Overview
Scott joined Susman Godfrey after clerking for Judge Jerry E. Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Judge Loretta A. Preska of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Scott graduated from Columbia Law School, where he received the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Prize and served as an Articles Editor for the Columbia Law Review. Before law school, Scott spent three years as an auditor at a Big Four accounting firm, and he passed the CPA exam. Scott earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Bucknell University, where he was also a member of the baseball team.
Honors & Distinctions
Honors and Awards
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg Prize
- James Kent Scholar
- Best in Class Award: Property
- Articles Editor, Columbia Law Review
Clerkships
- Honorable Jerry E. Smith, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Honorable Loretta A. Preska, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Education
Education
- Columbia Law School (J.D., 2019)
- Bucknell University (B.S., cum laude, 2013)
Admissions
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Texas
Publications
- Is the False Claims Act’s First-to-File Rule Jurisdictional?, 118 Colum. L. Rev. 2361 (2018)
