Ms. Scott is an associate in the Firm's New Orleans office. She practices in the areas of maritime and admiralty law and has experience in the areas of collision, maritime personal injury, cargo damage claims, marine insurance coverage disputes and oil pollution. She has managed several maritime personal injury files for a casino client, and she has significant experience in large, complex maritime litigation. As a paralegal/law clerk, Ms. Scott managed approximately 1,800 personal injury and 400 business claims arising from the M/V BRIGHT FIELD allision with the New Orleans Riverwalk.

Representative Matters

• Represents Underwriters in an 85,000 gallon oil pollution claim for both liability and oil spill pollution issues
• Represents the London insurance market in federal and state court litigation involving Hurricanes Katrina and Rita litigation
• Represents one of the world's largest dredging companies in the consolidated Hurricane Katrina litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
• Represents the London insurance market in regard to hundreds of claims filed against an insured in regard to the capsizing of the DB269 during Hurricane Roxanne

Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Presenter – Lorman Education Services, Document Retention and Destruction, March 27, 2008, New Orleans, LA

Professional Honors & Activities

• Recipient – 2009 Community Service Award, The Allstate Foundation
• Member – New Orleans Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association, Federal Bar Association.
• Member – Women's International Shipping and Trade Association (WISTA), New Orleans Pro Bono Project
• Board Member – City of New Orleans Alcohol Beverage Control Board
• Founder – L.F. Rabouin High School Mentor Program
• Campaign Manager – Stacy S. Head, New Orleans City Council Member, District "B"
• Campaign Manager – Walt Leger, Representative, Louisiana House District 91
• Co-Chair – Neighborhood Development Foundation's Annual Fundraiser

Education

• Loyola University School of Law, J.D., 2003, Certificate in International Law
• Chair - Loyola University Moot Court Board (2002-2003)
• Semi-Finalist - Tulane University Sports & Entertainment Law Moot Court Mardi Gras Competition (2001-2002)
• Recipient - Cahill-Conway Scholarship and Law School Grant (2002-2003)
• Recipient - Law Excellence Achievement Award in Trial Advocacy & Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure
• Recipient - International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award
• University of New Orleans, B.A., 1996