For many years, Semmes has been in the forefront of representing its clients before state and federal courts in all forms of litigation including alternative dispute resolution, building and construction, environmental, insurance coverage, products liability, and professional liability. In recent times, our attorneys have been focusing on arbitration and mediation activities as clients seek to manage and control the costs of litigation. In a number of matters, we serve as national coordinating counsel for our insurer and corporate clients.

Robert E. Scott, Jr., Semmes' Principal and Chair of the Litigation practice, is Past President of the 21,000-member Defense Research Institute (DRI), the nation's largest association of civil litigation defense attorneys, and was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2006 (Copyright 2004 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) in the personal injury litigation category.