Scott has more than 30 years of experience as a trial attorney handling complex commercial litigation for Fortune 500 corporations as well as small and mid-size companies. He focuses his legal practice on representing manufacturers, distributors and retailers in product liability cases with an emphasis on cases involving the packaging, material handling and food industries.
Scott’s representative clients also include owners, developers, general contractors and sub-contractors. He has extensive litigation experience with toxic tort and construction injury, construction defect and premises liability cases, as well as defending clients involved in trucking and commercial vehicle litigation. Scott assesses clients’ risks and has often handled claims of medical negligence and breach of contract.
Scott’s practice is national in scope and spans across multiple jurisdictions. In addition to representing clients in Illinois, he has represented clients in Missouri, Ohio, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Florida, Tennessee and Indiana.
Practices
- Strahs v. Tovar’s Snowplowing, Inc., 349 Ill.App.3d 634, 812 N.E.2d 441 Ill.App. (1 Dist. 2004)
- Silverman v. Economy Fire and Cas. Co., 272 Ill.App.3d 490, 650 N.E.2d 603 (1st Dist.1995)
- Marchese v. Vincelette, 261 Ill.App.3d 520, 633 N.E.2d 877 (1st Dist.1994)
Education
- The John Marshall Law School, JD, 1986
- University of Missouri-Columbia, BA, Political Science, 1983
Admissions
- Illinois
- Missouri
- Ohio
- United States District Courts: Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois, Central District of Illinois, District of Colorado, Western District of Missouri, Eastern District of Missouri
- Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois
Languages
- English
Professional Memberships
- Claims Litigation Management
- Defense Research Institute
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel: Board of Directors (2013-2016); Chair, Events Committee (2011-2012); Vice-Chair, Spring Seminar Planning Committee (2011 and 2007); Chair, Spring Seminar Planning Committee (2008); Member, Education Task Force; Committee, Civil Practice and Procedure
- International Association of Defense Counsel
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Honors & Awards
- Received the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel l Meritorious Service Award in 2012, and President’s Commendation in 2008
- Graduate of the International Association of Defense Trial Counsel Trial Academy 2002
Recognition
- Rated an AV® Preeminent™ Lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell, representing the recognition of the highest level of professional excellence by his peers
- Selected as an Illinois Leading Lawyer annually since 2013 by peers in the areas products liability and toxic tort defense, a designation received by fewer than five percent of all lawyers licensed in Illinois
- Previously selected to the Illinois Super Lawyers list in the area of Personal Injury, a designation received by fewer than 2.5 percent of attorneys in the state