Scott Roberts

Bar / Professional Activity

• Alabama State Bar; Birmingham Bar Association (including Workers’ Compensation Section); Tennessee Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Workers’ Compensation Claims Association; Alabama Self Insurers Association; American Bar Association (including Tort Trial and Insurance Practice, Workers’ Compensation Law and Commercial Transportation Litigation subcommittees);, 2025

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• Successfully defended an auto parts manufacturer against allegations of a retaliatory termination stemming from an employee's claimed workplace injury., 2024
• Successfully defended transportation company and its driver in a lawsuit arising out of a motor vehicle accident involving two additional vehicles., 2024
• Successfully defended telecommunications company in a lawsuit arising out of an industrial accident that rendered plaintiff a paraplegic, 2024
• Favorable settlement for a trucking company and its driver with potential liability exceeding $3 million for causing a high-impact motor vehicle collision with an 84-year-old individual. The plaintiff suffered catastrophic and debilitating injuries requiring permanent placement in a nursing home for lifelong care.    , 2023
• Obtained a defense verdict for a leading national retail corporation in a lawsuit filed by a plaintiff who claimed to have sustained severe physical injuries on the premises. The injuries purportedly led to extensive past and anticipated future medical expenses, substantial loss of income, and the permanent inability to resume employment., 2023
• Favorable settlement for engineering company that manufactured an allegedly defective machine used in the foundry industry  that caused gruesome crush and burn injuries when a worker's hand and wrist were trapped between two sides of a hot box heated to 530°F., 2022
• Obtained summary judgment for supervisory employee accused of willful conduct and failure to repair safety devices allegedly causing significant permanent injuries and damages to a coworker, 2022
• Favorable settlement for transportation company and driver in a high exposure case arising out of a rear-end motor vehicle accident causing significant personal injuries to three occupants in the other vehicle, 2021
• Obtained early dismissal of lawsuit against premises owner accused of negligent and wanton conduct for the alleged failure to safeguard guests and employees from physical and sexual assaults by third-party trespassers, 2021
• Favorable settlement in wrongful death lawsuit against adult daycare accused of negligently and wantonly failing to supervise program participants, 2020
• Obtained summary judgment for international auto parts manufacturer in lawsuit seeking significant compensatory and punitive damages for an alleged  retaliatory discharge, 2020

Videos

• Presentation at 2022 Alabama Workers' Compensation Organization seminar for employers, insuranceadjusters, risk managers, and third-party administrators., Legalized marijuana and it’s effect on the workplace, Corporations, Risk Management, Insurance Carriers, Construction, Manufacturers, And Employers, 2022
• Discussed state and federal status of legalized marijuana and its impact in on-the-job injuries and workers’ compensation litigation, THC, CBD and the Alabama Law, Employment, Workers' Compensation, Risk Management, And Insurance., 2021

Representative Clients

• Addus Healthcare, AIG Insurance, APi Group, Arch Insurance Group, Berkley Prime Transportation, Burlington Coat Factory, Carolina Casualty Insurance Company, CCMSI, Cincinnati Insurance Company, CorVel Corp, CVS, Inc., Dairy Farmers of America, Drury Hotels, Employers Insurance Group, ESIS, First Student, Inc., Friedkin Companies, Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc., Gates Corporation, Great West Casualty Company, Greyhound Lines, Inc., Healthcare Workers' Compensation Fund, Koch Foods, LBrands, Liberty Mutual, Magna International, Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Michaels Stores, Philadelphia Insurance Companies, PrideStaff, Quality Staffing, Sedgwick, Site Source South, Sizemore, Starbucks Coffee Company, Steel Technologies, Sprint Mart, Stellar Staffing, Temp Force, Tokio Marine Group, Transdev North America, and US Auto Logistics, 2025

