Scott N. Bergman - Bethesda, MD
Attorney at The Law Offices of Scott N. Bergman, LLC
Personal Injury Lawyers in Bethesda, MD
10319 Westlake Drive Suite 490 Bethesda, MD 20817
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Bethesda Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 10/15/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
Litigation: 90%
Attorney Information
Overview
Mr. Bergman is a sword and shield for his clients, helping people and fighting for justice is Mr. Bergman's sworn duty to make sure his clients do not become a victim a second time, at the hands of the insurance industry. Mr. Bergman protects the "underdog" victims!
Mr. Bergman is an experienced trial attorney whose practice is dedicated to fighting in litigation for the underdog, as a sword and shield for his clients, whether it's in personal injury, auto accidents, slip and fall, workers' compensation, dog attacks and consumer protection to just to name a few. Mr. Bergman learned his trial skills as a prosecutor. Then to prosecute insurance companies, Mr. Bergman established his own Firm in 2000 in the DMV and 24 years later, Mr. Bergman has now completed over 3600 client matters revolving around personal injury law for victims' rights against the hardball, name brand insurance companies who give no mercy to the victims out there who are injured and inexperienced to deal with companies who have the State and Federal laws stacked in their favor. Mr. Bergman equalizes the playing field for his clients.
While Mr. Bergman practices in the State of Maryland and Washington DC, he also practices in other states and Mr. Bergman has also developed a handpicked nationwide network of other independent Law Firms to assist his Firm with cases that may need joint legal assistance in other venues outside the DMV metro area. Mr. Bergman also practices law for business clients in the legal arena of business-to-business contracts law for his commercial clients. Mr. Bergman earned his JD law degree in 1994 from The John Marshall Law School, pursued his MBA in the years of 1991-1992 from the New York Institute of Technology and received his BA degree in 1990 from Florida Atlantic University and studied at the University of Denver from 1987-1989. During his scholastic career, Mr. Bergman also studied abroad and/or held internships for many semesters at Goteborg University in Sweden, the University of London in England and the HSI Program in Hod HaSharon, Israel just outside Tel Aviv. Mr. Bergman has traveled the world extensively giving Mr. Bergman a better understanding of world humanities and his clients who come to his Firm from all over the globe.
Mr. Bergman has lectured in various media stories and scholastic lectures. Mr. Bergman has appeared numerous times on local television and radio news broadcasts in the DMV.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Top 100 Trial Attorneys, The National Trial Lawyers Association, 2021 - 2024
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers Association, 2014 - 2020
- Lead Counsel Rated, Thomson Reuters, 2016 - 2018
- Top Lawyer Award, Who's Who In American Law, 2016
- A+ Business Rating, Better Business Bureau, 2013
- Outstanding Achievement Award, Who's Who Among American Law Students, 1993 - 1995
Education
Legal Education
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Atlanta's John Marshall Law School, Atlanta, Georgia, 1994
J.D.
Honors: With Distinction
Non Legal Education
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New York Institute of Technology, New York City, New York, 1992
M.B.A.
Major: Business Administration -
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, 1990
B.A.
Honors: With Distinction
Major: Humanities - University of Denver
- University of London, England
- Goteborg University, Sweden
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney / Founder
Past Positions
- State Attorney's Office of GA, Fulton County, Prosecutor, 1994 - 1996
- British Parliament UK, MP Internship, 1989
Languages
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English
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Spanish
Ancillary Businesses
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NFLPA Contract Advisor
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Wisconsin
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- U.S. Tax Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- Federal Bar Association (FBA)
- American Association of Justice (AAJ)
- National Football League Players Association (NFLPA)
- Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA)
- District of Columbia Bar Association (DCBA)
- The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Association
- Former DC Bar Litigation Section Steering Committee, 2002 - 2004 (Member)
- PADI Rescue Scuba Diver & PADI Master Scuba Diver
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Bar Association
- Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland
- Court of Federal Claims Bar Association
- United States Court of International Trade
Fraternities and Sororities
- Alpha Tau Omega
- Delta Theta Phi
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