Scott Shinkan
Trial / Appellate Trial Monitoring Attorney & Shareholder at Clausen Miller
- Role
- Shareholder at Clausen Miller P.C.
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Scott Shinkan
Scott is a skilled trial and appellate trial monitoring lawyer focused on defending insureds and counseling insurers on all aspects of casualty litigation for a wide range of industries. He defends hospitals, physicians, allied health professionals, and nurses in professional liability lawsuits. He represents the interests of state patient compensation funds. He successfully defends insureds with significant exposure at trial, arbitration, administrative hearings, and through alternative dispute resolution. Scott provides nationwide appellate trial monitoring of complex, high profile trials and represents the interests of primary and excess insurers, including cases involving significant insurance towers. Scott assists with trial preparation and monitors high exposure trials throughout the country, saving clients millions of dollars in potential exposure and helping to preserve issues appropriately for appellate review. Scott’s litigation practice also includes motor carriers, products liability, commercial general liability, contractors, worker’s compensation, toxic torts (diacetyl), and lawyer malpractice (defending lawsuits against plaintiffs’ and defense firms). Scott has experience in commercial litigation and first-party property coverage matters. He has successfully defended attorneys and law firms, churches, restaurants, telecommunications companies, muzzleloader and bullet manufacturers, construction companies and subcontractors, and numerous other insured clients. Scott counsels insurers on liability and coverage issues arising out of claims involving civil reversed convictions and catastrophic injury cases. Scott keeps clients informed with CE/CLE presentations on various topics.
Experience
Shareholder
Jan 2021 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Education
Wabash College
Artium Baccalaurei (B.A.), Economics
1998 — 2002
Valparaiso University School of Law
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
2002 — 2005
Skills
- Legal Writing
- Trials
- Courts
- Professional Liability
- Construction Law
- Product Liability
- Wrongful Death
- Mediation
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Non-Compete Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Insurance Law
- Civil Litigation
- Contract Review
- Commercial Litigation
- Intentional Torts
- Premises Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Toxic Tort
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Wrongful Death Claims
- Legal Malpractice
- Professional Malpractice
- Torts
- Federal Court Litigation
- Litigation
- Transportation Law
- Legal Research
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