Current Employment Position(s)

; Labor and Employment

Lawyer Overview

Scott is Of Counsel and a former shareholder and president of the firm of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association. He is based in our Minneapolis office and is a member of the Labor and Employment Section.

Scott has been engaged in active trial practice since 1970. Although his background is in general litigation, for the past 25 years, Scott has focused on defending corporations in all aspects of employment litigation. He also serves as a mediator in employment disputes. 

In 1997, Scott was honored as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been selected annually since 2002 as one of “America's Leading Business Lawyers” in the area of employment by Chambers and Partners, a United Kingdom-based publishing company. He has also been selected for inclusion in the annual Best Lawyers in America in the areas of labor and employment, commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Scott has been recognized on the "top 100" list in Minnesota Super Lawyers as well.

Scott is admitted to practice in Minnesota state and federal district courts; the 8th, 9th and 10th circuits; and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has been an active member of state and federal bar committees and former chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association Committee on Labor and Employment Law. Scott has been a frequent lecturer and course chair of continuing legal education programs.

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Scott received both his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota. Scott was a prosecutor and served as city attorney of St. Paul prior to joining Briggs in 1975.

Areas of Practice

• Labor and Employment
• Employment Law Counseling
• Employment Law Litigation
• Labor Law
• Education
• Appellate Representation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

West Practice Categories

Affirmative Action -- Employee, Affirmative Action -- Employer, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Class Actions, Collective Bargaining, Colleges & Universities, Complex Litigation, Construction Contracts, Construction Law, Contracts, Copyrights, Education Law, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Government Construction Contracts, Immigration & Naturalization Law, Intellectual Property Law, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Law, Labor Legislation, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Litigation & Appeals, Mediation, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Patents, Private Schools, Public Schools, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Special Education, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Student Rights, Tenure, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Wage & Hour Laws, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employee, Whistleblower -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employer

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1970

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Member, Section and Committee on Labor and Employment Law
• Federal Bar Association
• Member, Committee on Labor and Employment Law
• Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest, Inc.
• Former Chair, Member, Board of Directors
• Member, Executive Committee
• Saint Paul Junior Chamber of Commerce
• President
• League of Minnesota Municipalities
• Member, Committee on Labor Relations
• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, Executive Counsel; Co-Chair, Study on Women in the Legal Profession; Member, Committee on Labor and Employment Law; Former Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section
• Minnesota Institute of Legal Education
• Chair, Annual Employment Law Seminar
• Ramsey County Criminal Justice Advisory Committee
• Member
• Saint Paul
• Chairperson, Mayor's Advisory Committee on Health Care
• Saint Paul Charter Commission
• Member
• Minnesota Voyager Outward Bound School
• Past Trustee
• National Institute of Municipal Law Officers
• Prior Regional Vice President
• Grace High School
• Past School Board Member

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, 1969
  J.D.
• University of Minnesota, 1965
  B.A.

Address

2200 IDS Center
80 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Phones

612.977.8409 (Business Phone)

Faxes

612.977.8650 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.briggs.com/