Scott A. Shanes

Scott Shanes represents corporations, partnerships, and individuals in contract disputes, business tort cases, financial and securities actions under the Federal Securities Act and/or the Texas Securities Act, including matters within the ambit of FINRA.

Scott frequently works with national and regional banks to defend lender liability claims, alleged breaches of fiduciary duty, and related contract claims. Scott helps clients achieve their goals, whether that is pre-litigation representation of clients in an effort to resolve disputes quickly to avoid costs or "bet the company" representation that necessitates a full trial team to win at the courthouse or before an arbitration panel. In each situation, Scott works with the client at each stage of the litigation to ensure that the client’s objectives are clearly defined and that the litigation plan is specifically tailored to meet those objectives. 

Scott tries cases and has handled over forty jury/bench trials in both state and federal courts. These matters have ranged from targeted, one-day trials to multi-month proceedings.