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Scott G. Millard is an associate attorney with Cohen Battisti, Attorneys at Law. He is originally from the Stanton, Montcalm County area, attending and graduating from Central Montcalm Highschool. Upon Graduation he attended Central Michigan University, where he attaind a bachelor's degree in Earth Science and Social Science, with a minor in Legal Studies.. Scott received a scholarship to attend the Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School Of Law in Orlando, Florida. While in law school, Scott was a member of the Student Bar Association.  He also achieved Sweet 16 and Elite 8 finishes in consecutive years at the Robert F. Wagner National Moot Court Competition, held at the New York Law School in New York City, New York. The field of competitors included 46 teams from Law Schools located in states across the United States.  This provided Scott with both substantial legal writing and oral advocacy practice and experience.. While in law school Scott spent a week volunteering in New Orleans, Lousiana, where he worked at the Orleans Parish Public Defender's Office. While there he did legal work on a First Degree Murder case, including writing a motion to suppress evidence and a motion for De Novo Review. Scott also did an externship, clerking for the Honorable Anthony H. Johnson, Juvenile Division Administrative Judge for the Ninth Circuit Court of Florida. While there he aided judges by providing research and writing for both Juvenile Delinquency and Child Dependancy issues.. Scott served as an intern for the Honorable Suzanne Hoseth-Kreeger, Chief Judge for the 8th Judicial Circuit Court for Montcalm and Ionia Counties. Scott's work with Judge Hoseth-Kreeger involved legal research and writing in criminal, appellate, civil, and family law issues.. Scott began his legal career with Miel & Carr, PLC located in Montcalm County, Michigan.  While there Scott was able to learn from two experienced trial attorneys that specialize in criminal defense.  In addition to the cases Scott handled, Scott was able to work hand in hand with his supervising attorneys on many types of cases including cases involving sex offenses, child pornography, and serious drug felonies.. Scott gained significant noteriety from a publicized instance of being held in contempt by the Honorable Kenneth Post, District Court Judge for Ottawa County, Hudsonville, when Scott refused to allow his client to make certain admissions contrary to his client's Fifth Amendment right to, among other things, remain silent.  Specifically, the court demanded that the client answer questions about past drug use that certainly had the potential for being inculpatory in nature.. After three hours in jail, news stories by many West Michigan news papers, and several televised stories on Wood TV 8, the contempt ruling was overturned by the Honorable Edward Post (no relation).  Since this time a Judicial Tenure Commission Complaint is currently being investigated against the Honorable Kenneth Post and Scott has been granted a standing order for the disqualification of Judge Kenneth Post until the completion of this investigation.. Scott has attended several trial skills training seminars including: The National Criminal Defense College, Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan Trial College, Defender Summer School, and the many Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan quarterly training seminars.. Scott recently relocated to the State of Florida and accepted a position with Cohen Battisti, Attorneys at Law in Winter Park, Florida.  As an attorney with Cohen Battisti, Scott has expanded his practice to include civil litigation with insurance companies that attempt to short change homeowners that suffer sudden water losses to their property.. Scott has quickly developed a reputation for being prepared, capable, and unafraid of standing up for his client's rights. Scott would be happy to do this for you.

Primary practice areas include: commercial litigation, creditors rights, complex disputes involving contracts, businesses and real estate, and assisting businesses as their outside general counsel.  Particularly adept at identifying practical and efficient resolutions to problems and disputes, without protracted and disruptive litigation. Successfully obtained judgments and defended clients in numerous multi-million dollar legal actions in state, federal, bankruptcy and appellate courts throughout Florida in those cases where a resolution proved unavailable.  Previously served as an officer and corporate counsel to a Fortune 500 company, managing litigation and providing compliance and general counsel to several of the company’s divisions.  Served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Elizabeth A. Kovachevich, U.S. District Court judge.  Born in Winter Park, Florida.  Additional information can be found at:

Ms. Jackson practices in the area of general commercial litigation, real estate litigation, and personal injury litigation.  She has significant jury trial experience, and has managed trial matters for major corporations and individuals with an emphasis on international clientele.  Most of her experience relates to matters involving serious personal injuries and wrongful death, professional malpractice, out-of-country foreign judgment litigation, business torts, breach of contract, covenants not to compete, commercial landlord/tenant disputes, commercial lease disputes, insurance disputes, construction defects and real estate disputes.

I have been representing homeowners, building owners and community associations for over 16 years, which has always been interesting and rewarding.  I've enjoyed working with my clients toward successful resolutions of their claims and feel privileged that new clients are continually reaching out to me.. Outside of work, I travel throughout the world, ski and snow board, and coach youth baseball and football.  I am a professional skydiver holding a D-License, tandem instructor rating and Pro-Demonstration rating from the United States Parachute Association.

I am proud to say, we are not an T.V. advertising firm.  Our clients come to us by referrals from current and former clients, other lawyers, doctors, our friends in the community, and people who know of us by reputation.  We are very proud of reputation for responsiveness to our clients and our genuine interest in the welfare of our clients.  Being a non advertising firm means that we have more time to dedicate to our clients’ cases, and I think it is for this reason we have a higher level of client satisfaction compared to the experience of clients at an advertising firm.. I have been continuously practicing law in Florida since 1990 when I started my career as a prosecutor for Janet Reno in Miami. A prosecutor has the highest ethical responsibility of any practice in law, and I admire prosecutors and enjoyed this part of my career. After working as a prosecutor for a few years, I transitioned into private practice, representing victims in civil claims for injury and wrongful death. I have tried cases involving serious injury and death, claims against insurance companies, and represented hundreds of individuals and various civil claims. In the past ten years, my practice has grown to include two unique sub specialties within my civil practice, hospital lien litigation and automotive diminished value claims. I am known within Florida as a resource for help to attorneys and individuals grappling with hospitals’ aggressive tactics of attaching hospital liens against the settlement of a patient. This is a slowly evolving area of law in which clear answers are rare, and collaboration among lawyers is essential for civil practitioners. Diminished value claims are gaining in popularity due to increased consumer awareness of the ability to seek compensation for diminution in value to an automobile, motorcycle, RV, bus, or any valuable car owned by an individual or corporation. Most lawyers seem disinterested in this area of law, but I thoroughly enjoy handling this area of practice. I have found that the owners of expensive cars and motorcycles who retain me in diminished value claims seem to be some of the most satisfied and grateful clients, and this is a great feeling for me as a lawyer.