Practice Areas
Education
Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1981, cum laude
Michigan State University, B.A., 1978, with high honors
Bar and Court Admissions
Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Scott L. Mandel
Joining Foster Swift in 1981, Scott is a shareholder and the co-leader of the General Litigation Practice Group. Scott has amassed vast experience in a number of areas, including: Business Litigation, Civil Rights Defense, Personal Injury Litigation, Insurance Company Insolvency Proceedings; and Licensing and Regulation of Health Care Professionals. Much of Scott’s practice concerns complex litigation, including representation of governmental entities as large corporations.
Scott is recognized for talents in Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law; in American Lawyer as Top Commercial Litigation Lawyers; and Top 5% of Attorneys in Michigan from Michigan SuperLawyers. It's for these reasons that Scott is a highly sought out insurance defense attorney in Lansing.
Scott is admitted to practice before all Michigan State and Federal Courts, the Sixth Circuit, United States Supreme Court and the Federal Trade Commission. He is a member of the Federal Bar Association of Western Michigan; the American Bar Association, where he serves on the Public Regulation Insurance Committee of the Tort Insurance Practice Group; and the State Bar of Michigan, where he has served on the Insurance Law Committee as well as the State Trial Courts Committee. Locally, Scott serves on the Board of Directors of the Ingham County Bar Association and the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel. He also serves on the Steering Committee for the Hillman Advocacy Program. He has also served as a member of the Tri-County Pro Bono Project Board of Directors.
Scott regularly speaks to legal and professional organizations. Among the groups he has addressed are the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors, the Michigan Insurance Federation, and the Ingham County Bar Association.
An alumnus of Michigan State University and an active member of MSU’s Mid-Michigan Alumni Association, Scott graduated with high honors and was inducted into the honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma before completing his legal education and juris doctorate, cum laude, from Wayne State University in 1981.
Highlights & Recognitions
AV® Preeminent™ Martindale-Hubbell
Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law)
Michigan Superlawyers (Business Litigation, Personal Injury Defense, General Litigation)
News
- 21 Foster Swift Attorneys named to 2011 Michigan Super Lawyers; 4 named Michigan Rising Stars, September 12, 2011
- Five Foster Swift Attorneys named 'Lawyer of the Year', November 1, 2010
- 18 Foster Swift Lawyers Included on 2010 Super Lawyers List, October 28, 2010
- Foster Swift's 2011 Best Lawyers, August 17, 2010
- Smith and Mandel Announced as Super Lawyers, February 26, 2010
- Nineteen Foster Swift Attorneys Named in 2009 Super Lawyers, September 22, 2009
- Foster Swift Announces 2009 Best Lawyers, August 18, 2009
Memberships & Affiliations
Legal Affiliations:
- State Bar of Michigan
- American Bar Association
- Ingham County Bar Association, President 2011-2012, Board of Directors 2009-present
- Federal Bar Association
Industry & Professional Associations:
- Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
- Association of Defense Trial Lawyers
- Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute
