Scott A. Shelton

Overview Overview Scott A. Shelton is a Trial Partner in the firms Orlando office. His practice includes the defense of various types of claims including personal injuries, wrongful deaths, premises liability, education law, security negligence, child welfare litigation, dram shop/liquor liability, commercial transportation/trucking, construction defects, marine/admiralty, as well as defective products. Mr. Shelton has worked at Cole, Scott & Kissane since 2006. He started in the firms Tampa office and later opened/managed the firms Bonita Springs/Naples office. He was then the Managing Partner of the firms Orlando office for approximately ten years where it grew from 17 to approximately 95 attorneys. Since transitioning to focus on his trial practice, he has tried approximately 75 cases around the state of Florida. Prior to joining CSK, Mr. Shelton worked for a prominent civil defense litigation firm located in New Orleans, LA where he defended marine/admiralty claims arising under the Jones Act. Mr. Shelton obtained his undergraduate degree, with honors, from the University of South Florida while working full-time and paying his way through college. He then obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University School of Law located in New Orleans, LA. During law school, he was a member of multiple moot court teams, including Loyolas National Team, which was limited to three participants out of a class of approximately 300. He also represented and tried cases for indigent clients through the schools Law Clinic including the active participation in a first-degree murder trial. In his spare time, Mr. Shelton participates in various endurance sporting events. He has run over a dozen marathons including Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Austin and Aspen, and he has run over 70 half-marathons. Mr. Shelton was also a former U. S. Category 1 cyclist from the United States Cycling Federation and previously raced all of the U. S. To read more about Mr. Sheltons recent verdicts, please click here. Associations The Florida Bar Orange County Bar Association Claims Litigation Management, Member Florida Defense Trial Lawyers Association Awards & Recognitions Super Lawyers Rising Stars: 2013 - 2014