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SCOTT R. McMILLEN

Mr. McMillen received his Bachelor of Science degree in Government from Florida State University in 1976, and his Doctor of Law degree from Emory University in 1979. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia (since 1979) and The Florida Bar (since 1980). 

Mr. McMillen is admitted to practice before all state courts of Georgia and Florida.  He is also admitted to practice before the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal and United States District Courts for the Northern Districts of Georgia and Florida, and the Middle District of Florida.  His is involved in numerous bar association activities including: The American Bar Association (Fellow of the American Bar Association Foundation); Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Medical Malpractice Task Force, Committee Chairman, 1997-98); the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Birth Trauma Litigation Group, HMO Litigation Group, and Laparoscopic Surgery Litigation Group); the Orange County Bar Association (President 1999-2000; Executive Council 1993-96,  Medical-Legal Committee Chairman 1991, 1993);and the Legal Aid Society (President 1996-97, Board of Trustees, 1993-96).  He is a member and immediate past chair of the Judicial Nominating Commission for Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeals.  

Mr. McMillen is a frequent lecturer to other lawyers and to the medical profession about medical malpractice issues. He currently serves as the author of the medical malpractice column in the Journal of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, a highly regarded litigation journal published monthly by the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.  He has been licensed by the State of Florida as a Certified Emergency Medical Technician, or "EMT" (inactive).

Mr. McMillen has been rated "AV" by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. The "A" represents "legal ability", and is the highest score given, defined by Martindale as "very high to preeminent". The "V" score represents "adherence to professional standards of conduct and ethics, reliability, diligence and other criteria relevant to the discharge of professional responsibilities." It is also the highest score given. 

He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and has been featured in Leading American Attorneys in the field of medical malpractice.

 

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