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Scott S. McKay
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Biography
Scott McKay has appeared in state and federal courts throughout Idaho and the United States over the last twenty-eight years. He is a lawyer that fights for his clients and as a result, he has obtained acquittals in a number of significant criminal trials as well as multi-million dollar settlements and recoveries in civil cases. In 2016, the Idaho Supreme Court affirmed a $3.79 million dollar jury verdict in favor of his client in a wrongful death case.
Mr. McKay is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has an AV rating, the highest rating available from the Martindale-Hubbell lawyer rating service.
The Idaho Statesman has described Mr. McKay as “one of Idaho’s best lawyers….” He has been selected by his peers each year since 2001 for listing in Best Lawyers in America which named him Lawyer of the Year in Boise for white collar criminal defense in 2016, 2020, 2022, 2023, and again in 2024 and Lawyer of the Year for criminal defense in 2015 and 2020. Mr. McKay has been listed in Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine each year since it was first published in 2007. This publication features the top 5% of lawyers in Nevada, Utah, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Mr. McKay is a past recipient of the Clarence Darrow Award from the Idaho ACLU and the Gargoyle Award from the Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
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Licensed in Idaho for 34 years
State: Idaho
Acquired: 1991
No misconduct found
Licensed in California for 34 years
State: California
Acquired: 1991
No misconduct found
Location
Nevin, Benjamin & McKay LLP
303 W Bannock Street, Boise, ID, 83702
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Experience
Honors
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2025
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
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, Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
Work Experience
1990 - 1993
Judicial Clerkship, Idaho Supreme Court
Associations
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Lifetime Member
Education
1990
Gonzaga University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1986
Whitworth College
BA - Bachelor of Arts