Keely Y. Scott, born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 3, 1969; was admitted to the Louisiana bar in 1995 and the Texas bar in 2003.  Keely is admitted to the U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.  

Education:

• Louisiana State University (B.A. Economics 1990)
• Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (J.D., 1995)
• Jessup International Moot Court Competition Team
• Recipient of the Jules F. Landry Scholarship and the Honorable Michaelle Pitard Wynne Scholarship

Memberships:

• Defense Research Institute- Professional Liability Committee; Insurance Law Committee; Construction Law Committee; and Law Practice Management Committee.
• American Bar Association- Forum Committee on the Construction Industry- Design Committee; Professional Officers’ and Directors’ Liability Committee; Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee; Trial Techniques Committee- Professional Liability, Construction Litigation, and Insurance Coverage Litigation.
• American Bar Association- Editorial Board, Tort and Insurance Practice Section Publication, “The Brief”; TIPS Now! Fellow; Associate Editor, The Affiliate; Vice Chair: Affiliate Program Team; National Conference Team.
• Louisiana State Bar Association- Fidelity, Surety and Construction Law; Insurance, Negligence, Compensation, Admiralty Law
• Louisiana State Bar Association- Service to the Public Award, 2000; Service to the Bar Award, 2000.
• Texas State Bar Association
• Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
• Baton Rouge Bar Association - Past Chair, Young Lawyers Section

Practice Areas:

• Managing Partner: Professional Liability; Architect and Engineer Liability; Directors and Officers Liability;  Construction Law and  Insurance Coverage Litigation
• Mediation

Experience:

Keely has successfully represented clients in jury and bench trials in Louisiana state and federal courts and in Texas state courts. She has also represented professional clients including architects and engineers before the American Arbitration Association, independently selected arbitration panels, the Louisiana Legislature and state administrative boards and commissions. 

Keely has utilized alternative dispute resolution including mediation, structured negotiations and other creative approaches to resolve complex multi-party construction defect disputes involving architects and engineers, owners, contractors, subcontractors, and insurance companies in Louisiana and numerous complex multi-party environmental disputes throughout the United States.

Keely has also served as national counsel for domestic insurance companies and London based insurance companies in complex coverage disputes arising out of environmental pollution, products liability and mass and toxic torts and has appeared in state and federal courts across the United States.