Scott L. Long - a Des Moines, United States Civil Litigation Lawyer

Des Moines Civil Litigation Lawyer

Updated: 04/30/2026

Areas of Practice

Civil Litigation 100%

Litigation: 100%

Attorney Information

Overview

Scott Long has over thirty-five years of civil and commercial litigation and trial experience. He has represented clients in state and federal courts, as well as in administrative and arbitration proceedings, in virtually every area of civil and business-related litigation, including contract disputes, business torts, employment-related claims, partnership dissolutions, shareholder disputes, construction claims, creditors' rights cases, will contests, real property disputes, intellectual property lawsuits, product liability claims, and personal injury and wrongful death cases. Scott is originally from Mason City, Iowa and is a graduate of the University of Iowa (B.B.A. with Distinction, 1984) and the University of Michigan Law School (J.D. 1987) After graduating from law school, Scott practiced in Phoenix, Arizona for approximately ten years. He returned to Iowa in 1997 and has practiced in a large law firm setting, as in-house counsel, and as a sole practitioner. Scott joined Sease & Wadding as of counsel in February of 2026. He has given a number of presentations and lectured on various substantive and procedural aspects of civil and commercial litigation to both lawyers and business professionals. Scott is admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in Iowa, as well as in the 6th, 8th, and 9th Circuit Courts of Appeals.

Awards and Honors

Honors

Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation, 2013 - present
Excellence in Corporate Practice Award, American Corporate Counsel Association, 2000
Martindale Hubbell AV Rated

Education

Legal Education
- The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1987
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1984
  B.B.A.
  Honors: With Distinction
  Major: Economics

Current Employment Position(s)

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Of Counsel
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Classes and Seminars

Employment Law - Litigation Trends, Brown Winick Client Seminar, 2009
Electronic Discovery in Litigation, Brown Winick Client Seminar, 2007
Enforcement of Arbitration Provisions, ISBA Corporate Counsel Section, 2005
Litigation Related Provisions in Contracts, Brown Winick Client Seminar, 2005

Representative Cases

Drexel Chemical Co. v. Albaugh, Inc.
- Citation: 489 Fed.App’x 63
- Court: 6th Cir.
- Year: 2012
Hammond v. Florida Asset Financing Corp.
- Citation: 695 N.W.2d 1
- Court: Iowa Supreme Court
- Year: 2005
DIRECTV v. Kaas
- Citation: 294 F.Supp.2d 1044
- Court: N.D. Iowa
- Year: 2003
Central States Industrial Supply, Inc. v. McCullough
- Citation: 279 F.Supp.2d 1005
- Court: N.D. Iowa
- Year: 2003
Central States Industrial Supply, Inc. v. McCullough
- Citation: 218 F.Supp.2d 1186
- Court: N.D. Iowa
- Year: 2002
Conseco v. Wells Fargo Financial Leasing
- Citation: 204 F.Supp.2d 1186
- Court: S.D. Iowa
- Year: 2002
Board of Trustees of Municipal Fire & Police Retirement Systems of Iowa v. City of West Des Moines
- Citation: 587 N.W.2d 227
- Court: Iowa Supreme Court
- Year: 1998

Bar Admissions

Iowa, 1997
U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 1997
U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit

Other Affiliations

Iowa State Bar Association, 1997 - Present (Member)
Polk County Bar Association, 1997 - Present (Member)
Lincoln Inne of Court, 2011 - Present (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

Beta Gamma Sigma
Phi Eta Sigma

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Contact

Des Moines, IA

104 SW 4th Street
Suite A, Rumely Building
Des Moines, IA 50309

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