 Scott Ridge concentrates in insurance defense litigation practice. His career has included defense of personal injury lawsuits of all types, from automobile negligence to medical malpractice, as well as other related insurance issues, including insurance coverage opinions, declaratory judgments actions and the defense of first party claims. Scott regularly defends religious institutions as well. Scott is a 1970 graduate from Nebraska Wesleyan University, and a 1972 graduate of The Drake University Law School. He began his career in civil litigation in 1973 with one of the leading law firms in Lake County, Illinois, and has successfully defended and tried numerous cases in the Illinois courts. Scott served as a member of the Lake County Mandatory Arbitration Committee, which pioneered the use of arbitration as a mandatory mechanism for certain cases. Scott attended the DePaul University Mediation Program and was certified as a mediator in 2002. He is a member of the Lake County Illinois and Illinois State Bar associations, as well as the Federal Trial Bar. He has made numerous presentations to insurance companies concerning topics such as insurance coverage issues and insurance company incident investigation from the trial lawyer's perspective. |