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Paul R. Scott has practiced law in Hernando, Mississippi, since 1981. He is a partner in Smith, Phillips, Mitchell, Scott & Nowak, LLP. The primary focus of his practice is the representation of property owners in eminent domain litigation. He has successfully represented property owners in various Mississippi venues in cases involving acquisitions for road and highway construction, airport expansion, construction of electric and natural gas transmission lines and other uses.

Education and Professional Background

• University of Mississippi, B.A., 1978
• University of Mississippi, J.D., 1981
• Admitted to practice: Mississippi, 1981; U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi

Representative Matters

• Obtained a jury verdict of $2,300,000, for a DeSoto County developer originally offered $197,775 for a partial taking of its property for construction of a segment of Interstate Highway 69.

• Obtained jury verdict of $1,214,133 for a Madison County property owner for a partial taking of its property for road construction.

• Obtained a jury verdict of $1,136,745, for a Harrison County property owner originally offered $416,700 for a partial taking of her property for construction of a new Bay St. Louis bridge following Hurricane Katrina.
  

• Obtained a jury verdict of $783,040, on behalf of a Tunica County farmer who was originally offered $220,000 for the taking of his property for expansion of an airport.
  

• Achieved a settlement of $250,000, on behalf of Tate County property owners who were originally offered $21,600, for the taking of their property for highway project.

Articles and Presentations include:

• The Double-Edged Sword of Project Influence, ALI-ABA Eminent Domain and Land Valuation, San Francisco, California, 2004
  

• Principals of Just Compensation in Eminent Domain Cases, The Mississippi Bar/Miss. Trial Lawyers Association, Summer School for Lawyers, Sandestin, Florida, 2004
  

• Case Planning and Discovery Issues, ALI-ABA Condemnation 101 – How to Prepare and Present an Eminent Domain Case, San Francisco, California, 2008
  

• Case Planning and Discovery Issues, ALI-ABA Condemnation 101 – How to Prepare and Present an Eminent Domain Case, Miami, Florida, 2009

• Case Themes in Eminent Domain: How to Give the Judge and the Jury the Big Picture in a Condemnation Case, ALI-ABA Condemnation 101 – How to Prepare and Present an Eminent Domain Case, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2010