Scott Sheftall
Law Offices of Sheftall & Associates
sheftall@sheftalllaw.com
(904) 647-2296
510 N. Julia Street
Jacksonville , FL
32204
Monday to Friday 7:00am – 9:00pm
Saturday – Sunday Closed
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Firm Summary
Scott Sheftall has dedicated his legal career to the art and practice of trial advocacy in American courts of law and arbitration tribunals. Mr. Sheftall is a Board Certified Specialist (B.C.S.) in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar and has over 40 years of experience in trying civil cases in courthouses throughout Florida and beyond. He takes pride in pursuing the difficult cases that other lawyers have turned down.Mr. Sheftall’s special knowledge, skills, and professionalism in trial advocacy are denoted by his Board Certification in Civil Trial Law. Board Certification represents the highest level of evaluation by The Florida Bar of the competency and experience of attorneys in the limited areas of law approved for certification by the Supreme Court of Florida. In 2000, Mr. Sheftall was inducted into the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an invitation-only association dedicated to upholding the highest professional standards of trial practice in the civil jury system. In 2014, Mr. Sheftall was inducted as a Fellow into the highly selective International Society of Barristers, a society dedicated to the preservation of trial by jury, the adversary system and an independent judiciary. Mr. Sheftall was also recently designated as one of “America’s Top 100 Lawyers” as a result of his outstanding career-long achievements. Further, Mr. Sheftall has achieved Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer-review rating of “AV Preeminent,” and he has been selected as a Florida “Super Lawyer” in litigation categories every year since 2006. In addition, Mr. Sheftall has also been recognized as one of the “Top Attorneys in South Florida” by South Florida Legal Guide, and during the last two years, he was recognized as one of “Northeast Florida’s Top Attorneys” and “Area Board Certified Attorneys” by Jacksonville Magazine.Mr. Sheftall believes that relationships of genuine trust and confidence, established with clients and the courts through exceptional competence, candor, and compassion, are the foundation on which every winning case is built by the firm. This core conviction was forged through experience in trying cases in a broad range of subject areas, including complex commercial litigation, class actions, antitrust, insurance, property damage, defamation, probate, negligence, product liability, maritime and admiralty, premises liability, legal and medical malpractice, and wrongful death. Mr. Sheftall has successfully prosecuted and defended significant cases in each of these areas in state and federal trial courts, on appeal, in arbitration, and in adversary proceedings in bankruptcy. The total value of all judgments, settlements, and arbitration awards Mr. Sheftall has achieved is in excess of $100,000,000.
Areas of Practice
- Strategic Analysis of Business Disputes and Litigation Avoidance Consulting (Contracts, Distribution Agreements, Franchising, Antitrust, Real Estate, Commercial Leases, Corporate Shareholder Disputes, Fraud)
- Insurance Liability and Coverage Issues
- Business Trials in State and Federal Courts
- Alternative Dispute Resolution of Commercial Disputes
- Arbitration, including International Arbitration
- Catastrophic Personal Injury (Negligence, Products Liability, Maritime, Cruise Ship Liability, Automobile and Trucking Collisions)
- Wrongful Death
- Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act Claims
- Professional Malpractice (Legal, Accounting, Engineering, Medical)
- Defamation (Libel and Slander)
- Probate Litigation (Incapacity and Undue Influence Claims)
- Class Actions
- Judgment Enforcement and Successor Liability Proceedings
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified Specialist (B.C.S.), Civil Trial Law, Florida Bar
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1977
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1983
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1977
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1983
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1982
Education
- University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida – J.D. – 1976
- Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina – B.A. – 1973
- Trinity College, University of Cambridge – 1975 – International Trade Law
Published Works
- Expert Witness,” Chapter 12, Florida Civil Trial Practice, Florida Bar, 4th ed., 1990
- Expert Witness,” Chapter 12, Florida Civil Trial Practice, Florida Bar, 5th ed., 1998
- “Expert Witness,” Chapter 12, Florida Civil Trial Practice, Florida Bar, 6th ed., 2001
- “Expert Witness,” Chapter 12, Florida Civil Trial Practice, Florida Bar, 7th ed., 2005
- Orders and Judgements,” Chapter 20, Florida Civil Trial Practice, Florida Bar, 4th ed., 1990
- Orders and Judgements,” Chapter 20, Florida Civil Trial Practice, Florida Bar, 5th ed., 1998
- Orders and Judgements,” Chapter 20, Florida Civil Trial Practice, Florida Bar, 6th ed., 2001
- Orders and Judgements,” Chapter 20, Florida Civil Trial Practice, Florida Bar, 7th ed., 2005
Honors and Awards
- America’s Top 100 Lawyers
- Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer-review rating of “AV Preeminent”
- Florida “Super Lawyer”, Litigation categories, 2006 – Present
- Top Attorneys in South Florida, South Florida Legal Guide
- Northeast Florida’s Top Attorneys, Jacksonville Magazine
- Area Board Certified Attorneys, Jacksonville Magazine
- Attorney at Law Magazine, April 2019 Cover
- America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
- The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Member, Florida Chapters, 2000 – Present
- International Society of Barristers, Fellow, 2014 – Present
- Florida Justice Association, EAGLE Patron Member, 2018-Present