Atty. Scott D. Stevens
Scott is licensed to practice in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. He represents business clients and professionals in a broad range of practice areas, including professional liability, labor & employment, healthcare, internal investigations,insurance coverage litigation,defense of corporate directors and officers, and defense of personal injury and wrongful death claims.
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Scott D. Stevens is a Partner based in Mobile, Alabama, practicing at Starnes Davis Florie LLP. Their practice focuses on discrimination, employment, business, class action, and construction. Educated at University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2006) and University of South Alabama (B.A., 2003). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Community Involvement •Scott is a member of the Mobile Bar Association and currently serves on the Grievance Committee, He has previously served on the Young Lawyers Executive Committee and the Professional Relations and Entertainment Committees, and •He regularly handles assigned cases for indigent clients through the South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program. Serands clients in Mobile, AL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Scott is licensed to practice in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi
- He represents business clients and professionals in a broad range of practice areas, including professional liability, labor & employment, healthcare, internal investigations,insurance coverage litigation,defense of corporate directors and officers, and defense of personal injury and wrongful death claims
- He serves in an outside general counsel and risk management role for multiple business clients along the Central Gulf Coast
- He has also served as lead counsel for clients in a diverse range of jury trials, bench trials, arbitrations, class actions hearings, and administrative hearings
- Scott is also a registered Mediator on the Alabama State Court Mediator Roster and he also serves as a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee
- Professional Recognition •AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings. •Listed in Best Lawyers in America . •Rising Star for the State of Alabama by Mid-South Super Lawyers magazine. •Recognized as a Leading Litigation Attorney under 40 years of age in Benchmark Litigation's annual Under 40 Hot List 2019. •Named a 'Litigation Star' in Benchmark Litigation. •Graduate of the International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy. •Board Member for CLM's Retail, Restaurant, and Hospitality Board. •Certified Litigation Management Professional . •Graduate of the CLM's Litigation Management Institute
- Highlights •Obtained a favorable opinion from Florida’s First District Court of Appeal affirming dismissal, with prejudice, of malicious prosecution and civil conspiracy claims against the client, holding that plaintiffs failed to prevail on all underlying counts and that civil conspiracy is not a standalone tort under Florida law. •Obtained a favorable ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court affirming complete dismissal of all claims asserted against a national fraternity arising out of the alleged conversion and fraudulent transfer of real property that was owned by members of a local chapter organization. •Obtained favorable ruling from Florida First District Court of Appeal, affirming summary judgment in favor of condominium association on claims that association’s board of directors exceeded statutory authority, and awarding attorney’s fees to client on appeal. •Obtained an order denying a class certification attempt against a major tourist development client in Northwest Florida that was alleged to be responsible for class allegations relating to violations of the Florida Deceptive & Unfair Trade Practices Act. •Obtained a defense verdict for the Board of Directors of an Alabama condominium association in jury trial involving alleged failure to comply with the Alabama Uniform Condominium Act and Declaration of Condominium. •Obtained complete summary judgment and affirmance and opinion by Eleventh Circuit on behalf of national grocery chain as to claims for negligence and wantonness arising out of personal injury sustained by Plaintiff in Alabama store. •Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of marine construction company in federal district court by successfully proving that the defendant’s vessel was not in “marine peril,” where plaintiff had asserted a claim for maritime salvage award for saving vessel that was allegedly adrift. •Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of gymnastics facility in Alabama in a personal injury jury trial wherein Plaintiff claimed the facility was unreasonably unsafe. •Obtained summary judgment on behalf of national paper products manufacturer in Choctaw County on third-party claims for indemnity and insurance coverage arising out of personal injury incident at manufacturer’s plant in Choctaw County. •Obtained recovery on behalf of marine services client after filing suit under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”) for damages relative to an Oil Spill that occurred on the Mobile River during a tank-to-tank transfer on defendant’s property. •Obtained a complete summary judgment and dismissal for a national insurance provider in a suit brought under Alabama’s Direct Action Statute
