Scherr Legate PLLC
420 San Antonio, El Paso, TX 79901, El Paso, TX 79901
About Scherr Legate PLLC
Scherr Legate PLLC practices personal injury and employment law, serving clients in El Paso, West Texas, and Southern New Mexico. The firm maintains offices in El Paso and Las Cruces. With over 40 years of experience, its 8 attorneys have secured significant results, including a $165 million settlement for a fatal trucking accident. The firm's founding partners also donated to establish the Scherr Legate Trauma Center. Scherr Legate sponsors the annual Lights Parade, and services are available in Spanish.
Our Attorneys
Notable Case Results
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$165M
Wrongful Death
The New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed a landmark settlement for a tragic FedEx semi-truck crash on Interstate 10 that took the lives of three beloved family members. Our law firm successfully secured compensation for the wrongful deaths and emotional damage.
$5M
Wrongful Death
A mother and her 8-year-old daughter were struck and killed by a Union Pacific train as they walked along the tracks near their lower valley home. Scherr Legate argued numerous points that showed Union Pacific could have prevented this tragedy. The jury awarded our clients $34 Million, at the time, the largest single-family verdict against Union Pacific.
$4M
Workplace Accident
A 50-year-old male client suffered severe personal injuries as a result of a trench collapse on a construction site. The man suffered a ruptured spleen and pancreas, sustained 11 broken ribs, a collapsed lung, disc fractures and a shoulder impingement. The severity of his injuries required emergency surgery and left him permanently disabled by the Social Security Administration. Scherr Legate proved at trial that the construction company was negligent and responsible for inadequate trench safety measures when the trench collapsed crushing the man.
$2.5M
Wrongful Death & Personal Injury
A 55-year-old woman and her 7-year-old granddaughter were struck by a company truck owned and operated by GeoShack. The grandmother succumbed to her injuries, and the granddaughter endured several years of psychological treatment. Scherr Legate proved the driver was on the job and responsible.
$250,000
Wrongful Termination
A woman who had worked for various state agencies was allegedly terminated after she filed a worker’s compensation claim while she was injured on the job. Scherr Legate proved that the department violated the terms of the Workers Compensation Act.