without saying. Technical skills are unquestionable. More than that, he has a common-sense and practical approach to family law matters that I found both calming and effective. He st...arted out with a low-key cooperative strategy, but when it was quickly apparent we needed to be more directive, he was able to revise the strategy quickly. He was very responsive, reachable in emergencies after hours, and did a great job of calming me down when I got caught up in the emotion of the process. I can particularly recommend Robert for cases involving contested custody issues.

Although I have never written a review for anything before, I had such a positive experience with Mr. Scherzer that I felt I should add to the list of favorable comments. Robert was recommended as someone who could deal with difficult people in difficult situations, and he really came through. There ...were quite a few times when the situation became very intense and he was able to keep both parties communicating in an effective way, ultimately ending up with a settlement that was fair to both parties. At all times Mr. Scherzer maintained a highly professional attitude and did not show favoritism to either side, but addressed all issues by offering insight and alternate perspectives developed from years of dealing with these types of situations, such as divorce. He has a good understanding of how children are impacted and offered creative solutions for issues on which we were gridlocked. Thank you Robert, for helping me reach a final agreement. I would recommend Mr. Scherzer without any hesitation.