Scott Perry has been a noted trial lawyer for over 20 years. He is proud to have
obtained many of the largest verdicts and settlements in the DMV (Washington, DC,
Maryland, and Virginia). Scott’s achievements were specially recognized when he was
inducted into the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invite only group of the Top 100 Plaintiff’s
lawyers in the United States. Scott is one of only two members of the Inner Circle in
Virginia. Scott is also a Board-Certified Trial Lawyer, having undergone an extensive
process demonstrating his proficiency in this area of law.
Scott regularly takes on the largest corporations in the U.S. in product liability, aviation,
medical malpractice, and wrongful death cases.
While Scott has handled varied cases over the years, he enjoys cases where he can
make change. For example, Scott once represented a family in a devastating case
involving a drowning on the Potomac River. The victim, an 18-year-old Filipino
immigrant, became a rowing coach while on summer break from his Ivy League
university. Unfortunately, one beautiful day, the victim was thrown from the launch and
tragically drowned—despite being a strong swimmer.
When Perry investigated the case further, he discovered that the sport of rowing in the
U.S. fell well behind its European counterparts when it came to safety. Coaches in other
countries are required to wear special life vests and safety lanyards—and he
successfully argued that safety measures like these could have prevented this tragedy.
Perry’s represented families in several other sporting injury and wrongful death cases
since then.
Scott’s unique litigation approach led to multiple multi-million-dollar verdicts and
settlements. Here are just some recent highlights:
- Scott was a member of the trial team that obtained a record-setting $360 million verdict
- A $35.6 million jury verdict for a catastrophically injured client
- A $16 million settlement on behalf of a young man who suffered catastrophic injuries during a routine hospitalization
- A $12 million medical malpractice jury verdict for a family who lost a 39-year-oldwife and mother due to an undiagnosed blood clot
- A $10 million verdict on behalf of a young man permanently injured during a school event
- A $7.8 million settlement on behalf of a young woman fatally injured during surgery
- A $4.5 million sexual abuse lawsuit involving two special-needs adults who were raped and impregnated by a workshop employee
- A $3.0 million medical malpractice verdict for the family of a lawyer whose heart was punctured during a minor procedure
- A $2.0 million medical malpractice jury verdict for a woman whose leg was amputated when a blood clot went undiagnosed
- A $1.55 million medical malpractice verdict for a federal worker whose ureter was sewed shut during a hysterectomy
- A $1.50 million premises liability lawsuit for the family of a child who drowned in a pool
- A $1.5 million settlement on behalf of a young teacher who suffered a brain injury after falling on black ice
- A $1.5 million settlement on behalf of a woman who suffered permanent brain injuries during surgery
Helping the Davids Stand Up to the Goliaths
Over the last 20 years, Scott has been consistently nominated as a Washington, D.C.-
area “Super Lawyer,” honored in Virginia Lawyers Weekly, and was named Medical
Malpractice Lawyer of the Year.
What’s more, with a brain-injury survivor in his own immediate family, Scott is wellaware of the challenges families face—which is why he’s a longtime supporter and
volunteer for Brain Injury Services, an organization dedicated to helping brain-injured
children and adults build needed skills.
Scott, his wife JoAnn, and their two young children live in Northern Virginia. In his free
time, Perry is an avid exercise enthusiast—though his favorite physical activity is
traveling with his family
