Scott concentrates his practice in the defense of complex civil litigation, with an emphasis on civil rights, medical malpractice and first-party and third-party property cases.
Scott is an accomplished trial lawyer with nearly fifty jury trials to his credit. He has tried substantial civil cases to verdict throughout Illinois in both state and federal court. Prior to joining Heyl Royster, Scott served as Senior Assistant State's Attorney in Rockford, Illinois, and later as an Assistant Illinois Attorney General, assigned to a statewide trial assistance division.
Scott has been selected as a Leading Lawyer in Illinois by the Law Bulleting Publishing Company in both Medical Malpractice Defense Law and Personal Injury Defense Law: General in 2014 and 2015.
