Don Scott
Partner
- 10 yrs experience
- Bar admitted 2015
- Virginia Beach, VA
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Bar admissions
- Virginia2015
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
Education
- J.D.
- Louisiana State University School of Law1994
- Undergraduate
- Texas A&M University1987
Awards and recognition
- 01Inside Business Power List - Top 75 Players (2025)
- 02Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2024)
- 03Virginia Business Power 500 (2024-2025)
- 04Legislator of the Year, South Hampton Roads Bar Association (2024)
- 05Soaring Eagle Award, AAJ (2025)
- 06Alpha Award of Merit, Brotherhood of Alpha Phi Alpha (2024)
Memberships
- Portsmouth Bar Association
- Old Dominion Bar Association
- Virginia State Bar Association
- Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- NAACP (Lifetime Member)
- V.F.W. Post #993 (Lifetime Member)
- Eureka Club
- Southeastern Employment and Training Association (President)
Background
Don Scott is a partner at Breit Biniazan Trial Lawyers in Portsmouth, Virginia, with experience in personal injury, civil rights, and criminal defense litigation. A U.S. Navy veteran, he earned his JD from Louisiana State University Law School in 1994 and was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 2015. He joined Breit Biniazan in 2022. Scott is also a member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 88th district and became Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates on January 10, 2024 - the first Black Speaker in Virginia's history.
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