Scott A. Berman 2200 Geng Road, Suite 230 Palo Alto CA 94303 tel: 650-843-1900

Scott has extensive experience in employment, insurance and real estate litigation.  In 1997, Scott graduated Order of the Coif (top 10%) from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley.  He clerked for the Honorable Maxine M. Chesney of the United States District Court, Northern District of California in 1999 and the Honorable Robert Boochever of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2001. 

Scott practiced insurance law as an associate with Sonnenshein Nath & Rosenthal and employment law as an associate at Heller Ehrman.  He focused on real estate litigation while working with Tour-Sarkissian Law Offices in San Francisco.  Scott joined Pierce & Shearer LLP in June 2004, where he continues to litigate employment, insurance and real estate cases. 

EDUCATION
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, B.A., 1993 – History
University of California, Berkeley, J.D., 1997, Order of the Coif

REGISTRATIONS
California State Bar
Admitted to practice in:
California Courts
Northern District of California, US District Court
Central District of California, US District Court
Ninth Circuit, US Court of Appeals

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sonnenschien Nath & Rosenthal – 1997-1998, practicing insurance coverage law
Judge Chesney, US District Court, N. District of CA – 1998-1999
Judge Boochever, Ninth Circuit, US Court of Appeals – 2000-2001
Heller Ehrman LLP, Associate, 1999-2000, 2001-2002, practicing employment law
Tour-Sarkissian Law Offices, 2003-2004, real estate law
Pierce & Shearer LLP, 2004-present, practicing employment law, insurance law, and real estate law.