Biography

PROFILE

A former owner and partner of Donohue, Patrick & Scott PLLC, Keely Scott is a full-time mediator who brings more than 30 years of diverse litigation experience to her mediation clients.

Mrs. Scott has mediated more than 900 cases across a broad range of practice areas including, simple and complex personal injury matters; first- and third-party property damage claims; complex insurance coverage and bad-faith disputes; mass tort litigation; commercial and contract disputes; professional liability matters; maritime and Jones Act claims; railroad and FELA litigation; trucking and transportation matters; and construction disputes of all types (including construction defects, design errors and omissions, delay claims, contract disputes, accident claims, redhibition, and NHWA claims).

Mrs. Scott has served as a court appointed mediator to the United States District Courts for the Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana. She is a Qualified Civil Mediator by the Louisiana State Bar Association. In 2014, Mrs. Scott completed intensive mediation training at Pepperdine Law School’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, one of the world’s leading dispute resolution programs.

In her litigation practice, Mrs. Scott represented clients in jury and bench trials in Louisiana state and federal courts and in Texas state courts. She also served as national counsel for U.S. and international clients in state and federal courts across the United States. She has represented clients in arbitration and before the Louisiana Legislature and various Louisiana state administrative boards and commissions. Mrs. Scott has represented clients in personal injury, property damage, complex insurance coverage, mass tort, commercial, products liability, professional liability and transportation litigation. She has extensive experience in construction disputes including representing architects, engineers and contractors in litigation involving construction defects, delays, personal injuries, property damage and design errors and/or omissions arising out of the construction of sports venues and stadiums, hotels and conference centers, office buildings, energy production facilities, condominium and apartment complexes, single family residences, student dormitories, university libraries and buildings, schools, shopping centers, churches, recreational facilities, and roads, bridges and highways. After a nationwide interview process, Mrs. Scott was selected as one of three attorneys to defend claims arising out of the MGM Mirage CityCenter Construction Project in Las Vegas.

Mrs. Scott was born on August 3, 1969, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She is admitted to the Louisiana Bar (1995), the Texas Bar (2003), the U.S. District Courts: Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. She is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell by members of the bar and judiciary for legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards.

Mrs. Scott is an experienced and frequent speaker on mediation/ADR, first and third-party insurance coverage and liability matters and construction litigation.

TESTIMONIALS

Thank you, Keely. You are batting 1,000. All the lawyers I talk to in La. hold you in high regard and say you are the best at getting these cases resolved.

Thank you for everything, Keely. I was impressed by how skillfully you handled this, given that it had gone essentially nowhere before your involvement. Even after a lot of years doing this, it’s still a real treat watching skilled professionals who are masters at their craft.

"You must be the most effective mediator this side of the Mississippi as your involvement has enabled us to broker a settlement in advance of the mediation!"

“Thank you for your excellent work in dealing with the personality conflicts in this case. We never thought we could actually reach a resolution short of trial.”

“Great job! Your after mediation follow up was key to getting this one done.”

“My client was extremely impressed with your handling of this matter. We will be hiring you again in the future.”

“We really appreciate your hard work in moving the parties to a settlement.”

“We have never seen a deal like this …and it worked! Awesome job!”

“You mediated the ... case for us a while back, and we were pleased with the job you did. We have three active cases similar to the one you mediated, one of which certainly needs mediation.”

“Great job today. My client was satisfied with the result and your efforts. Great meeting you and look forward to working with you in the future.”