About Scott
Licenses
Licensed in Illinois for 38 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1987
No misconduct found
Licensed in Ohio for 40 years
State: Ohio
Acquired: 1985
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2003
Lead Attorney Capital Litigation Bar, Illinois Supreme Court
1985
Becker Award for Leadership and Scholarship, Ohio State Law School
1984
Rightmire Award for Leadership and Scholarship, Ohio State College of Law
N/A
Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers in America
Work Experience
1992 - Present
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1615, Frankel & Cohen
1989 - 1992
Assistant Public Defender, Cook County Public Defender's Office
1987 - 1989
Associate, Mayer Brown & Platt
1985 - 1987
Law Clerk, United States District Court (S.D. Ohio)
Associations
2012 - Present
Chicago Counsel of Lawyers
1994 - Present
Chicago Bar AssociationDirector
1992 - 1993
Federal Trial Practice Course, Chicago Bar AssociationCo-chair
Sample of Legal Cases
Outright reversal for client
Not Guilty
Plea to a term of years
Education
1985
JD - Juris Doctor with Honors
1985
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2011
Federal Criminal Practice Overview
2010
Trial Practice
N/A
Demonstration of Cross-Examination
Languages
French