Scott Corlew

Mediator & Arbitrator

Mississippi

Scott Corlew is engaged in the general practice of law, focusing primarily on litigation and the defense of insurers, their insureds, and businesses. He also has extensive experience with mediation and alternative dispute resolution, wills and estates, eminent domain, general business practice, contract disputes and real property. He has been with the law firm of Bryan, Nelson, Schroeder, Castigliola & Banahan since 1998 and has been a partner since 2003; previously, he was an associate with the firm of Robert Krebs PA from 1997-1998. He has tried in excess of 100 jury and non-jury trials. He has litigated other cases including personal injury, bad faith insurance claims, maritime matters, and eminent domain, in which he successfully represented a property owner in having one of Mississippi’s eminent domain statutes overturned as unconstitutional. He has lectured in continuing legal education courses and seminars dealing not only with the practice of law, but also mediation and alternative dispute resolution. He is currently licensed to practice law in all State and Federal courts in Mississippi.

Education

  • B.A., University of Mississippi, 1992
  • J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, 1996
  • Basic Mediation Skills, 2003
  • Mediation Skills Workshop, 2012

Memberships/Affiliations

President, Jackson County Bar Association, 2012-13

Fee Dispute Committee (former chairman, 2005-present)

Mississippi Bar Association

ADR Section Committee

Officer - three years, Sigma Nu Fraternity

Kiwanis Club, 1997-2002 (Chairman, Human Spiritual Virtues Chairman, Membership Committee)

Chairman, United Way Professional,1998-1999

First United Methodist (Chairman, Mission Committee; Chairman, Youth Group Committee; Children's Committee; Crime Committee)

Pascagoula Strategic Action Team

Pascagoula Student Activity Committee; Board Member

Salvation Army 1999 - present

Vice-President and Trip Coordinator, Historic Ocean Springs Fly-Fishing Club, 2002

President, Singing River Soccer Club, 2012

Awards/Recognition’s

AV rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity

Super Lawyers Magazine; Mid-South Rising Stars Nominee, 2010

Overall Winner, Contracts Negotiation Competition, First Year Law Class 1993-1994

Life Member, National Region of Who's Who

Category
Mississippi Mediators