Scott Koelker represents clients on a wide variety of matters within the areas of business litigation, construction law, and consumer finance. His practice has included assisting large and small clients with resolution of complex commercial contract disputes; general tort and personal injury matters; indemnity and insurance issues; construction defect, payment, and lien litigation; and mortgage litigation and compliance. Scott’s experience is not restricted to any particular forum; rather, through the diversity of his practice, Scott has established the skills and procedural knowledge necessary to represent his clients in federal and state trial courts, courts of appeals, and before arbitration tribunals. Additionally, Scott has managed and assisted in all phases of litigation and alternative dispute resolution, including pre-suit claims analysis; obtaining and opposing injunctive relief and restraining orders; discovery, dispositive, and other motion practice; pre-trial and trial; post-judgment motions; and judgment collection and enforcement.
Education
- J.D., magna cum laude, Washington University School of Law, 2008
Order of the Coif
Order of the Barristers
Notes Editor, Washington University Law Review - B.A., History, summa cum laude, Texas Tech University, 2004
Thesis: "Reflections of 14th Century Urban History in Boccacio's Decameron"
Bar Admissions
Admitted To Practice
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Representative Experience
- Assist in representation of prominent private school against tort and personal injury claims in high profile jury trial.
- Represent national developer of collegiate student-housing communities in construction defect and pay-dispute arbitrations.
- Represent well-known muscle car designer in complex business litigation and licensing disputes.
- Assist in representation of oil and gas companies in contract and other litigation matters.
- Represent family members of deceased science fiction author in will contest and on subsequent probate matters.
- Represent major lumber supplier in various commercial collection matters and provide counsel regarding issues with materialman’s liens.
- Represent general and sub-contractors in change order and payment disputes, and against allegations of construction defect.
- Represent national banks, mortgage lenders, servicers, and investors in residential mortgage litigation involving issues of contract claims, tort claims, violations of state and federal debt collection acts, consumer-protection statutes, federal lending statutes, and an array of other state and federal statutes.
Professional History
- Associate, Locke Lord LLP
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
- Member, Dallas Young Lawyers Association
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