Attorneys
Scott D. Peterson
Telephone: 781-749-4433
Email: scott@foleylawpractice.com
Scott has been a litigator since 1986. He has extensive experience trying all types of cases in both state and federal courts. His experience and accomplishments in “general litigation” were recognized by Boston Magazine in 2006, when he was named a “Massachusetts Super Lawyer.”
Scott’s extensive litigation experience includes but is not limited to construction accident and construction defects cases, employment discrimination cases, and insurance disputes. He has litigated cases in both the state and federal courts and has attended hearings or conducted depositions in 19 other jurisdictions. He has also argued cases before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court and has many reported cases.
In addition to his courtroom experience, Scott has represented clients in administrative proceedings, including “public hearings” before the MCAD and complaints against professional licensees before the Division of Professional Licensure. He also arbitrates and mediates cases privately and through Court-sponsored Alternate Dispute Resolution. Finally, he has served as a panelist in legal seminars sponsored by MCLE and Lorman Education Services.
Scott has numerous legal publications representative of the fields in which he has litigation experience. His most recent publications include:
- Tort Liability Implications for Leased Employees, 35 Mass. Lawyer’s Weekly 1375 (2007);
- Indemnification and “Additional Insured” Clauses in Construction Contracts – Passing the Buck, 89 Mass. L. Rev 15 (Summer, 2004);
Bar Admissions and professional and community affiliations include:
- Massachusetts Bar - December, 1986
- United States District Court - October, 1987
- United States Supreme Court - June, 2004
- Board of Registration in Optometry [Public Member/Secretary]
- Plymouth County Bar Association Board of Directors [Treasurer]
- Massachusetts Bar Association House of Delegates [PCBA designee]
- Special Assistant District Attorney – Plymouth County D.A.’s Office
- Hingham Community Center Board of Directors
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Education
- Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA – Juris Doctorate, May, 1986
- Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA – Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, May, 1983