Scott R. Scher
   
Law Firm: Sternberg Thomson Okrent & Scher, PLLC
   
Address: 500 Union Street, Suite 500
  Seattle, WA 98101
   
Phone: 206-623-4846
Fax: 206-374-8199
   
E-mail Address: scott@schernet.com
   
Education: Juris Doctor
Seattle University, 1988

Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy
California State University, Northridge, 1985

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
University of Southern California
Marshall School of Business, 1984

   
Court Admissions: Washington State Courts, 1988;
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, 1988;
United States Supreme Court, 2007
   
Legal Experience
 
and Work History: Principal, Sternberg Thomson Okrent & Scher, PLLLC,
1996-Present;
Attorney, Private Practice, 1990-1995; and
Associate, Kargianis, Austin & Erickson, 1988-1990
   
Focus of Law Practice: Twenty years experience in real estate, tort, and commercial litigation. Substantial experience in real estate finance and workouts; real estate and escrow professional liability; personal injury litigation; and law of nonprofit organizations.
   
Professional Associations: Washington State Bar Association; Federal Bar Association
   
Alternative Dispute  
Resolution (ADR) Training: 40 hour Mediator Training; King County Dispute Resolution Center;
Pierce County Superior Court Settlement Conference Training;
University of Washington Dispute Resolution Conference; and
CR 39.1 Neutral Training – Federal Bar Association, 2008
   
ADR Experience: King County Superior Court Arbitrator (MAR): 2001 – Present;
Northwest Multiple Listing Association: Member of
Arbitration and Disciplinary Panel: Chaired both
arbitration and discliplinary hearings;
Pierce County Superior Court Settlement Panel:
Mediator for Pierce County Superior Court ordered
mediation
   
ADR Practice Areas: Real Property, Professional Negligence, Torts,
Construction, Business Litigation, Finance