Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Dallas, TX

Attorney Mark L. Scott is the managing attorney and founder of Mark Scott Law Group, PLLC in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Scott focuses his practice on personal injury law where he helps injured parties involved in an automobile accident as well as criminal defense in representing clients in the Dallas and Fort Worth metropolitan areas. He has extensive experience in handling both misdemeanors and felony offenses such as assault, drug violations, DWI, sex offenses, and murder.  Mr. Scott takes great pride in his trial skills and strategy as a trial attorney in trying over 100 jury trials to verdict.  

Mr. Scott has been selected again as a "Rising Star" by The Super Lawyers organization and is published in Texas Monthly Magazine.  Mr. Scott has also received distinctive recognition as the Top 10 Criminal Law Attorneys by the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys and Attorney & Practice Magazine in 2018 as well as the 2019 National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40.

Before becoming a criminal defense attorney, Mr. Scott served as a felony prosecutor at the Dallas County District Attorney's Office. While in this role, he gained substantial legal experience in criminal law and prosecuted numerous misdemeanors and felonies. He was rewarded for his efforts by being named “Prosecutor of the Year” by the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office in 2014.

Mr. Scott has earned a reputation as a prominent and respected criminal defense attorney throughout Dallas and Fort Worth. He understands the significant impact criminal charges can have on an individual’s life which is why he takes the time to listen to each client’s story and makes it his goal to achieve an acquittal or dismissal in every situation.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Scott has handled a wide variety of DWI/DUI cases, including intoxication assault, intoxication manslaughter and DUI minor. In the sex crimes area, he has experience with crimes such as improper relationship between educator and student, online solicitation of a minor and sexual assault. He has also litigated drug delivery, manufacturing and possession cases.

Mr. Scott is a graduate of Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law. He has been licensed to practice law in the state of Texas since 2010.