Special Licenses / Certifications

Honors

• Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards, AV Preeminent Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell, 2025
• Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards, AV Preeminent Attorney - Judicial Edition, Martindale-Hubbell, 2025
• The Bar Register has been a unique guide to the legal community's most eminent professionals for over 100 years, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 2025
• Qualified Member for more than 25 years, recommended by insurance company claims departments, third-party administrators, and claims divisions of self-insurers, Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys, AM Best, 2025
• Top Rated Workers' Compensation Attorney in Birmingham, Alabama, Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2024
• Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards Reflecting the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary., AV Preeminent Attorney - Judicial Edition, Martindale-Hubbell, 2024
• Voted by peers as a top attorney in Birmingham, B Metro Top Attorneys, Birmingham Metro Magazine, 2024
• Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards., AV Preeminent Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell, 2024
• Qualified Member for 25 years recommended by insurance company claims departments, third-party administrators, and claims divisions of self-insurers., Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys, AM Best, 2024
• The Bar Register has been a unique guide to the legal community's most eminent professionals for over 100 years. , Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubell, 2024
• Top 10 Employment Law Firm, Manage HR, 2023
• Top Rated Workers' Compensation Attorney in Birmingham, Alabama, Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2023
• Voted by peers as a top attorney in Birmingham, B Metro Top Attorneys, Birmingham Metro Magazine, 2023
• Nominated by peers as a top attorney in Birmingham., B Metro Top Attorneys, Birmingham Metro Magazine, 2022
• Manage HR Magazine's evaluation selected Burgess Roberts as one of the 'Top 10 Emerging Employment Law Firm 2022', Top Employment Law Firm 2022, Manage HR Magazine, 2022
•   Nominated by peers as top workers’ compensation attorney in Birmingham.  , Expertise Top Workers' Compensation Attorneys in Birmingham, Expertise, 2022
• Nominated by peers as a top attorney in Birmingham., B Metro Top Attorneys, Birmingham Metro Magazine, 2021

Educational Background

• Auburn University; BA,, 1987
• University of Alabama School of law; JD, 1990

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• Discussed various topics such as: Practical considerations and legal responsibilities of employers in utilizing return-to-work programs; Employee’s rights and responsibilities for participating in Light and Transitional Duty and Modified Work Assignments; Recommended claim practices to limit the employer’s responsibility to provide temporary disability benefits by successfully returning injured workers to Light, Transitional, and Modified Work Assignments; and Understand the impact and practical applications of Return to Work programs on the employer’s responsibility to provide compensation benefits, Speaker, Employer's Use of Vocational Rehabilitation Return To Work and Modified Duty Programs, Alabama Workers' Compensation Organization, Businesses And Insurance, 2024
• Presented insights and experiences managing employer expectations, facilitating collaboration, and optimal strategies for fostering safe workplace initiatives and effective claim management practices.    , Speaker, Managing Employer Expectations and Improving Cooperation to Faciitate Effective Claim Management, Alabama Workers' Compensation Organization, Insurance, Risk Management, Employer Safety, And Human Resources., 2023
• Discussion of recent national developments addressing tort reform and their anticipated effects on substantial punitive damage awards.    , Guest, Recent Developments in Tort Reform and the Potential Impact on Punitive Damage Awards, Road Dog News Radio’s Insurance Round Table, Insurance, Legal, Transportation, And Risk Management, 2023
• Discussed emerging trends and case law for disclosure of third-party litigation funding and potential for increase in speculative lawsuits due to prosecuting partie's obligation to fully repay principal loan in addition to high interest rates and funding fees., Guest, Disclosure of Third-Party Funding in Litigation, SiriusXM Road Dog Trucking Radio’s Insurance Round Table, Transportation, Corporate, Insurance, And Legal, 2022
• Discussion of Alabama's progress to  create infrastructure to implement 2021 medical marijuana statute, the new law's interaction with drug-free workplace policies, and impact on the intoxication defense under the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act, Speaker, Alabama's New Medical Marijuana Law and its Potential Effect in the Work Place, Alabama Workers' Compensation Association Seminar for Insurance Professionals, Corporate, Insurance, And Legal, 2022
• Discussed driver shortages resulting in trucking companies hiring less experienced drivers and increase in litigation for negligent hiring, training, and supervision claims arising out of motor vehicle accidents., Guest, The Shortage of Qualified Drivers and the Rise of Negligent Hiring, Training and Entrustment Lawsuits Against Trucking Companies, SiriusXM Road Dog Trucking Radio’s Insurance Round Table, Transportation, 2022
• In-depth discussion of Alabama's recent legalization of medical marijuana and the statute's affect on workers’ compensation claims, Speaker, Alabama's Legalization of Medical Marijuana, Alabama Workers' Compensation Organization's Seminar for Insurance Professionals, Business, Insurance, And Legal, 2021
• Discussed status of Alabama legislature's consideration of legalizing medical marijuana and different ways realization will affect Alabama workers’ compensation claims, Speaker, Weed in the Worplace and its Impact on Drug Free Work Place Policies and Alabama's Intoxication Defense, Alabama Workers' Compensation Organization's Annual Continuing Education Seminar for Insurance Professionals, Business, Insurance, And Legal, 2020

Firm News (Newsletters)

• Quarterly newsletter to claims professionals, HR Managers and Employers discussing recent chages in the law by the Alabama Appellate Courts, trends in claims investigation and handling, and important issues on the horizon that will impact the future of workers' compensation claims., Alabama Workers' Compensation Case Law Update

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