Kent B. Scott is a shareholder in the construction law firm of Babcock Scott
& Babcock. As a trial attorney for thirty-seven years, he has been primarily
engaged in the prevention and resolution of commercial and construction project
disputes. Kent has mediated over 350 construction and commercial disputes and
arbitrated more than 150 construction and commercial disputes ranging from a few
thousand dollars to fifty-four million dollars.
Kent is a member of the American
Arbitration Association’s National Panel of Mediators and Arbitrators (Large
Complex Case Panel), and former member of the American Arbitration Association’s
National Faculty for Basic Arbitrator Training. He also serves as a member of
the Utah District Court’s and the United States Federal Court’s Roster of
Neutrals.
Kent is a founding member of the Construction Law Section of the
Utah State Bar (former Chair) and a founding member of the Dispute Resolution
Section of the Utah State Bar (former Chair). He also served as the Chair of
the Litigation Section and The Delivery of Legal Services Section of the Utah
State Bar. Kent is currently serving as the Chair of the Utah Supreme Court’s
Construction Law Sub-committee on Model Jury Instructions. Kent serves as a
member of the American Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Section, Forum
Committee on the Construction Industry and Fidelity and Surety Committee of the
Torts and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS).
Kent is a frequent speaker at
programs sponsored by the Utah Bar Association, Association of General
Contractors of America and several other construction trade associations. He has
authored several publications and articles including:
• “Questions Clients
Have about Whether (and How) to Mediate and How Counsel Should Answer Them,”
Dispute Resolution Journal, May/July, 2008.
• “Maneuvering Through
Mediation,” Utah State Bar Journal, Sept. /Oct. 2005.
• “The
Construction Attorneys’ Toolbox – Building Solutions,” UTAH STATE BAR JOURNAL,
vol. 19, no. 9.
• “Utah’s Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, A Makeover for
the Face of Arbitration,” UTAH STATE BAR JOURNAL, vol. 16 no.
& Babcock. As a trial attorney for thirty-seven years, he has been primarily
engaged in the prevention and resolution of commercial and construction project
disputes. Kent has mediated over 350 construction and commercial disputes and
arbitrated more than 150 construction and commercial disputes ranging from a few
thousand dollars to fifty-four million dollars.
Kent is a member of the American
Arbitration Association’s National Panel of Mediators and Arbitrators (Large
Complex Case Panel), and former member of the American Arbitration Association’s
National Faculty for Basic Arbitrator Training. He also serves as a member of
the Utah District Court’s and the United States Federal Court’s Roster of
Neutrals.
Kent is a founding member of the Construction Law Section of the
Utah State Bar (former Chair) and a founding member of the Dispute Resolution
Section of the Utah State Bar (former Chair). He also served as the Chair of
the Litigation Section and The Delivery of Legal Services Section of the Utah
State Bar. Kent is currently serving as the Chair of the Utah Supreme Court’s
Construction Law Sub-committee on Model Jury Instructions. Kent serves as a
member of the American Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Section, Forum
Committee on the Construction Industry and Fidelity and Surety Committee of the
Torts and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS).
Kent is a frequent speaker at
programs sponsored by the Utah Bar Association, Association of General
Contractors of America and several other construction trade associations. He has
authored several publications and articles including:
• “Questions Clients
Have about Whether (and How) to Mediate and How Counsel Should Answer Them,”
Dispute Resolution Journal, May/July, 2008.
• “Maneuvering Through
Mediation,” Utah State Bar Journal, Sept. /Oct. 2005.
• “The
Construction Attorneys’ Toolbox – Building Solutions,” UTAH STATE BAR JOURNAL,
vol. 19, no. 9.
• “Utah’s Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, A Makeover for
the Face of Arbitration,” UTAH STATE BAR JOURNAL, vol. 16 no.
