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820 SW 2nd Ave Ste 200 , Portland , Oregon 97204
Practice Areas: Social Security
Scott Sell was born in Minnesota in 1980. Early in his life, Scott worked in the building trades and as a foundryman at a production bronze foundry. He graduated from Marlboro College in Marlboro Vermont with High Honors after attending with a scholarship for the study of social justice. Between college and law school he worked as an outreach worker for people experiencing mental illness and homelessness.. Scott attended Willamette College of Law in Salem, Oregon with a Law Merit scholarship. During law school, Scott worked in the disability section of Thomas, Coon, Newton and Frost. He also represented the state in community court proceedings as a clerk for the Multnomah County District Attorney’s office. Scott graduated law school Magna Cum Laude.. Before returning to Thomas, Coon, Newton, and Frost, Scott served as the Senior Clerk for the Honorable James C. Egan at the Oregon Court of Appeals.. Scott exclusively represents disabled people seeking long term disability benefits from private insurance companies and the Social Security Administration. Scott has successfully represented hundreds of disabled people in administrative hearings and federal court actions.. Scott lives in Southeast Portland with his wife and two children. He is a committed bicycle commuter.
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“Scott is the only lawyer I refer folks to for Social Security Disability matters. Scott was a social worker before he was a lawyer. He’s skilled at helping people who have been thr…”