Eric S. Casher

Overview

Eric Casher is experienced in sophisticated construction issues and various forms of complex litigation. He represents municipalities and other public agencies in a variety of areas including complex construction disputes, code compliance issues, public contracting and election laws. The National Bar Association named Eric to the 2011 “Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40” list.

Prior to joining Meyers Nave, Eric was a Construction Litigation and Government Contracts Associate in the San Francisco office of a private law firm. He represented public and private developers, design professionals, general contractors, and subcontractors in resolution of complex construction disputes. Having taken the depositions of key witnesses and experts as well as arguing discovery motions, Eric is well versed in all forms of pre-trial discovery. He has also participated in several successful mediations, and has experience in arbitration hearings where he secured a full recovery for his general contractor client. His representative matters include disputes involving construction and design defects, complex indemnity issues, construction project delay claims, mechanic’s lien claims, and complex damage calculations. Eric also successfully negotiated a favorable settlement for a pro bono client in a case involving a complicated § 1983 civil rights claim before a magistrate judge in the Northern District Court. 

While attending law school Eric participated in many organizations and activities. He served as the Editor-In-Chief of the Hastings Race and Poverty Law Journal and Vice President of the Black Law Students Association. He also worked as a student clinician in the Hastings Civil Justice Clinic where he successfully negotiated a favorable settlement in a wage and hour case and organized and executed “Know Your Rights” trainings for student groups in Modesto. In 2006, Eric was named “Student Leader of the Year” of his law school’s student government organization, Associated Students of UC Hastings.