Scott has over 25 years of experience as a litigator. He was previously a partner at Offutt Nord, PLLC in Huntington, West Virginia, and was a founding partner of Hoover Andrews, PLLC in Barboursville, West Virginia. Scott has worked in insurance defense handling a wide variety of cases. He has had numerous successful trial verdicts and handled successful appeals at the state and federal levels and has been a frequent lecturer, primarily in the area of insurance coverage disputes. In 2014 and 2015, Scott was chosen as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America, and in 2015 and 2016 was honored with a Nationally Ranked Top 10 Attorney Award for Excellence in the field of Personal Injury by the NAOPIA. Scott is licensed in West Virginia and Kentucky and is
admitted to all State and Federal Courts in West Virginia and Kentucky, as well as the United States Supreme Court.

A lifelong resident of Huntington, WV, Scott is a member of the Advisory Board of Huntington St. Joseph Central Catholic High School. He is a graduate of Marshall University and the University of Louisville School of Law.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

    • Litigation
    • Insurance Coverage
    • Medical Negligence
    • Vehicle Accidents
    • Workplace Injuries

 

BAR ADMISSIONS

    • West Virginia, 1991
    • Kentucky, 1998
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
    • U.S. Supreme Court

 

EDUCATION

    • University of Louisville School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky
      • J.D. – 1991
      • Law Journal: Journal of Law and Education, 1990 – 1991

 

  • Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia
    • B.A. – 1984
    • Major: Broadcast Journalism

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS

  • Esurance

PRESENTATIONS

    • Third Party Coverage in West Virginia, NBI, 2005
    • Insurance Coverage Litigation, NBI, 2007
    • Settling UM and UIM Claims in West Virginia, NBI, 2009

HONORS AND AWARDS

    • Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America, 2014 – 2015
    • Top 10 Attorney Award for Excellence in Field of Personal Injury, 2015 – 2016

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

    • West Virginia Bar Association
    • Kentucky Bar Association

PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS

    • Hoover Andrews PLLC, Partner/Member, 2010 – 2017
    • Offitt Nord PLLC, Partner/Member, 1999 – 2010

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

    • Vice President, Secretary of St Joseph High School Athletic Boosters, 2012 – 2015
    • Member, St Joseph High School Advisory Board, 2013 – Present

FRATERNITIES/SORORITIES

  • Lambda Chi Alpha