D. Scott Carlile

Bar / Professional Activity

• Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, 1998
• The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Attorneys
• Harrison County Bar Association, Member, 1998
• East Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 1999
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 1999
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (now American Association for Justice), Member, 2000
• Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America, Member, 2015
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Member, 2018
• Keenan Trial Institute, Member

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• Edna Nell Martin v. L&K Leasing, Inc.; 71st Judicial District Court for Harrison County, Texas.  Personal injury.  Represented Plaintiff. Opposing Counsel - Todd Parker.  Hon. Bonnie Leggatt, presiding. Defense verdict, 1999., 1999
• Susan Nugent v. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, et al.; Cause No. 06-99-0084-CV; Appeal to 6th Court of Appeals (Texas); wrote brief and argued appeal for Nugent. The Appellate Court overturned the summary judgment for Pilgrim's Pride. Reversed and remanded, 1999., 1999
• Michael Ray Thompson v. R.D. Cross, et al.; Cause No. 99-41023 in the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit;  Represented Michael Thompson. Denial of summary judgment affirmed in Thompson's favor, 1999., 1999
• Jacqueline Roberston v. Lone Star Properties, et al.; Cause No. 98-25B in the 124th Judicial District Court for Gregg County, Texas. Represented Plaintiff. Personal Injury. Hon. David Brabbham, presiding. Opposing Counsel - Ed Merritt. The case resulted in a mistrial in 2000., 2000
• Melissa Walton v. Olin Petitjean; Cause No. 1999-1749B in the 188th Judicial District Court for Gregg County, Texas. Hon. David Brabham, presiding. Personal Injury - car wreck.  Opposing Counsel - Gene Bailey. Represented Plaintiff. Case settled after jury selection, 2000., 2000
• Jacqueline Robertson v. Lone Star Properties, et al.; Cause No. 98-25B in the 124th Judicial District Court for Gregg County, Texas. Hon. Alvin Khoury, presiding. Represented Plaintiff. Personal Injury. Opposing Counsel - Scott Stevens. Defense verdict, 2001., 2001
• David Benton v. Victoria Aguirre. Harrison County Court at Law. Cause No. 99-4848-CL. Hon. Jim Ammerman II, presiding. Auto wreck case. Represented Plaintiff. Plaintiff's verdict of $122,632.22. Pre-trial offer $500. Opposing Counsel Gene Bailey, 2001., 2001
• Stephen Neal v. Dow Agrosciences LLC, et al.; Cause No. 05-01-00254-CV in the 5th Court of Appeals (Texas); Represented Stephen Neal in appealing adverse summary judgment. Summary Judgment was affirmed in Dow Agrosciences' favor in 2001., 2001
• Stephen Phillip Carter v. Bruce MacFaden, MD et al.; Cause No. 14-01-00536-CV in the 14th Judicial District Court of Appeals (Texas). Represented Carter on appeal of summary judgment. The Appellate Court affirmed the appeal in favor of Appellees, 2001., 2001
• Aubrey Ray Dickerson, et al. v. U.S. Silica Company, et al. 71st Judicial District Court for Harrison County Texas. Cause No. 99-0652. Products Liability and toxic tort (silica exposure). Represented Plaintiffs. Hon. Bonnie Leggatt, presiding. Opposing Counsel - Steve Patterson. Pre-trial offer - $10,000. Plaintiffs' verdict $870,000, 2002., 2002
• Aubrey Ray Dickerson, et al. v. Highrock Farms, Inc.; Cause No. 06-02-00134-CV in 6th Judicial District Court of Appeals (Texas). Represented Dickerson and other plaintiffs in an appeal of a verdict in their favor. Case settled while appeal was pending, 2002., 2002
• Susan Nugent v. Pilgrim's Pride Corporation. 159th Judicial District Court for Angelina County, Texas. Cause No. 28,033-94-8. Trespass and toxic tort case. Hon. Paul White, presiding. Represented Plaintiffs. Opposing Counsel - Levi McCathern. Pre-trial offer $10,000. Plaintiff's verdict - $75,000, 2003., 2003
• Ephron Moore, et al. v. Shreveport Rubber & Gasket Company. 71st Judicial District Court for Harrison County, Texas. Cause No. 01-0614. Product liability and toxic tort case (asbestos exposure). Hon. Bonnie Leggat, presiding. Represented Plaintiffs. Opposing Counsel - Steve Thomas. Pre-trial offer $5000. Settled after jury selection for $80,000 in 2005., 2005
