Scott Wormsley
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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The University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., with distinction, 1996
The University of Iowa, B.A., History, 199
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
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
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Awards
- FDCC Defense Lawyers. Defense Leaders.
- Best Lawyers – Litigation – Insurance
- Best Lawyers – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants