Mark A. Scott
Location:
Kokomo, Indiana
Phone:
765-252-4541
888-722-0374 (Toll Free)
888-722-0374 (Toll Free)
Fax:
765-459-5950
E-mail:
Attorney Mark Scott takes a practical and individualized approach to personal injury litigation in north central Indiana. Mark understands that each client is unique and that a client's needs and priorities can differ a great deal from one case to another.
To learn how you can benefit from the counsel of an attorney who stresses personal service, contact Attorney Mark Scott in Kokomo for a free consultation. Mr. Scott will only accept cases that he genuinely believes will require an attorney's assistance and he collects an attorney's fee only if he makes a recovery on your behalf.
Areas of Practice
- Automobile, Motorcycle and Truck Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Nursing Home Negligence
- Dog Bites
- Defective Products
- Unsafe Premises and Workplaces
- Civil Mediation
Bar Admissions
- Indiana, 1993
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1993
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1993
Education
- Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
- J.D. - 1993
- Honors: Order of the Barristers
- Honors: Associate Justice, Moot Court Society
- Honors: Jump Scholar
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Awards in Insurance Law and Administrative Law
- Wabash College
- A.B., Bachelor of Arts (Cum Laude) - 1989
- Honors: Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Oxford, England, 1988
- Honors: Cum Laude
- Honors: Lilly Scholar
- Honors: United States Senate Youth Scholar
Representative Cases
- Bagko Development Co. v. Damitz, 640 N.E.2d 67 (Ind. Ct. App. 1994)
- Green v. Estate of Green, 724 N.E.2d 260 (Ind. Ct. App. 2000)
- Reed Sign Service v. Reid, 755 N.E.2d 690 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001)
- Fulton County Comm'rs v. Miller, 788 N.E.2d 1284 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003)
- McCarty v. Sanders, 805 N.E.2d 894 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004)
- Chamberlain v. Walpole (Amicus Curiae), 822 N.E.2d 959 (Ind. 2005)
- Kocher v. Getz (Amicus Curiae), 824 N.E.2d 671 (Ind. 2005)
- Vasquez v. Phillips (Amicus Ciruae), 843 N.E.2d 61 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006)
- Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund v. Winkle (Amicus Curiae), 863 N.E.2d 1 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007)
- Butler v. Indiana Dept. of Insurance (Amicus Curiae), 904 N.E.2d 198 (Ind. 2009)
- Stanley v. Walker (Amicus Curiae), 906 N.E.2d 852 (Ind. 2009)
Classes/Seminars
- Adjunct Instructor, Paralegal Studies, Indiana University at Kokomo, 1996
- Qualified Offers of Settlement: A Two-Edged Sword, ITLA Seminar, 1999
- Benton v. City of Oakland and its Impact Upon Tort Claims Cases, ITLA Seminar, 2000
- Making the Dog Hunt: Holding Landlords Responsible for Injuries Cause by Their Tenants’ Dogs, ITLA Seminar, 2001
- The Right to Make Inquiries During Voir Dire Regarding Potential Jurors’ Relationships with the Defending Insurance Company, ITLA Seminar, 2003
- Visibility Issues in Motor Vehicle Collision Cases, ITLA Seminar, 2003
- Time is on My Side: The Temporal Distinction in the Failure to Mitigate Damages Defense, ITLA Seminar, 2004
- Recent Developments in Tort Law, ICLEF Indiana Law Update Seminar, 2004 - 2008
- Tort Law Update, ITLA Seminar, 2004 - 2009
- Defending Plaintiff’s Expert Against Challenges Under Indiana Evidence Rule 702, ICLEF Seminar, 2005
- Relationship of the Medical Malpractice Act and the Wrongful Death Act, ITLA Seminar, 2005
- The Top Five in 2005: Five Cases That Will Change Your Practice, ITLA Seminar, 2006
- Preliminary Procedural Considerations and Recent Case Law Developments in the Law of Medical Malpractice, ICLEF Seminar, 2006
- The Inadmissibility of Collateral Source Write-Offs or Discounts, Verdict, Vol. 29, No. 1, 2007
- Wrongful Death Law in Indiana, ICLEF Seminar, 2010
Honors and Awards
- Recipient, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, 2004
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Directors, 2003 - Present
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Committee, 2004 - Present
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Chair, Amicus Curiae Committee, 2005 - Present
- Howard County Bar Association, Secretary-Treasurer, 1995
- Howard County Bar Association, Vice-President, 1996
- Howard County Bar Association, President, 1997
