P. Mars Scott - Missoula, MT

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Montana School of Law, Missoula, Montana, 1980
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Montana, 1975
    Honors: With High Honors
    Major: Political Science
    Major: Psychology

Classes and Seminars

• Presenter, “Limited Scope Representation”, Missoula College, University of Montana Paralegal Studies, (April, 2016)
  
• Presenter, “Limited Scope Representation,” Law Week CLE, University of Montana, (April of 2016)
  
• Presenter, "Complex Asset Distribution," "Family Law Apps for iPad and Android in 60 minutes," & "Client Interview Techniques"
  
• Montana State Bar, Family Law Annual CLE, (June, 2014)
  
• Presenter, "Issues Related to Self-represented Litigants and the Impact of the Court System"
  
• 2014 Board of Trustees' Retreat, (May, 2014)
  
• Presenter, on the Efficacy of Implementing State-Wide Parenting Guidelines, Judge's conference, (May, 2014)
  
• Panelist, "My Life in Family Law: Why/How/What I Wish I Had Learned in Law School."
  
• University of Montana Law School, Family Law Class, (January, 2014)
  
• Presenter, "2013 Legislative Changes to Family Law Statutes"
  
• Statutory & Case update, Montana State Bar, Family Law Section Webinar, (November, 2013)
  
• Presenter, "Family Law in a time of change (concurrent session)"
  
• State Bar of Montana Annual Meeting, Family Law Section, ( September,2013)
  
• Presenter, “Limited Scope Part I"; Montana State Bar, Family Law Section Webinar (August, 2013)
  
• Presenter, "in Re: to the marriage of Funk." Northwestern Montana State Bar, Family Law Section (May, 2013)
  
• Presenter, "Family Law 101"; Montana State Bar, Family Law Section Webinar (July, 2013)
  
• Presenter, "Ethics Panel: Office Management, Fee Agreements, File Organization, etc." Montana State Bar, Family Law Section Annual CLE (May, 2013)
  
• Research & Explanation, Phillip Greenspun's Book, John Hopkins University
  
• Research & Explanation, Phillip Co-Moderator, Annual Family Law Section CLE (2013)
  
• Summarized Legislative Process, Judges' Conference (2013)
  
• Presented CLE, Northwest Montana Bar Association (2013)
  
• Lecturer at the University of Montana School of Law, Family Law class, (2012)
  
• Summarized necessary family debt for State Bar of Montana's Veterans' Guide, (2012)
  
• Lecturer, How to Read a 1040 Tax Form from a Dissolution Perspective, Montana State Bar Association, (2011)
  
• Lecturer, Montana Family Law Update, Montana State Bar--Great Falls, Montana, (2011)
  
• Lecturer, Montana Family Law Update, Montana State Bar Billings, Montana, (2011)
  
• Fee Agreements and Letters of Engagement, State Bar of Montana (2011)
  
• Pros and Cons of Allowing Limited Scope Representation and Ethical Considerations, State Bar of Montana (2011)
  
• Lecturer, How to Review a 1040 Tax Form from a Dissolution Perspective, Montana State Bar Association, (2010)
  
• Lectured to high school students about the judicial branch of government and why the rule of law is important in our society, Lecturer, Law Day Lecture, Western Montana Bar Association,(2010)
  
• Presenter, The Law, the Guardian and the Judge, Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, (2009)
  
• Discussed how two fundamental rights guaranteed by Montana’s Constitution, namely the Public’s Right to Know, Article II, Section 9, and the Right of Individual Privacy, Article II, Section 10, can be in conflict with each other in a dissolution action
  
• Lecturer, Privacy Rules as They Related to Family Law, Montana Bar Association, (2009)
  
• Privacy Rules as They Relate to Family Law, State Bar of Montana (2009)
  
• Presenter, Why Do We Practice Family Law?, Montana State Bar Association, (2008)
  
• Ethical Consideration, State Bar of Montana (2004)

Published Works

Articles

• Contributed to memorandum for MontGuide publication regarding premarital agreements, (2012)
  
• Published the article, Not the Cleavers Anymore: Third-Party Parental Interests in Minor Children and the Evolving American Family, in the Montana Law Review, (2012)
  
• Co-Author, article regarding Necessary Family Debt, Necessary Family Debt section, Veteran's Guide
  
• For Montana veterans in an effort to improve legal services available to veterans in Montana, (2012)
  
• Published an article in the Montana Lawyer magazine on six ways lawyers can foster the public's trust in the legal system, Author, Six Ways to Foster Public Trust in the Legal System, State Bar of Montana, (2011)
  
• 6 Ways to Foster Public Trust in Lawyers, Montana Lawyer (2011)
• Balancing Personal and Work Life, Montana Lawyer (2007)
• Professionalism - Has the Meaning Changed?, Montana Lawyer (1989)

Bar Admissions

• Montana, 1980
• U.S. District Court District of Montana, 1980
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1983

Specialties and Certifications

• Certified Family Law Arbitrator with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Other Affiliations

• State Bar of Montana Family Law Section (Immediate Past Chairperson)
• State Bar of Montana Domestic Relations Study Commission (Past Chairperson)
• State Bar of Montana Professionalism Committee (Member)
• Montana Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Montana Supreme Court Commission on Technology's Electronic-Filing and Remote Access Task Force (Member)