Scott Shelton

Biography

Scott A. Shelton is a Managing Partner of the Orlando office. He defends many types of claims involving personal injuries, wrongful deaths, premises liability, medical malpractice, construction defects as well as claims involving defective products including pharmaceutical drugs. Scott also defends professional liability and first party property damage claims.

Scott obtained his undergraduate degree, with honors, from the University of South Florida and a Juris Doctorate from Loyola University School of Law. During law school, Scott was selected from approximately three-hundred students to be a member of Loyola's Evidence Moot Court Team. Scott was later selected to be a member of Loyola's National Moot Court Team, the school’s highest ranked appellate advocacy team, which resulted in a tuition scholarship. Scott was also a recipient of the Clem H. Sherr award. He also worked in the school’s Law Clinic where he represented and tried cases for indigent clients in civil and criminal matters.

Prior to joining Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A., Scott was employed by a prominent civil defense litigation firm located in New Orleans, Louisiana where he defended Maritime claims arising under the Jones Act as well as general casualty litigation. During this time, Scott obtained additional trial experience in federal and state courts.

He is admitted to practice before all state courts in Florida, the Middle and Northern District of Florida, as well as all state and federal courts in the State of Louisiana including the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Education

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Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: FL