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Archer Scott McDaniel
also known as A. Scott McDaniel
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About Archer
Biography
Scott is a Senior Trial Lawyer with extensive experience in complex matters in state and federal courts. Drawing on his eleven years of engineering practice, Scott has distinguished himself in the defense of expert-intensive technical claims, including numerous class actions and mass tort claims.
Focus Areas of Practice:
- Design Professional Liability Defense - represent Architects and Engineers faced with claims of professional negligence including alleged design errors and project administration.
- Environmental and Toxic Tort Defense - represent industry members, including energy companies, agricultural operators, and manufacturers faced with claims for environmental releases or contamination alleged to cause property, natural resource or personal injuries.
- Construction Defect Litigation - represent property owners, contractors, suppliers and Design Professionals in matters involving claims of defective construction on residential, commercial, multi-family and industrial properties.
- General Commercial Litigation - represent business and individual clients in disputes arising from contractual relationships and torts.
- Mediation Services - Certified Mediator and Adjunct Settlement Judge providing service as private mediator in professional liability, construction, environmental and commercial disputes.
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Construction and Development
25%
31 years
Environmental and Natural Resources
25%
31 years
Litigation
25%
31 years
Commercial Real Estate
20%
31 years
Fees and Rates
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in Arkansas for 20 years
State: Arkansas
Acquired: 2005
No misconduct found
Licensed in Oklahoma for 30 years
State: Oklahoma
Acquired: 1995
No misconduct found
Location
Online Presence
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Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer® - 2015, Super Lawyers®
2014
Graduate Class XXVII, Leadership Oklahoma
2008
Leadership in the Law Award, Tulsa County Bar Association
1999
14-year Elected Member of Board of Education, Union Public Schools
1995
Order of the Curule Chair, University of Tulsa College of Law
1993
1L Student of the Year, University of Tulsa College of Law
1974
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
N/A
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
N/A
Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
2007 - Present
Managing Member, McDaniel Acord, PLLC
1900 - Present
Managing Member, McDaniel Acord, PLLC
2000 - 2006
Managing Member, Joyce, Paul & McDaniel, PLLC
1995 - 2000
Associate, Gardere & Wynne
1985 - 1992
Owner/ Professional Engineer, PPI, Inc.
1981 - 1985
Project Civil Engineer, Tennessee Valley Authority
Associations
2011 - Present
Claims and Litigation AllianceEditor - Journal of American Law
2011 - Present
Professional Liability Defense FederationMember
2010 - Present
Professional Liability Underwriting SocietyMember
2008 - Present
Federal Bar AssociationMember
2001 - Present
Defense Research InstituteMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Reece, et al. v AES Corp., et al.
Motion to Dismiss Granted
Martinez v. Tyson Foods
Defense Summary Judgment
Horner v. Tyson Foods
Defense Summary Judgment
Brown v. Cobb Vantress
Defense summary judgment
Bunch v. Tomicic
Summary Judgment for Defense
Green v. Alpharma
Defense Verdict affirmed on appeal
Thompson, et al. v. Tyson Foods, et al.
Class certification denied
Statham v. Billy Ellis, Inc.
Plaintiff verdict
Baney v. Hanlon
Plaintiff's verdict
Bethesda Boys Ranch, et al. v Atlantic Richfield, et al.
Class certification denied
Education
1995
University of Tulsa College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1981
North Carolina State University
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2015
Design Professional Risk Control Group Convocation
Just Add Water - A Claim Expose
2006
Forum on Water Law
Agriculture and the Issue of Natural Resource Damages
1996
International Petroleum Environmental Conference
• Compliance with Statutes and Regulations is No Safe Harbor Against Claims for Negligence
Publications
2017
For the Defense (DRI)
The Misuse of Estimates in Forensic Delay Analysis
2015
2 Journal of American Law 39
Architect and Engineer Immunity Under Workers’ Compensation Statutes: A 50-state Survey
2014
Construction Publications, Inc.
Oklahoma Lien Law
1996
Proceedings of the Third International Petroleum Environmental Conference
Compliance With Statutes and Regulations: No Safe Harbor Against Liability for Common-Law Negligence
1994
Tulsa Law Journal
The Good, The Bad, and the Unqualified: The Public Interest and the Unregulated Practice of General Contracting in Oklahoma
Languages
English
Activity
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