Scott Alan Miller - Carlsbad, CA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, 1997
    J.D.
    Honors: magna cum laude
    Honors: Order of the Coif

• Non Legal Education

  • University of California, San Diego, 1993
    B.A.
    Major: History

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, Partner

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer Deputy District Attorney
• San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program

Representative Cases

• Obtained dismissal of claims against real estate brokers and agents for breach of fiduciary duty regarding commercial and residential transactions
• Successfully represented property owners and financial institutions in secured loan and title insurance litigation in California Superior Court and before the California Court of Appeal
• Successfully defended land owner in Code Compliance hearing brought by the City of San Diego
• Obtained favorable verdict and attorneys’ fees for property owner in complex easement dispute with neighbor in four-week bench trial
• Successfully represented both landlords and tenants in commercial lease disputes
• Obtained a dismissal and attorneys’ fees for owners of an apartment complex sued by tenants claiming personal injury from exposure to toxic mold
• Obtained judgment and attorneys’ fees for developer in breach of contract and fraud claim over the sale of recreational rights to private lake
• Defended home builders in complex construction defect litigation, including multi-million dollar landslide case
• Represented home buyer in dispute with seller for failure to disclose concealed defects and mold damage
• Obtained summary judgment for national electronic funds transfer processing company from unlawful competition claim and successfully represented the company on appeal in published opinion
• Obtained defense verdict and recovery of attorneys’ fees for charter airline in bench trial involving breach of contract, fraud and other tort claims
• Successfully represented purchasers of art gallery against seller in breach of contract and fraud claims
• Represented German telecommunication company in arbitration with California manufacturer in breach of contract action
• Obtained defense judgment and attorneys’ fees for education company and its founders from fraud claim brought by investor
• Defended airline in wrongful termination claim in a six-week jury trial
• Successfully represented oil and gas company in breach of contract, trade secret and securities litigation
• Successfully represented individuals and businesses in partnership disputes
• Obtained a dismissal for financial institution against local business in breach of contract claim and successfully represented the financial institution before the California Court of Appeal

Bar Admissions

• California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. District Court Central District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California

Other Affiliations

• San Diego County Bar Association (General Civil Litigation and Real Property Sections)
• Member of ProVisors, Del Mar Heights Group
• Federal Bar Association
• Barrister, American Inns of Court, Louis M. Welsh, San Diego Chapter
• Barrister, American Inns of Court, J. Clifford Wallace, San Diego Chapter
• Volunteer Deputy District Attorney
• San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program
• Mentor for TACA (Talk About Curing Autism)