• Christopher Hardy v. Betty Jean Bartlett. In County Court at Law for Harrison County, Texas. Cause No. 01-5380-CCL. Hon. Jim Ammerman II, presiding. Auto wreck case. Opposing Counsel - Chuck Connelly. Pretrial offer - $0. Plaintiff's verdict of $4,500, 2005., 2005
• Adell Rockmore v. Shreveport Rubber & Gasket Company; In the 71st Judicial District Court for Harrison County, Texas. Hon. Bonnie Leggat, presiding. Product liability case - asbestos exposure causing lung cancer. Represented Plaintiffs. Opposing Counsel - Steve Thomas. Defense verdict, 2006., 2006
• Jim and Linda Cary v. Chandler. In the County Court at Law (#2) for Gregg County, Texas. Cause No. 2010-1765-CCL2. Home explosion and breach of contract case. Hon. Vincent Dulweber, presiding. Represented Plaintiffs. Opposing Counsel - Alan Harrell. Pre-trial offer $0. Plaintiff's verdict of $52,000.00, 2013., 2013
• Sandra Dean Underwood v. Robert Earl Underwood; Cause No. 13-0051 in the 71st Judicial District Court for Harrison County, Texas. Hon. Brad Morin, presiding. Divorce bench trial. Represented Sandra Underwood. Opposing counsel - Matthew Simcox, 2013., 2013
• Bobby and Thyra Miller v. Leoriss Thomas. In the 5th Judicial District Court for Cass County, Texas. Cause No. 13-C-313. Hon. Bill Miller, presiding. Represented Plaintiffs. Oral Contract for the sale of land case. Opposing Counsel - Bryan Simmons. Pre-trial offer - $0. Plaintiff's verdict $39,500, 2015., 2015
• Lacy Akers v. Christopher Gray Akers; Cause No. 15-0020 in the 71st Judicial District Court for Harrison County, Texas. Hon. Brad Morin, presiding. Family law - bench trial in a divorce case. Represented Lacy Akers. Opposing counsel - Myla Mayberry, 2015., 2015
• Maria De Jesus Porcayo v. Jose Loreto Porcayo; Cause No. 15-0197 in the 71st Judicial District Court for Harrison County, Texas. Hon. Brad Morin, presiding. Family law - bench trial in a divorce case. Represented Jose Loreto Porcayo. Opposing Counsel - Ned Dennis, 2015., 2015
• Linda Kador v. Curtis Kid Kador, Sr.; Cause No. 15-0319 in the 71st Judicial District Court for Harrison County, Texas. Hon. Joe Black, presiding. Family law - divorce bench trial. Represented Linda Kador. Opposing counsel - Ned Dennis, 2015., 2015
• Bobby and Thyra Miller v. Leoriss Thomas; Cause No. 06-15-00095-CV in the 6th Judicial District Court of Appeals. Represented Millers on appeal of verdict in their favor. Case settled pending appeal, 2016., 2016
• Sherry Tiller v. Big Lots Stores, Inc.; Arbitration Hearing. Arbitrator - Hon. Nancy Thomas. Opposing Counsel - Sean Hicks. Case settled before hearing, 2016., 2016
• Wesley Parker v. Big Lots Stores, Inc.; Arbitration Hearing. Arbitator - Hon. Carlos Lopez. Opposing Counsel - Sean Hicks. Represented Parker in a hearing for on-the-job injuries. Ruling in favor of Big Lots, 2016., 2016
• Chad Boucher v. Aerosmith Aviation, Inc.; Arbitration Hearing. Arbitator - Hon. Nancy Lopez. Opposing counsel - Charles Clark. Settled before hearing, 2016., 2016
• Larry McCathran v. Justin Griffin. Auto wreck case. 71st Judicial District Court for Harrison County, Texas. Cause No. 16-0895. Hon. Brad Morin, presiding. Opposing Counsel - Robin Welch. Pre-trial offer $13,500. Plaintiff's verdict of $58,055.47, 2017., 2017
• Larry McCathran v. Justin Griffin; In the 6th Judicial Court of Appeals (Texas). Represented McCathran in appeal of jury verdict in his favor. Case settled while appeal was pending, 2017., 2017
• Steven Darden v. Edward Jones, et al.; FINRA Arbitration. Opposing Counsel - Jannell Ahnert. Case settled before hearing, 2017., 2017
• The Estate of Kari Rene Hunt Dunn, et al. v. OM Lodging, LLC, et al. Negligence and Wrongful Death case. In the 71st Judicial District Court for Harrison County, Texas. Cause No. 15-0819. Hon. Brad Morin, presiding. Opposing Counsel - Aaron Pool. Pre-trial offer - $75,000. Plaintiff's verdict of $41,550,000.00. Top 10 Texas 2018 jury verdicts per Verdict Search, 2018., 2018
• VIP Well Services, LLC v. Jaguar Energy Services, LLC and Andre Broussard; in the 71st Judicial District Court, Harrison County, Texas.  Cause No. 24-0026.  Pretrial offer $5,000.  Jury verdict for VIP in amount of $312,500.00.  Defense counsel was Mike Starr., 2025
• VIP Well Services, LLC v. John Cole Stout et al.; in the 71st Judicial District Court for Harrison County, Texas; Cause No. 25-0032.  Default judgment against two defendants for $1,200,000.00., 2025