- The judgment and dismissal were subsequently affirmed on appeal by the Alabama Supreme Court. •Obtained complete summary judgment and affirmance from Eleventh Circuit on financial institution bond claim filed in federal court in Alabama. •Successfully obtained writ of mandamus from Alabama Supreme Court on behalf of insurance company, directing Circuit Court of Dallas County, Alabama to transfer insurance fraud case to Circuit Court of Lee County on grounds that venue was improper in Dallas County. •Obtained complete dismissal, with prejudice, of all claims against maritime port engineer in personal injury action arising out of an explosion on merchant vessel as it underwent repairs in a South Carolina shipyard
- The federal district court agreed that the claims were time-barred, despite Plaintiff’s claims that equitable tolling and equitable estoppel should apply to extend the limitations period. •Obtained complete summary judgment in purported class action suit brought against cable services provider for breach of contract and specific performance arising out of gas rebate promotion
- The dismissal was subsequently affirmed on appeal by the Alabama Supreme Court. •Obtained summary judgment on behalf of property preservation and inspection company on claims of trespass, conversion, invasion of privacy, defamation, outrage, and wantonness, arising out of preservation work performed on home that was in foreclosure. •Obtained dismissal of claims against condominium developer based on argument that Mississippi Chancery Court lacked jurisdiction to revisit decision of arbitrator
- The dismissal was affirmed on appeal by the Mississippi Court of Appeals. •Obtained complete summary judgment on behalf of bonding company on bond claims asserted against it by subcontractor for nonpayment for construction work performed on public works project in Baldwin County, Alabama. •Obtained complete summary judgment on behalf of home health care agency and certified nursing assistant, where Plaintiff alleged claims of medical negligence, assault, breach of contract, and negligent hiring, training, and supervision, arising out of alleged improper handling of mentally ill patient. •Obtained defense verdict on behalf of cable services provider in state court action in Baldwin County, where Plaintiff alleged damages related to breach of contract and negligent installation of cable services, causing him lost rental value on his condominium unit in Gulf Shores, Alabama. •Obtained complete summary judgment in federal district court on behalf of surety/bonding company, dismissing claims which alleged that surety was responsible for damages arising out of the nonpayment of various subcontractors by the owner of a condominium development on Gulf Coast. •Obtained dismissal in federal district court, on behalf of horticulture corporation, of fraud and negligence claims, as well as 31 patent claims, based upon statute of limitations and laches arguments. •Obtained a full dismissal of class allegations against a corporation alleged to have violated the Truth-In-Lending Act (“TILA”)
- Presentations and Publications •“Legal Brief: A Look at the Duties of a Premises Owner to Preserve,” Alabama Restaurant & Hospitality Association Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 1 (2018). •Recent Development in Production & Preservation of Surveillance Video, 2016 CLM Restaurant, Retail, and Hospitality Conference, Tampa, Florida (2016). •Handling Internal Employment Investigations, Florida (2015). •Legal Overview and Update - Employment Law Issues (FMLA and ADA), Florida (2014). •Defense of Restaurant and Retailer Claims in Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida, Kansas City, MO (2012). •“Insurers Beware: Defending Claims Under Alabama’s Direct Action Statute,” Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (ADLA) Journal, 2012 Spring Edition •A Comparative Look at Alabama’s Stance on Ethical Issues Faced by Insurance Defense Lawyers, 30 J. Leg
- Prof. 159 (2005-2006)
- News & Insights •SDF Prevails on Appeal and Secures Favorable Written Opinion from Florida Appellate Court •Benchmark Litigation 2026 Ranks Starnes Davis Florie as a Highly Recommended Litigation Firm •35 Starnes Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2026 • L&E News Alert- Is Your Employee in the Majority or Minority? - June 2025 •Starnes Davis Florie Ranked as a Highly Recommended Litigation Firm in the 2025 Edition of Benchmark Litigation •L&E Newsletter Alert - August 21, 2024 •L&E Newsletter Alert - August 2024 •33 Starnes Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2025 •SDF Labor & Employment Newsletter Alert - July 2024 •Starnes Davis Florie Ranked as a “Highly Recommended Litigation Firm” in the 2024 Edition of Benchmark Litigation •30 Starnes Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2024 •Sybil Newton and Scott Stevens Obtain Favorable Ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court •Starnes Davis Florie Highly Ranked in Benchmark Litigation 2023 •30 SDF ATTORNEYS LISTED IN BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA 2023 •Vaccine Mandate Update: OSHA Clear to Enforce, CMS in Limbo •TWENTY-TWO ATTORNEYS NAMED TO THE 2021 EDITION OF MID-SOUTH SUPER LAWYERS •STARNES RANKED AS A “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FIRM” IN THE 2022 EDITION OF BENCHMARK LITIGATION •COVID-19 Is Once Again Changing The Employment Landscape: Are You Keeping Up? •L&E News Alert: Biden’s Executive Order & the Effect on Non-Competes •L&E News Alert: Alabama Unemployment (UI) Fraud and Abuse
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Scott D. Stevens is one of 7,100 discrimination attorneys indexed nationally. Browse discrimination attorneys in Alabama →
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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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 Mobile 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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