Scott W. Weinstein

Bio Overview:

Scott was born, raised and educated in Florida. A second-generation trial lawyer, Scott serves as the Managing Partner of the firm's National Consumer Class Action and Mass Tort Department, handling mass tort litigation, consumer class action litigation and complex commercial litigation nationwide. Scott has broad experience and is nationally known in the areas of consumer protection, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, and cases involving food-borne illnesses. He has served in leadership positions in many consumer class actions in State and Federal Courts nationwide as well as in Multi-District Litigation. He was appointed Co-Lead and Liaison Counsel In re: Denture Cream Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2051 (Southern District of Florida) and to Plaintiffs' Steering Committees, i.e., In re: Heparin Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1953 (Northern District of Ohio); In re: Digitek Products Liability Litigation, MDL No 1968 (Southern District of West Virginia); In re: Total Body Formula Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1985 (Northern District of Alabama); In re: Bayer Corp. Combination Aspirin Products Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL No. 2023 (Eastern District of New York); In re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2047 (Eastern District of Louisiana); In re: Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation, Consolidated Case No.: 08-0511 (District of Columbia), (Class Counsel and Member of Plaintiffs' Steering Committee).

Education: University of Florida: BS, 1982 JD, 1985 Florida Blue Key Honors, Affiliations and Certifications: Member; Florida Bar Board of Governors Past President, Lee County (Florida) Bar Association Past Chair, The Florida Bar Grievance Committee “A” Twentieth Judicial Circuit Twentieth Judicial Circuit Peer Review Committee Past President, Naples/Fort Myers Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”) Martindale-Hubbell ® Peer Review “AV” Rating Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit and County Mediator Florida Supreme Court approved Arbitrator Florida Legal Elite Bar Admissions: The Florida Bar United States District Court, Middle District of Florida United States District Court, Southern District of Florida United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit United States Court of Federal Claims Practice Areas: Consumer Litigation Mass Tort Litigation Class Action Litigation Complex Commercial Litigation AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell