Scott R. Shinkan
Shareholder
Location: Chicago, IL
Phone: 312.606.7430
Email: sshinkan@clausen.com
Scott is a skilled trial and appellate trial monitoring lawyer focused on defending insureds and counseling insurers on all aspects of casualty litigation for a wide range of industries. He defends physicians and practice groups in medical malpractice lawsuits. Scott represents physicians practicing in many branches of medicine, including obstetrics and gynecology, orthopaedics, emergency medicine, internal medicine, and numerous other specialties and interdisciplinary fields. He represents the interests of state patient compensation funds. He successfully defends physicians at trial and through other forms of alternative dispute resolution with exposures well into the millions.
Scott provides nationwide appellate trial monitoring of complex, high profile trials and represents the interests of excess insurers, including cases involving significant insurance towers. Scott assists with trial preparation and monitors high exposure trials throughout the country, saving clients millions of dollars in potential exposure and helping to preserve issues appropriately for appellate review.
Scott’s litigation practice also includes motor carriers, products liability, commercial general liability, contractors, worker’s compensation, toxic torts (diacetyl) and lawyer malpractice (defending lawsuits against plaintiffs’ and defense firms). Scott has a niche practice defending muzzleloader and bullet manufacturers, and he has experience in first-party property coverage litigation. He has successfully defended attorneys and law firms, churches, restaurants, cable providers, muzzleloader and bullet manufacturers, construction companies and subcontractors, and numerous other insured clients. Scott counsels insurers on liability and coverage issues arising out of claims involving civil malicious prosecution and reversed convictions, catastrophic injuries, and motor carrier accidents. Scott keeps clients informed with CE/CLE presentations on various topics.
Scott received his Artium Baccalaurei (B.A.) degree in Economics from Wabash College, where he was a leader in the classroom, in his fraternity, and on the baseball diamond. He completed the Walt Disney World College Program. Scott was a judicial extern for Ret. Judge Sheldon Gardner of the Cook County Circuit Court Law Division, Tax and Miscellaneous Remedies Section.
Chicago
Illinois 60603
10 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
T: 312.855.1010 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick
New York
New York 10005
28 Liberty Street 39th Floor
New York, New York 10005
T: 212.805.3900 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri
Mission Viejo
California 92691
27285 Las Ramblas
Suite 200
Mission Viejo, California 92691
T: 949.260.3100 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 949.260.3190 Office Managing Partner: Ian R. Feldman
Florham Park
New Jersey 07932
100 Campus Drive
Florham Park, New Jersey 07932
T: 973.410.4130 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 973.410.4169 Office Managing Partner: Carl M. Perri
Michigan City
Indiana 46360
200 Commerce Square
Michigan City, Indiana 46360
T: 219.262.6106 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partners: Paige M. Neel, Kimbley A. Kearney
Milwaukee
Wisconsin 53202
250 E. Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 1800
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
T: 414.279.5525 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: James M. Weck
Stamford
Connecticut 06902
68 Southfield Avenue
2 Stamford Landing Suite 100
Stamford, Connecticut 06902
T: 203.921.0303 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 212.805.3939 Office Managing Partner: Matthew J. Van Dusen
Tampa
Florida 33609
4830 West Kennedy Boulevard, One Urban Center
Suite 600
Tampa, Florida 33609
T: 813.509.2578 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick Co-Managing Partner: Kelly M. Vogt
San Francisco
California 94111
100 Pine Street
Suite 1250
San Francisco, California 94111
T: 415.287.2744 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 949.260.3190 Office Managing Partner: Ian R. Feldman
Houston
Texas 77019
2929 Allen Parkway
American General Center, Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77019
T: 346.229.4612 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Ramy P. Elmasri
Dallas
Texas 75201
325 N. Saint Paul Street
Suite 3100
Dallas, Texas 75201
T: 469.942.8635 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Ramy P. Elmasri
Boca Raton
Florida 33434
7777 Glades Road
Suite 405
Boca Raton, Florida 33434
T: 561.765.5305 TF: 800.826.3505 F: 312.606.7777 Office Managing Partner: Dennis D. Fitzpatrick Co-Managing Partner: Kelly M. Vogt