Scott Dewitt Delius Atlanta, Georgia
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Scott Delius graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1991, earning a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in political science. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Chancellor's Citation for Extraordinary Campus Leadership and Service. He then obtained his real estate license and worked for three years in real estate sales, marketing and appraisal.
Mr. Delius earned his law degree in 1997 from the University of Memphis, where he was a member of the Moot Court Board and was one of three students selected to be a member of the Wagner labor law national moot court team.
Mr. Delius started his legal career at one of the largest and most respected insurance defense law firms in Atlanta. He gained extensive litigation experience defending corporations, business owners and insurance companies. His practice continued with another insurance defense firm, where his clients included trucking companies, automobile accident defendants and retail businesses.
Prior to starting his own law practice, Mr. Delius spent a total of six years evaluating and defending cases for insurance companies. That experience makes him especially well suited to represent individuals and gives him a unique litigation perspective.
Scott Delius has been rated "AV" by judges and attorneys
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- Areas of Practice:
- Auto/Trucking Accidents - Plaintiff
- Workers' Compensation - Plaintiff/Claimant
- Personal Injury - Plaintiff
- Bar Admissions:
- Georgia, 1997
- Tennessee, 2004
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- Education:
- University of Memphis School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee
J.D. - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
B.A.
Honors: With Honors
Major: Political Science
- Representative Cases:
- Daniel v. Smith, 266 Ga. App. 637 (Ga. Ct. App. 2004)
- Hicks v. Moore, 422 F. 3d 1246 (11th Cir. 2005)
- Honors and Awards:
- Recipient of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association's Guardian of Justice Award for 2007
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Army National Guard
- Captain
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Ancillary Businesses:
- Mediator with Miles Mediation and Arbitration Services, LLC
- Mediator with DeKalb County Dispute Resolution Center
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Delta Theta
