Scott D. Wilson

Primary Areas of Practice:

 Business & Commercial Law
 Tenure and Other Disputes with Universities
 Employment Law -- Employee
 Employment Law -- Employer
 Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
 Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff

85% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

 Louisiana, 1989
 United States District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1989
 United States District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1989
 United States District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1989
 United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, 1989
 Supreme Court of the United States, 1997

Education:

Legal Education:

     Berkeley Law, University of California at Berkeley; Berkeley, California

     Juris Doctorate, 1989

     McBaine Moot Court Competition-- Honors Award
     Chairman, American Indian Law Students Association
     Graduate Instructor, Seminars in Creative Writing and Literature

     Louisiana State University Law Center; Baton Rouge, Louisiana
     Attended, 1987-1988, to study civil law courses

     Louisiana Law Review
     Moot Court Board

Undergraduate Education:

     Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, Louisiana

     Bachelor of Arts, 1985

     Major: Political Science
     Honors: Chancellor's Freshman Honor Award, Gertrude Bott Saucier Mem. Scholarship

Published Legal Works Field (excludes other published works):

Tort Liability for Wrongful Discharge in Louisiana, Louisiana Bar Journal, 45:3 Oct. 1997 pp. 254-257, 1997

Co-Authored Materials in Connection with Seminars Presented:

     Employee Handbooks in Louisiana: Drafting and Enforcing Sound Procedures and Policies, National Business Institute
     
     Counseling the Small Business Client in Louisiana, National Business Institute

     Fundamental Issues in Human Resources Law, National Business Institute

     Employee Privacy Rights in the Louisiana Workplace, National Business Institute

     Basic Wage and Hour Law in Louisiana, National Business Institute
 
     Selecting and Terminating Employees in Louisiana, National Business Institute

Other Awards:

American Jurisprudence Award, Civil Law System
American Indian Fellowship

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Louisiana State Bar Association, Member
Baton Rouge Bar Association, Member

Past Employment Position:

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere, and Denegre, New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Associate, 1989 - 1992