The original firm that Scott and Brian started 35 years ago has grown to become GLP Attorneys, Washington’s largest personal injury law firm, with 30 attorneys in offices in Seattle, Tacoma, Burlington, Spokane, Port Orchard, Vancouver, Wenatchee, Bellingham and the Tri-Cities. The firm’s 35 years of experience is solely devoted to handling plaintiff’s personal injury matters, including automobile collisions, product liability claims, premise liability actions, construction accidents, wrongful death, nursing home abuse/neglect cases, maritime injury and aviation accidents.
Since 1994, Scott has been periodically appointed as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Washington, representing Labor & Industries and workers who have been injured by the fault of entities other than their employer. He has also served as a primary tutor in the State of Washington’s Admission to Practice Rule Law Clerk Program successfully tutoring, mentoring, teaching and coaching law clerk Heather Webb (now a shareholder at GLP Attorneys) on all relevant subjects of law required for admission into Washington’s bar.
Honors include a confidential AV-Preeminent rating (1999 to present), by members of the Bar and Judiciary through the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory Association, for his legal ability and adherence to professional standards of ethics. Scott is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an organization that recognizes attorneys who have successfully resolved claims of their clients for one million dollars or more. Scott has been honored as a Washington “Super Lawyer” for 2007, and 2015 – 2023. In 2010 he was also named by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine as a Top Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Lawyer. Listen to a podcast interview Scott conducted in December 2020 with KUOW Seattle’s Transom Traveling Workshop where he discusses his battle against cancer while training and competing in an Ironman marathon.
Honors:
- Recognized as a Super Lawyer by Washington Super Lawyers, 2007; 2015 – 2023
- Highest rating by Avvo.com – 10.0
- Top Rated Lawyer in Insurance Law, American Lawyer Media; Martindale-Hubbell, 2013
- AV-Preeminent Lawyer Rating, 1999 – Present
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2001 – Present
- Top Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Lawyer, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, 2010
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013
Education:
- University of Puget Sound School of Law, J.D., 1986
- University of Washington, B.A., Business Administration; Emphasis in Finance & Marketing, 1983
Bar and Court Admissions:
- Washington State Bar, 1986
- U.S. District Court Western District of Washington, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1989
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, 2010
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, 2013