Atty. Scott Burnett Smith
Scott Burnett Smith is a partner in the firm’s Huntsville office. His practice covers class actions, complex litigation, and appeals.
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Scott Burnett Smith is a employment, business, class action, product liability, and litigation attorney based in Huntsville, Alabama, practicing at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. Admitted to practice in Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association. Educated at Vanderbilt University (JD, 1997) and Auburn University (B.A., 1991). Recognitions include Lawyer of the Year — Appellate Practice (Huntsville) (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Appellate Practice (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation (2026). Serands clients in Huntsville, AL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Scott Burnett Smith is a partner in the firm’s Huntsville office
- His practice covers class actions, complex litigation, and appeals
- Scott has been involved in dozens of nationwide class actions in state and federal courts, and he has handled over 30 class action appeals
- He is also regularly involved as the appellate lawyer embedded with a trial team in complex civil litigation
- In that role, he has succeeded in having several multi-million dollar injury verdicts (including punitive damages) remitted by the trial court or reversed and rendered by the appellate court
- The founder of the firm's Appellate Litigation Group, Scott has been involved in 15 cases (2 on the merits) before the U.S
- Supreme Court
- He has also been involved in over 140 appeals to the U.S
- Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, D.C., and Federal Circuits, the Alabama Supreme Court, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, and the Arkansas Supreme Court
- Scott has presented oral argument 21 times before appellate courts, including the Alabama Supreme Court and several federal courts of appeals
- Scott is active in DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar
- He currently serves as a National Director on DRI’s Board of Directors
- He is the past-Chair of DRI’s Amicus Committee and past-Chair of DRI’s Appellate Advocacy Committee
- He also served as Chair of DRI’s national Class Action seminar, held July 21-22, 2011, in Washington, D.C
- He writes and speaks regularly on class actions and appellate practice
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
Scott Burnett Smith is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in Alabama →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Scott Burnett Smith is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Alabama →
Scott Burnett Smith is one of 26,424 class action attorneys indexed nationally. Browse class action attorneys in Alabama →
Scott Burnett Smith is one of 66,193 product liability attorneys indexed nationally. Browse product liability attorneys in Alabama →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Scott Burnett Smith is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in Alabama →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Alabama
Practicing law in Alabama. Legal matters in Alabama are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Huntsville are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Alabama state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Alabama brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Alabama courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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