Scott Wormsley

Partner
Omaha
Des Moines

Scott Wormsley is a partner in Lamson Dugan & Murray’s West Des Moines office where he has a broad litigation practice that includes an emphasis in the areas of insurance defense, product liability and professional liability. He has over 30 first-chair jury verdicts and is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell.

Scott has handled a wide variety of cases through verdict including those involving personal injuries in the nursing home context, premises liability, explosions, motor vehicle accidents, and property damage claims. Notable first-chair verdicts include a defense verdict in a long-term care facility wrongful death case with a multi-million-dollar demand to the jury, a defense verdict in a fall case involving traumatic brain injury and paralysis with a jury demand of over $30 million, a defense verdict in a premises liability case involving significant orthopedic injuries, and a defense verdict in an underinsured motorist case involving extensive personal injury claims. He has argued numerous cases at the Iowa Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.

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Career Highlights
Education

The University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., with distinction, 1996

The University of Iowa, B.A., History, 199

Admitted to Bars & Courts

Nevada

Iowa

U.S. District Court, District of Nevada

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa

U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit

Memberships, Boards, & Committees

American Bar Association

C. Edwin Moore American Inn of Court

Defense Research Institute

Iowa Defense Counsel Association

Iowa State Bar Association

Polk County Bar Association

Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel

The Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (“FDCC”) is an international organization that was founded in 1936 and is limited to 1,200 of the top corporate and defense attorneys in the country. The Federation is a professional trade association of peer-reviewed, premier defense and corporate counsel and industry executives dedicated to leading the profession by advance in the principals of civil justice, actionable knowledge and fostering the trust and value of fellowship.

Practice Emphasis
Publications
Significant Cases

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Awards

  • FDCC Defense Lawyers. Defense Leaders.
  • Best Lawyers – Litigation – Insurance
  • Best Lawyers – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants