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Education
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Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law
J.D. 1999
Temple Law Review, Managing Editor; Wapner Newman & Wigrizer graduation award for outstanding civil trial skills; Teaching Assistant, Integrated Trial Advocacy Program; Publication: "Lock-up for Government Contractor Impunity: Private Prisons Denied Section 1983 Immunity," 71 Temple Law Rev. 417 (1998)
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Boston College
B.A. 1991
English and Philosophy
Admissions
Kentucky
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Service Areas
- Business Litigation
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate Advocacy
- Civil Litigation
- Class Action, Mass Action & Multi-District Litigation
- Commercial Disputes - Contracts and Business Torts
- Financial Services Litigation
- Government and Regulatory Litigation
- Real Estate & Land Use Litigation
- Toxic Tort & Environmental Defense
- White Collar Criminal Defense Litigation
- Energy & Electrical Power Law
- Mining & Natural Resources
- Product Liability
Industry Experience
- Arbitration / Mediation / Dispute Resolution
- Banking / Financial Services
- Chemical & Allied Products / Plastics
- Energy
- Financing
- Government Procurement & Contracts
- Natural Resources / Mining / Energy
- Wholesalers / Distributors
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Louisville Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Brightside, Board of Directors
- WaterStep, Board of Directors
- Gallopalooza Festival, former board member
Scott Barber is a Member based in the Louisville office. He is a member of the firm's Business Litigation and Torts & Insurance Practice Service Groups where he handles a variety of complex matters for the firm's clients including complex commercial litigation, financial institutions concerns, antitrust matters, and energy disputes.
Recent Assignments
- Defended complex foreclosure and counterclaim matters for a number of financial institutions
- Lead counsel to international oil and gas exploration company involved in multi-million dollar oil and gas rights disputes
- Defended complex commercial fraud claims brought against payment system companies
- Defended shareholder fiduciary duty claims brought against private equity fund
- Successfully tried wrongful death products liability claim filed against a leading lawn tractor manufacturer
- Defended $8 million class action tax fraud claim filed against a national telecommunications company
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
- "Coal Industry Land Law," HalfMoon Seminars, Lexington, Ky., January 22, 2010
Before Stites & Harbison
Before joining Stites & Harbison, Mr. Barber served as a Law Clerk from 1999 to 2001 for Hon. Jerome B. Simandle, U.S. District Court Judge for the District of New Jersey, and practiced white-collar criminal defense and commercial litigation with the Philadelphia office of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP.
More Than Stites & Harbison
Outside the firm, Mr. Barber serves on the Board of Directors for the Brightside and WaterStep. In 2009, he was appointed by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear to serve as a member of the Kentucky Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, a post to which he was reappointed in 2012.
For more information about Scott's practice, click here.