A Los Angeles native born in 1961, Gregory Scher attended the
University of Hawaii, where he served consecutive terms as President of
the student union before obtaining his B.A in philosophy and political
science in 1984. Greg interned with the Hawaii Governor's office,
liaising with the American Samoa legislative committee charged with
rewriting the territorial constitution. He returned to California and
earned his J.D. from King Hall School of Law at the University of
California - Davis in 1988, admitting to the California Bar that same
year. He is admitted to practice before all California courts,
including the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.
A founding shareholder of Woolls & Peer, Greg is an accomplished
trial lawyer. He began his career in the construction arena, including
defense of claims against sureties and representing subcontractors
embroiled in contract and other job-site disputes. His practice
expanded to include defense of a wide variety of general liability
claims against insureds, including personal injury, employment,
construction defect and other business disputes. Building on those
successes, Greg assumed representation of insurance companies in
coverage litigation involving both first party and third party claims,
including claims alleging tortious breach of the implied covenant of
good faith and fair dealing – a focus which continues today. Greg's
diverse trial practice continues to involve bad faith, declaratory
relief, subrogation, unfair business practices, general business
disputes, employment, personal injury, wrongful death, premises
liability and professional negligence claims. He tries cases throughout
California, notably serving as lead counsel for an insurer client in a
five month Los Angeles trial of a claim the State of California brought
alleging unfair and unlawful business practices and seeking $200,000,000
in restitution. He received the Southern California Super Lawyer
designation in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Greg has taught trial techniques
for various groups, including the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
To Reach Greg:
P: 213-629-1600
E: gscher@wpdslaw.com