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Principal
rscott@semmes.com
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Baltimore Office
Suite 1400
25 S. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410.576.4725
410.539.5223 (Fax)
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Mr. Scott is a Principal and Chair of Semmes, Bowen & Semmes'
Litigation Department and a member of the Management Committee since 1992. In
more than thirty five years of practice, Mr. Scott has specialized in complex
civil trial litigation in all areas of product liability, drug and medical
device, environmental/toxic torts, construction and insurance coverage
litigation in state and federal courts throughout the United States. He has
served as national counsel in insurance coverage and product liability
litigation and has represented a number of companies in class action litigation.
He is active in professional organizations including President of the National
Foundation of Judicial Excellence (NFJE) and a Past President of The Defense
Research Institute (DRI) and Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ). He has authored
articles and lectured frequently nationwide on issues pertaining to drug and
medical device, product liability, toxic tort/environmental law, trial skills
and insurance coverage issues.
Mr. Scott achieved an A/V® rating from Martindale Hubbell®,
the highest possible peer review rating for ethics and legal ability.
Admitted
- 1970, Maryland
- 1978, District of Columbia
- 1974, United States Supreme Court
- 1971, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
- 1974, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- 1980, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- 2001, Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Education
- Georgetown Law Center (J.D., 1970),
- Phi Delta Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa;
- Editorial Board, Georgetown Law Journal (1969-1970)
- University of Maryland (B.S., 1967)
Affiliations, Associations & Special Achievements
- Affiliations and Associations:
- National Foundation for Judicial Excellence (NFJE)
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ)
- Fourth Circuit Judicial Council, Permanent Member
- International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
- Director, Defense
Counsel Trial Academy (July 1994)
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
- Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC)
- Maryland Defense Counsel
- American Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Baltimore City Bar Association
- Wednesday Law Club
- Awards and Special Achievements:
- The Best Lawyers in America (2001-2006 Editions)
- Who's Who in American Law
- Maryland's Legal Elite (2006)
- Washington, D.C. Area's Best Lawyers (2006)
- Former law clerk to Chief Judge Edward S. Northrop,
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
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