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Provided by Scott McLaren
Litigation; Commercial Landlord/Tenant; Property Tax Litigation; Eminent Domain; Class Action & Complex Mass Tort; COVID-19 Response Team; Land Use & Development Rights; Real Property Litigation
Scott McLaren is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in both Civil Trial Law and Business Litigation, and has served multiple terms on the firm’s Management and Compensation Committees. Scott is licensed in Florida and Georgia, and concentrates his practice on litigation involving business disputes, real estate, land use, and construction issues, as well as complex commercial litigation. Scott has extensive courtroom and jury trial experience in prosecuting and defending lawsuits and administrative proceedings involving zoning and land use issues, claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, deceptive and unfair trade practices, class action claims, breach of contract, condemnation, environmental issues, construction claims, Section 1983 claims, property tax issues, land title claims, corporate and partnership disputes, non-compete issues, commercial leasing disputes, qui tam issues, restrictive covenant issues, and other business torts and real property issues.
Scott has been involved in litigating several cases with significant impact upon the business and development communities. These cases include significant (seven and eight figure) damages awards to clients, seven and eight figure settlements paid to clients, defense judgments for clients, and multiple court rulings allowing development plans of clients to proceed (condo towers, apartments, cell towers, single family, industrial, retail, office, and mixed use developments) and others requiring demolition/removal of improvements from real property. Scott’s appellate experience includes primary responsibility for appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court, Florida Supreme Court, Georgia Court of Appeals, Florida’s District Courts of Appeal, as well as administrative appeals before the Florida Governor and Cabinet.
Scott has received numerous professional accolades, and is most proud of his pro bono work. Since 2015, he has chaired the Tampa Federal Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee. In 2024, the Federal Judiciary of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida presented Scott with the Hon. Thomas B. McCoun III Champion of Justice Award for his pro bono service. Additionally, in 2017, Scott was presented with the Pro Bono Service and Excellence Award from the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.
American Bar Association
The Florida Bar
Hillsborough County Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia
Fellow, International Society of Barristers
Federal Bar Association, Tampa Bay Chapter
The Business Counsel
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Scott McLaren has wide-ranging experience representing clients in land use matters, such as land use applications, as well as expertise in litigation matters.
Provided by Chambers
Scott is an exceptional litigator.
Scott's presentations in court are direct, clear and persuasive.
His experience and pragmatic approach make it very easy to follow his logic.
Scott provides invaluable guidance when the stakes are high.
Scott is an exceptional litigator.
Scott's presentations in court are direct, clear and persuasive.
His experience and pragmatic approach make it very easy to follow his logic.
Scott provides invaluable guidance when the stakes are high.