Scott A. Wiseman, Associate at our Salt Lake City law office
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Scott A. Wiseman

Associate
Biography

Scott Wiseman’s practice focuses on commercial litigation matters. He has represented clients through all phases of litigation—including pre-litigation, discovery, depositions, motion practice, alternative dispute resolution, trial, and appeal. Scott has experience managing a vast array of commercial litigation cases from inception to resolution, including:

  • Corporate and contractual disputes—such as general breach of contract, corporate management and shareholder disputes, and distributorship and direct sales issues.
  • Real estate disputes—including land use, municipal enforcement, quiet title, leasing issues, and real estate purchase contracts disputes.
  • Employment disputes—including non-compete and post-employment restrictive covenant, misappropriation of trade secrets, discrimination, and wrongful termination.
  • Miscellaneous lawsuits—such as legal malpractice defense, attorney disciplinary proceedings, bad faith insurance disputes, and various pro bono representations.

Prior to joining Snell & Wilmer, Scott was a litigation associate with the law firm of Ballard Spahr LLP.  He previously was a judicial intern for the Honorable Jill N. Parrish of the Utah Supreme Court.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Utah


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Utah


Education

  • University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law (J.D., with highest honors)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Articles Editor, Utah Law Review
  • University of Utah (B.S., Mass Communications, Minor: Business Administration)
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars Edition, Business Litigation (2024)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones To Watch, Commercial Litigation (2021-2025)

Representative Experience

  • Second chaired two-week bench trial over real property ownership dispute worth over $5 million dollars
  • Represented client accused of breaching non-solicitation agreements and misappropriating trade secrets in multi-million dollar damage claim and five week jury trial
  • Represented client in a high-profile defamation action involving a $100 million claim.
  • Represented client in quiet title and unlawful detainer action on summary judgment in nearly three-year real property dispute
  • Represented insurer facing multi-million dollar bad faith claim

Representative Presentations and Publications

  • “Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants: Keep Your Secrets Safe and Your Employees Honest”, Co-Presenter, Ballard Spahr Eighth Annual SLC Fall Employment Law Seminar (November 7, 2018).
  • “Property or Currency? The Tax Dilemma Behind Bitcoin”, Author, 2016 Utah L. Rev. 417.