Biography of Scott

Scott has been trying cases to verdict in the Circuit Courts and the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission for over 33 years, including the Appellate and Supreme Court levels. He has tried every type of legal matter imaginable including an abundance of catastrophic personal injury and complex medical malpractice matters. Scott has given numerous seminars to his peers on the subjects of workers’ compensation practice, personal injury and medical malpractice. He stays up to date with the current law and changes to the Workers’ Compensation Act with his involvement in the Workers’ Compensation Lawyer’s Association, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Northwest Suburban Bar Association and with his continuing legal education participation. Scott also takes pride in representing those first responders who put their life on the line while protecting our communities. He has represented 1,000s of our brothers and sisters in law enforcement, fire fighting and emergency medical at a discounted rate. Scott has been invited to join the “Multi-Million Advocates Forum” and was named as an “Illinois Super Lawyer” based on his recoveries for his clients. He was named one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” by the American Trial Lawyers Association and a “Top Attorney in Illinois” by Chicago Magazine.