Scott Klippel

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Scott Klippel

also known as TSA NOV Defense

5.0
Rating: 7.5

Licensed for 49 years

Gun Law Lawyer Practice Areas: Gun Law, Transportation

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About Scott

Biography

2024 Avvo Client's Choice Award Attorney. Read my client reviews. Specializing in Transportation (TSA) and Gun Law cases.

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Gun Law 90%

My practice is solely devoted to representing airline passengers who were found with a firearm at a TSA checkpoint and who have received a Notice of Violation (NOV) from TSA seeking to impose a financial penalty.

19 years | 750 cases

90%
Transportation 10%

I worked with the Transportation Security Administration for over 11 years. For the last 5 ½ years I was in charge of negotiating settlements of cases involving civil penalties which TSA sought to impose on passengers who were found with firearms.

19 years | 750 cases

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes

Licenses

Licensed in New York for 48 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1978

Delinquent

No misconduct found

Licensed in Texas for 49 years

State: Texas

Acquired: 1976

Eligible to Practice in Texas

No misconduct found

Location

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Scott Klippel's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

5.0 /5.0

334 Client Reviews

Showing 71 - 75 of 122 reviews | Recommendation

Posted by Frank | February 17, 2022 | Hired Attorney

Worth every penny

I got a surprise TSA NOV letter for $4k from an incident 4 years and 1 month earlier. I screwed up and failed to recall and see my gun (trigger locked and in a black soft sided case) in a black carry-on that I put in there a month earlier. I did some research and found many attorneys that do this ...type of representation. Attorney Scott Klippel stood-out and the client reviews were stellar. I sent him an email late one night. The next morning he called me at 8:15am and we spoke for about 30 minutes. I hired him because of his experience and caring attitude. At 1:30pm (5 hours after picking up the phone) I received a satisfying email notifying me my case was settled. Everything was taken care of by Scott exactly as he stated he would. I couldn’t be more pleased by his professionalism & representation. I highly recommend him.

Posted by anonymous | February 16, 2022 | Hired Attorney

NOV Lawyer

Unfortunately, I accidentally left my loaded firearm in a hidden compartment within my backpack. TSA stopped me and I was subsequently issued a NOV (Notice of Violation). I found Scott's information online and hired him to represent me. He was very prompt, knowledgeable, and empathetic. He warned me ...of the extreme delays and said not to worry. He gave me specific instructions and also coached me up on how to avoid another violation in the future. This was simply a dumb mistake, but he gave me a real-world solution on how to remind myself that I have my firearm in my backpack. Like Scott mentioned, it took TSA over 2 years to issue the NOV. He handled it immediately, got my civil penalty reduced, and settled the case pretty much immediately. I will refer him to anyone that needs his services.

Posted by Michael | February 16, 2022 | Hired Attorney

Stop Scrolling and e-mail him!

In less than 12 hours form initial contact and interview, my TSA "loaded gun at the checkpoint case" was settled. Don't think the amounts listed in your NOV are final offers-- save significantly and hire this man at once! Flat rate, fast, and professional. Do it.

Posted by Sadi | January 25, 2022 | Hired Attorney

Excellent, professional, and saved me so much money! Thank you!

Scott followed up every month for 2+ years to make sure I had not been issued my fine from TSA. It finally came in the mail and would have been $4,000. He settled it for $1,025. Very glad to know there are lawyers out there willing to help in these matters and I will recommend him to anyone!

Posted by Sean | January 13, 2022 | Hired Attorney

Very Happy to Have Found Scott

I was not sure how I should handle my TSA NOV when it arrived so I let it sit for about 2 weeks during the holidays and then started to panic knowing that my response and/or payment was coming due soon. I luckily found Scott after a couple of internet searches and proceeded to read the reviews poste...d on this site. I was hesitant at first because it seemed just too good to be true. I reached out to Scott and he quickly replied with a phone call. I was pleasantly surprised at how professional and knowledgable Scott was on the TSA NOV game and was confident Scott would be able to help me after our first conversation. Within 48 hours of working with Scott my fine was severely reduced by the TSA, payment was sent, and my case closed. Cannot say how happy I am to have found Scott and would not hesitate to recommend to anyone that has found themselves in the same situation with a TSA NOV.

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Experience

Rating:  7.5 (Very Good)

Associations

Austin Criminal Defense Attorneys Association

Member

Education

1976

University of Texas School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1972

State University of New York, Stony Brook

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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