St. Mary's University
A CATHOLIC AND MARIANIST LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTION
School of Law

L. Wayne Scott

L. Wayne Scott

ph: (210) 431-2271
email: wscott@stmarytx.edu

Professor of Law and Director of ADR Studies
B.A., 1961, Southwest Texas State University
J.D., 1962, University of Texas
M.A., 1971, Baylor University

Before St. Mary's

  • Partner in what is now the law firm of Sheehy, Lovelace, and Mayfield in Waco, Texas.
  • Briefing Attorney, Court of Criminal Appeals
  • Briefing Attorney, Supreme Court of Texas
  • U.S. Commissioner for the Western District of Texas
  • Lecturer in Law, Baylor University

Specialties:

Professor Scott is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in:

  • Civil Appellate
  • Civil Trial
  • Personal Injury Law

Publications:

Recent publications include:

Books:
  • Richard Flint and L. Wayne Scott: Texas Civil Procedure: Pretrial (2004)
  • Richard Flint and L. Wayne Scott: Texas Civil Procedure: Trial and Appeal (2004)
Article:
  • Appellate Mediation, published in State Bar of Texas, Appellate Advocate (Spring 2004)
CLE Papers:
  • Ethics of Conflict Resolution (St. Mary's School of Law and Texas Land Title Association Seminar, (December 2003)
  • Supreme Court of Texas April 2003-2004 (St. Mary's Alumni Institute, April 2004)
  • Trends in the Texas Supreme Court (State Bar Institute on Practice in the Texas Supreme Court, April 2004)
  • Three State Bar of Texas Supreme Court Update Telephone Seminars (with Mike Hatchell, Rusty McMains, and Judge Sarah Duncan)
  • State Bar Telephone Seminar: Future of Litigation Practice in Texas (with Justice Nathan Hecht, and the Presidents of the Texas Trial Lawyer's Association and The Texas Association of Defense Counsel)
  • State Bar of Texas Telephone Seminar: Tips, Tricks and Traps of Mediation
  • Presentation to Judges of Harris County: Future of Litigation Practice in Texas (with Justice Nathan Hecht, and the Presidents of the Texas Trial Lawyer's Association and The Texas Association of Defense Counsel)

Highlights:

Listed as one of the Super Lawyers of Texas by Texas Monthly (Nov. 2003)




Who We Are

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