Mr. Scott King Field is a lawyer practicing administrative law, alternative dispute resolution, appellate and written advocacy and 6 other areas of law. Scott received a B.A. degree from Texas A&M University in 1992, and has been licensed for 31 years. Scott practices in Austin, TX.
About Mr. Scott King Field
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Firm InformationPositionAttorney
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesExperience: In his six years serving as a Justice on the Texas Third Court of Appeals in Austin, Scott authored over 900 opinions for the Court
was consistently ranked as one of the most efficient appellate court justices in the State of Texas. His docket at the Court included civil
criminal appeals. The Court also h
led nearly all administrative appeals brought in Texas.
Prior to his service on the court of appeals, Scott founded two boutique law firms after leaving a large defense firm. Scott's practice was split between appellate
trial matters. On the appellate side, Scott h
led appeals
argued in nearly every appellate court in Texas, including the Supreme Court of Texas. He also argued in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
h
led appeals as counsel of record in the United States Supreme Court. Scott's time on the Third Court of Appeals has also given him great insight in advising clients in administrative appeals.
Scott also had an active trial practice before taking the bench. He served as an accomplished trial attorney, including first-chair jury trial experience. His litigation practice covered a wide array of topics, including all manner of commercial disputes, first-party insurance claims, ERISA claims, contractual disputes, partnership
business break-ups, class actions,
disputes involving the government. Scott has also h
led matters submitted to arbitration.
Scott also provides Alternative Dispute Resolution, primarily as an arbitrator, but also as a mediator of disputes.
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1995, Texas
US Supreme Court
Texas Eastern District Court
Texas Northern District Court
Texas Southern District/Bankruptcy Court
Texas Western District Court
5th Circuit
Colorado: District of Colorado
Texas: Eastern, Northern, Southern, Western
US Court of Appeals
US District Courts
1995, Texas
MembershipsAssociations
State Bar of Texas
2017 State Bar Advance Administrative Law Conference
Course Director
2016 State Bar Advanced Administrative Law Conference
Planning Committee Member
Appellate and Judicial Sections
Member
Insurance and Litigation Sections
Past Member
Texas Aggie Bar Association
Board of Directors
Member, 2015-Present
Distinguished Aggie Lawyer Award Committee
Chair, 2016-Present
Nominating Committee
Member, 2017
Scholarship Committee
Member, 2016
Austin Bar Association
Larry York Mentoring Award Committee
Chair, 2014-Present
Appellate Section
Member
Council Member, 2000-2001
Litigation and Solo/Small Firm Sections
Past Member
Robert W. Calvert American Inn of Court
Member
Federalist Society
Member
Texas Supreme Court Historical Society
Member
University of Texas School of Law Mentoring Program
Member
University of Texas School of Law Aggie Law Society
Board of Advisors
Austin Christian Legal Society
Member
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Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolThe University of Texas School of Law
Class of 1995
J.D.
with honors; Order of the Coif; Dean’s Achievement Award; Who’s Who: American Law Students; Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship; The Review of Litigation
Other EducationTexas A&M University
Class of 1992
B.A.
Political Science, summa cum laude; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; Golden Key Honor Society; Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society; Texas Aggie Bar Association Scholar; National Dean’s List, 4 years; Clerkship, Honorable Raul Gonzalez, Supreme Court of Texas, 1995-1996