Richard Bennington Scherrer

Background

Scherrer, Richard Bennington was born on April 26, 1947 in St. Louis. Son of Leon Bennington and Irma Minnie (Keller) Scherrer.

Education

Washington University (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 1969). University of Missouri (Juris Doctor, 1972).

Career

Worked at Armstrong, Teasdale, Schlafly & Davis (St. Louis, Missouri) specializing in General Civil Practice. Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust Law, Banking and Financial Services, Construction Law, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Employee Benefits, Pension and Executive Compensation, Environmental Law, Financial Restructuring, Reorganization and Bankruptcy, Franchising, Governmental Affairs, Health Care, Immigration and Naturalization, International, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Patent, Trademark and Unfair Competition, Public Law and Finance, Real Estate, Securities, Tax, Technology Law, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, and White Collar Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Missouri.

Order of the Coif. Fellow, International Society of Barristers, 1996—. Member, Missouri Law Review, 1971-1972. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, St. Louis County, 1972-1974.

Member, Missouri Supreme Court Rules Study Committee, Appointed by Missouri Supreme Court, 1991. Co-Chairman, Litigation Department, 1989—. Armstrong, Teasdale, Schlafly & Davis conducts a comprehensive nationwide civil law practice from offices in St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, Belleville, Illinois and Olathe, Kansas.

The firm is the Missouri member of Lex Mundi an international association of independent law firms.

Achievements

• Bar: Missouri 1974, United States District Court (eastern district) Missouri 1974, United States Court Appeals (8th circuit) 1974.

Membership

Member, Missouri Law Review, 1971-1972. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, St. Louis County, 1972-1974. Member, Missouri Supreme Court Rules Study Committee, Appointed by Missouri Supreme Court, 1991.

Co-Chairman, Litigation Department, 1989—. Fellow, International Society of Barristers, 1996—. Member, Missouri Law Review, 1971-1972.

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, St. Louis County, 1972-1974. Member, Missouri Supreme Court Rules Study Committee, Appointed by Missouri Supreme Court, 1991. Co-Chairman, Litigation Department, 1989—.

Connections

Married Betty Ann Meiners, November 14, 1974. Children: Matthew, Douglas.

Father:

Leon Bennington Scherrer

Mother:

Irma Minnie (Keller) Scherrer

Spouse:

Betty Ann Meiners

child:

Douglas Scherrer

child:

Matthew Scherrer