Bryan G. Scott

Background

Bryan focuses his practice on commercial and business litigation, complex insurance coverage analysis, construction law, and the defense of medical liability claims. He represents companies and individuals in the areas of business torts, contract and warranty disputes, product liability, Lanham Act litigation, and in the defense of personal injury, property damage, and premises liability claims.

Bryan has successfully tried both jury and bench trials and has obtained favorable results for clients before the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the North Carolina Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, and in North Carolina and Virginia federal and state trial courts. He also has experience representing clients in disciplinary proceedings before North Carolina administrative agencies and licensing boards.

Before attending law school, Bryan worked as a licensed private investigator associate in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Practice Areas

• Business Litigation
• Construction Law
• Insurance Coverage Analysis and Litigation/Bad Faith Litigation
• Product Liability
• Medical Malpractice Defense

Education & Bar Admissions

• J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law, 2004
• B.A., magna cum laude, Appalachian State University, 2001 

Admitted in

• North Carolina, 2004
• Virginia, 2006
• U.S. District Courts for North Carolina
• U.S. District Courts and Bankruptcy Courts for Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit

Awards & Achievements

• Moot Court Board executive council, Wake Forest University School of Law
• National Sports Law Team, Wake Forest University School of Law

Professional & Civic Activity

• North Carolina Bar Association
  • Co-Chair, Pro Bono/Poverty Issues Committee, 2009-Present
  • Co-Chair, Domestic Issues Committee, 2008-2009
• North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
• Wake County Bar Association
  • Member, WCBA Bar Candidate Interview Committee, 2008-Present
  • Chair, WCBA YLD Bridge the Gap program, 2008-2009
• Virginia Bar Association
  • Chair, VSB/YLC Admission and Orientation Committee, 2007-2008 (Member, 2006-2008)
• Defense Research Institute

Publications & Presentations

• “Recent Developments in Federal Preemption of Pharmaceutical Drug and Medical Device Product Liability Claims,” The Defender, with Elizabeth Strickland Desmond, Fall 2009
• “Compendium of Product Liability Law Issues” (North Carolina section), with Adam G. Tarsitano, ALFA International, 2009
• “The Lawyer’s Perspective: What P.I.’s Should Know,” North Carolina Association of Private Investigators, presentation, 2009
• “Unfair Trade Practices v. Bad Faith,” Insurance Bad Faith Claims, with Paul D. Coates and Brady A. Yntema, Lorman Educ. Svcs., 2005
• “Discovery in Bad Faith Actions,“ Insurance Bad Faith Claims, with Paul D. Coates and Brady A. Yntema, Lorman Educ. Svcs., 2005

Milestones

• Jack H. Winslow Farms, Inc. v. Dedmon, 171 N.C. App. 754, 615 S.E.2d 415 (2005)
• Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. v. Standard Security Life Ins. Co. of N.Y., 73 Va. Cir. 441 (Richmond Cir. Ct. 2007)
• Brodar v. McKinney, 378 F. Supp. 2d 634 (M.D.N.C. 2005)
• Miller v. Progressive Am. Ins. Co., No. COA08-1207, 2009 WL 2751066 (N.C. App. 2009)
• NTP, Inc. v. T-Mobile USA, LLC, No. 3:07-CV-548, 2007 WL 3254796 (E.D. Va. Nov. 2, 2007)
• Epes v. Green Tree Financial Servicing Corp., 228 Fed. Appx. 275 (4th Cir. 2007) (per curiam)
• Hurtado USA, Inc. v. American Safety and Indem. Co., No. 1:05-CV-641, 2005 WL 3088590 (M.D.N.C. Nov. 16, 2005)

Disclaimer: The above information may not necessarily reflect the attorney’s entire record, and the outcome of any particular future matter cannot be predicated on the attorney’s or law firm’s past results.