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M. Scott Fisher Jr. - Roanoke, VA
27 Church Avenue SW Roanoke, VA 24011 - 2001
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman
Updated: 04/18/2024
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Roanoke Defamation Lawyer
About M. Scott Fisher Jr.
Practice Areas
- Defamation
- Intentional Torts
- Transportation
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Commercial
- Construction
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Representative Clients
- Obtained a defense verdict after jury trial on behalf of four school administrators in a $10 million school bullying case in which a student committed suicide allegedly as the result of the administrators’ failure to adequately stop the student from being bullied.
- Obtained dismissal with prejudice at the pleading stage on behalf of two jail officers where plaintiff sued for violations of Constitutional rights against excessive force.
- Obtained dismissal with prejudice at the pleading stage on behalf of an employer who was sued for claims for employment discrimination, defamation, and assault and battery.
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a national retailer in a $500,000 premises liability case.
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a police officer in a lawsuit where plaintiff asserted violations of Constitutional rights against unlawful entry.
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a police officer in a $10 million lawsuit where plaintiff asserted violations of constitutional rights against excessive force, assault, battery, gross negligence, and wrongful death.
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of two social workers in a $3.7 million lawsuit where plaintiffs sued for violation of their Constitutional due process rights and malicious prosecution.
- Obtained a defense verdict after jury trial on behalf of a Virginia city in a $10 million inverse condemnation case.
- Obtained dismissal at the pleading stage of a Section 1983 unlawful entry claim and summary judgment of a Section 1983 false arrest claim on behalf of a police officer who conducted welfare checks on a minor living with her mother during a heated custody battle.
- In a case of first impression in the Fourth Circuit, obtained qualified immunity on behalf of code enforcement inspectors for discrimination claims under the Fair Housing Act.
- Obtained defense verdict after jury trial on behalf of three police officers in a $5.3 million lawsuit where plaintiff alleged unlawful entry, assault, battery, false arrest, and illegal search.
- Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a police officer in a $10 million wrongful death excessive force lawsuit.
- Successfully defended a school board against age discrimination claims.
- Assisted in the defense of a school board in a nationally recognized case involving alleged violations of Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause.
- Successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of a police officer in a $10 million Section 1983 use force case asserting claims for wrongful death and permanent injuries.
- Obtained favorable jury verdict in a premises liability case for a national grocery chain despite spoliation of video evidence of the incident.
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Virginia
- District of Columbia
- Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Federal Bar Association, Richmond Chapter, Board (2016 – 2018)
- Federal Bar Association, Richmond Chapter, Government Relations Liaison to FBA National
- Henrico County Bar Association
- Richmond Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
- Defense Research Institute
- Local Government Attorneys Association
- Virginia State Bar, Young Lawyers Conference, Chair, Committee on Admission and Orientation (2012 – 2013)
- Virginia State Bar, Young Lawyers Conference, Sponsor Coordinator & Ad Hoc Admissions (2011 – 2012)
Education
- Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 2009
J.D. - University of Virginia, B.A. (2005)
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About M. Scott Fisher Jr.
Included on the 2025 Virginia Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2024 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Colorado Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Virginia Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Virginia Super Lawyers – Rising Stars (2013 – 2022), Civil Litigation: Defense
- Virginia Super Lawyers – Rising Stars (2013 – 2022), Civil Rights
- Colorado Super Lawyers – Rising Stars (2019), Civil Litigation: Defense
- Virginia Business Legal Elite (2019 – 2023), Civil Litigation
- Virginia Business Legal Elite (2019 – 2023), Young Lawyer
Office Information
Address
27 Church Avenue SW Roanoke, VA 24011 - 2001
Phone
Fax
- 804-747-6085
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Websites
Publication
Articles
- Presenter, “Defending Police Liability Claims,” NBI CLE, 2017
- Co-Author, “The Juvenile Justice System,” NASW Law Note Series, 2010
- Author, “Psychiatric Advance Directives and the Right to be Presumed Competent,” Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy, Vol. 25 Issue 2, 2009
- Co-Author, “Social Workers and the Legal Rights of Students: Part II,” NASW Law Notes of the General Counsel, 2008
Representative Cases
- Bethea v. Howser, 447 F. Supp. 3d 497 (E.D. Va. 2020)
- Evans v. ForKids, Inc., 306 F. Supp. 3d 827 (E.D. Va. 2018)
- Jaramillo v. Crain, No. 1:18-CV-0499-RM-KMT, 2019 WL 1417198, at *1 (D. Colo. Mar. 29, 2019)
- Adams v. Ferguson, 884 F.3d 219 (4th Cir. 2018)
- Altamira-Rojas v. City of Richmond, 184 F.Supp. 3d 290 (E.D. Va. 2016)
- Pleasants v. Town of Louisa, No. 3:11-CV-00032, 2014 WL 1050430 (W.D. Va. Mar. 18, aff’d sub nom. Pleasants v. Rigsby, 603 F. App’x 126 (4th Cir. 2015)
- Woodson v. City of Richmond, Va., 2 F.Supp.3d 804, 807 (E.D.Va. 2014)
- Pleasants v. Town of Louisa, 847 F. Supp. 2d 864 (W.D. Va. 2012), aff’d in part, rev’d in part, 524 F. App’x 891 (4th Cir. 2013)
- Prescott v. Wade, 4:12CV126, 2013 WL 1352168 (E.D. Va. Apr. 2, 2013)
- Henderson v. Labor Finders of Virginia, Inc., 3:12CV600, 2013 WL 1352158 (E.D. Va. Apr. 2, 2013)
- Lee v. Marks, 3:11CV815-JAG, 2013 WL 775379 (E.D. Va. Feb. 28, 2013)
- Piland v. White, 85 VA. Cir. 45 (Chesapeake 2012)
- Lawson v. Miles, 1:11CV949 AJT/IDD, 2012 WL 3242349 (E.D. Va. Aug. 6, 2012)
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