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Scott H. Carr is a litigation attorney of the law firm Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, of Santa Monica, California. He handles cases involving business litigation, legal malpractice, insurance bad faith, product liability and employment litigation.
Mr. Carr's many successes include his expert handling of the Binkow v. Osbourne action related to Binkow's creation of the idea and concept for “The Osbournes” television series. He has won several million- and multimillion-dollar settlements and jury verdicts on behalf of his clients. His success has earned him an AV rating* with Martindale-Hubbell and recognition as one of "The Best Lawyers in America" by Woodward/White, Inc.
Among other legal activities, Mr. Carr is the president of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Los Angeles chapter. His pro bono work includes service on the board of governors for the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza and board of directors for the same organization's foundation. He is also president of the California Gamma Alumni of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Mr. Carr is a dean's list graduate of Southwestern University School of Law, where he received the 1991 American Jurisprudence Award in Products Liability & Remedies.
About Scott Carr
Law School: Southwestern Law School
Admitted: 1991, California
Professional Webpage: www.greene-broillet.com/Bio/ScottCarr.asp
Honors and Awards:
- Super Lawyer, Law & Politics' Southern California Super Lawyers, 2005 - 2009
- Super Lawyer, Law & Politics' Southern California Super Lawyers, 2005 - 2006
- President of the Los Angeles Chapter, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, 2009 - 2010
- Best Lawyers in America , 2010 - Present
- Law & Politics Inaugural Issue of Southern California Rising Stars Magazine/Los Angeles Magazine, 2004
- Super Lawyer, Law & Politics' Southern California Super Lawyers, 2008
Bar/Professional Activity:
- President, Los Angeles chapter of the Association of Business Trail Lawyers
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Member, Consumer Attorneys of California
- Member, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
- Board of Governors, Executive Committee, Los Angeles chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers
- President, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Los Angeles Chapter
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Past Member, Executive Committee and Board of Governors, Los Angeles chapter of the Association of Business Trail Lawyers
- President, California Gamma Alumni of Sigma Phi Epsilon
- Board of Directors, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Foundation
- Board of Governors, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- "Tax Implications of Tort Damage Awards," Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association, Advocate October, 1992
- 23 USC '409: The State's Attempt to Abolish Highway Design Cases," California Trial Lawyers Association Forum, November, 1994
- "Measure of Damages for Interference with a Shareholder's Ability to Sell Stock," Association of Business Trial Lawyers Report, Spring and Summer, 2003
- "The Reality of Idea Theft," Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles, The Advocate, April, 2006
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Botez v. Hertzfeld & Rubin, $900,000 verdict in a legal malpractice case
- Schluep v. Gunsenhauser, $1.145 million verdict in a breach of contract action
- Meruelo v. Marcus & Millichap, $1.3 million verdict, a fraud action against a real estate broker
- Scholz v. State of California, $3.7 million verdict, which involved road design issues
- Scott's achievements include: Ebrahimi v. American Express Bank, Int., $3.2 million verdict in addition to a punitive damages finding
- Scott has also handled several automobile v. pedestrian collisions resulting in total settlements in excess of $8 million
- $9 million in a Highway Design case against the State of California
- $3 million tire tread separation case
- $2.4 million product liability action concerning a household appliance's ignition of flammable vapors
- $3 million industrial accident involving brake failure on a loader
- $2.25 million case involving an automobile collision that killed a celebrity
- $3 million settlement in a transactional legal malpractice action and another legal malpractice action resulting from transactional malpractice which resulted in a confidential settlement of $8 million
- $3.7 million in a breach of contract action involving a loan organization company and a bank
- $5 million in a Dangerous Condition of Public Property case
- $5.5 million in a premises liability action involving a defective skylight
- $3 million in an action related to a defective golf cart
- $3 million in a legal malpractice action based on an underlying wrongful termination action
- $2 million in confidential settlements for cases involving the failure of a corporation and stock transfer agent to timely transfer stock certificates
- $4.5 million in a collision at Los Angeles Airport involving a police vehicle and an airline tug
- $5.25 Million in a Product Liability action for a defective swimming pool
- $10.4 million in a business fraud action relating to the sale of a business
- $11.9 million in a wrongful termination case involving violation of public policy for filing a claim with California's Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
Representative Clients:
- Weidenaar v State of California
- Lattanzi v City of Los Angeles
- Binkow v Osbourne
- Confidential Legal Malpractice Actions
- Botez v. Hertzfeld & Rubin
- Schluep v. Gunsenhauser
- Meruelo v. Marcus & Millichap
- Scholz v. State of California
- Ebrahimi v. American Express Bank, Int.
- Automobile v. Pedestrian Collisions
Educational Background:
- University of California, 1986
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