Scott T. Dickens

Scott began practicing primarily in the areas of insurance defense and commercial litigation. In 1988, Scott and a team of other attorneys from his previous firm undertook the defense of 24 product manufacturers in the San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Scott had primary responsibility for defending four of the manufacturers, including all discovery and other pretrial proceedings as well as participation in the jury trial in 1989.

In 1991, Scott was selected by a home appliance manufacturer to serve as one of its National Product Liability Counsel and its sole Coordinating Counsel for a line of claims and lawsuits. In those roles, Scott has defended many hundreds of cases throughout the United States involving severe personal injury and death, as well as major property damage caused by fire and water. Scott has also assisted in the selection and management of local counsel, and he has arbitrated and mediated claims and lawsuits nationwide.

Since 1995, Scott has also defended a major product manufacturer and property owner in its asbestos personal injury cases throughout Kentucky, working in association with the client’s national outside counsel. Scott has obtained summary judgment and voluntary dismissals in many cases, and has negotiated favorable settlements in the others.

Scott has also served as Kentucky counsel for a manufacturer of dust masks in a group of lawsuits filed by individuals diagnosed with coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, a pharmaceutical manufacturer in litigation involving drug pricing, and a major insurance company in litigation involving claim payment practices. Starting in 2008, Scott has served regionally as counsel for an international corporation involved with the construction of power generating facilities regarding occupational safety and liability issues.

Scott has been appointed three times to serve as a Special Justice on the Kentucky Supreme Court. He has served as an appointed Trial Commissioner for the Kentucky Bar Association Attorney Disciplinary System since 1998. His community activities have included serving as an appointed member of the Louisville Metro Police Merit Board and serving in a Christian ministry for incarcerated fathers, as well as participating in a variety of outreach programs with his church. His leisure interests include riding dirt bikes, exercise, and spending time with his wife and four sons.