Education
Duke University, B.A., 2005
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. 2010
Honors & Awards
- 2017 Super Lawyers Northern California Rising Star
- National Trial Lawyers Association Top 40 Under 40
Clerkships
- Interned for Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Eric Buescher is a partner at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP where he works on fraud cases, focusing on the false claims act, financial elder abuse, mass tort actions, and water and land use litigation, advocating for public rights to use and access open spaces, including successfully trying cases involving business fraud, elder abuse, and the California Coastal Act.
Mr. Buescher was lead counsel in a trial and appeal to restore public access at Martins Beach in San Mateo County. Mr. Buescher also won a victory for whistleblowers in the Supreme Court of Virginia in a dispute about the amount a false claims act plaintiff, or relator, receives as their reward for uncovering and prosecuting fraud against the government. Mr. Buescher has successfully represented whistleblowers in state and federal courts throughout the country in suits resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars of settlements in a variety of fields, including healthcare, energy, and software and IT services.
In 2015, Mr. Buescher co-authored a chapter for Inside the Minds: Elder Law Client Strategies in California on Fighting Financial Elder Abuse.
Mr. Buescher graduated from Duke University in 2005 and Georgetown University Law Center in 2010. He is a member of the San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association and Consumer Attorneys of California.
Publications
- Inside the Minds: Elder Law Client Strategies in California
Professional Affiliations
San Mateo Trial Lawyers Association, Member
Consumer Attorneys of California, Member
Recent News
- September 24, 2019
- March 14, 2019
- February 1, 2019
- October 1, 2018
- September 12, 2018
- June 14, 2018The Mercury News
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- July 1, 2015San Mateo Daily Journal
- July 1, 2015The VAR Guy
- June 30, 2015
- June 30, 2015CRN
- June 30, 2015Corporate Crime Reporter
- June 30, 2015Tech Crunch
- June 30, 2015Fortune
- January 29, 2015San Mateo Daily Journal
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- December 15, 2014San Francisco Chronicle
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