Representative Clients

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Special Licenses / Certifications

• Admitted as a Member of the Keenan Trial Institute, 2012
• Admitted into the East Texas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, 2018
• Selected as a Texas Super Lawyer, 2022
• Selected to Texas Super Lawyers, 2025

Pro bono / Community Service

• Board Member of the Boys & Girls Club of the Big Pines, Past  
• Board Member for Michelson Museum of Art in Marshall, Texas, 2017
• Board of Trustees member at First United Methodist Church in Marshall, Texas (2005 to present), 2019
• Dixie Youth Baseball Coach for two youth teams (2011-2019), 2019
• Selected by the Marshall, Texas City Commission to serve on the City Charter Review Committee.  The Charter Review Committee is made up of 5 private citizens tasked with advising the City on changes and additions to the City Charter. , 2019

Honors

• Selected for membership, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2013
• Selected for Membership, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2014
• Selected for Membership, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2015
• Selected for membership, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2016
• Selected to become a Texas Bar Foundation Fellow., Texas Bar Foundation Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 2016
• Selected for Membership, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2018
• Selected for Membership, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2018
• Selected for membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Became an ABOTA member, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2018
• Selected for Membership, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers, 2019
• Selected as 2022 Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2022
• 2025 selection to Texas Super Lawyers., Selected to Texas Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, 2025

Educational Background

• Marshal High School, 1990
• Baylor University with a B.B.A. in Finance and Entrepreneurship, 1995
• St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio

Other Outstanding Achievements

• Served as legal intern for Justice Sarah Duncan and Justice Tom Rickhoff on the 4th Court of Appeals in San Antonio, Texas. Cite-checked briefs and opinions, wrote draft opinions, and conducted legal research, 1997., 1996
• Texas Top 20 verdict per Top Verdict, 2018
• Selected for inclusion in Texas Lawyer's "Hall of Fame of Verdicts", 2018
• Largest verdict in category "Assault and Battery, Negligent Supervision, Premises Liability, Negligent Security, Failure to Monitor" in Texas per Top Verdict, 2018., 2018
• Featured Verdict Vo. 18, Issue 28, September 24, 2018 for Texas Verdict Search Publication, 2018
• 9th Largest Jury verdict in Texas per Verdict Search, 2018

• AAJ
• ABOTA
• APITLA
• East Texas Trial Lawyers Assoc.
• National Trial Lawyers Top 100
• Texas Bar Foundation Fellow
• TTLA