Walter J. 'Skip' Scott

Walter J. “Skip” Scott is a Diamond McCarthy partner and commercial trial lawyer with the firm’s Dallas office.

Skip handles a wide range of business and commercial litigation involving securities and fraud; oil and gas disputes; professional liability suits involving accountants, directors and officers; environmental actions; real estate; business torts; and contract disputes with private and governmental entities.

Among Skip’s noteworthy cases are obtaining a resolution of a $5 million federal district court judgment against the Philippine government; serving as lead trial counsel for plaintiffs in a reverse-discrimination case holding racial preferences unconstitutional; and acting as trial counsel for a plaintiff in a breach of natural gas contract and related business tort claims that resulted in a $6 million jury verdict.

Skip also serves as special U.S. legal counsel to the Office of the President for the Republic of the Philippines and as special advisor to the secretary of finance for the Republic of the Philippines.

Skip is licensed to practice in Texas and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

Representative Cases

• Lead trial counsel for plaintiffs in Hopwood reverse-discrimination case holding racial preferences unconstitutional.
• Resolution of $5 million federal district court judgment against the Philippine Government.
• Trial counsel for plaintiff in Texas state court suit resulting in Jury verdict for approximately $6 million for breach of natural gas contract and related business tort claims.
• Defense of natural gas gathering company against breach of contract and fraud claims in Texas state court.
• Defense of large regional bank holding company against $60 million securities fraud lawsuit in Oklahoma federal district court and United States Bankruptcy Court.
• Trial counsel for defendant in Texas state court defamation suit by medical doctor relating to industrial accident.
• Trial counsel for former executive obtaining successful Jury verdict in Dallas federal district court for unpaid bonus payments.
• Prosecution of a $5 million judgment in Dallas federal district court against a principal of a failed private trust company on RICO and state law claims.

• Barrier and Roundbox Restructure Former Hard Rock Park With Assistance From Diamond McCarthy

• Walter J. "Skip" Scott guest speaker at Economics of Legal Process Outsourcing Forum, Plano, TX (June 25, 2009)