Robert Scott is a seasoned trial lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the injured. In 2010, at just twenty-seven years old, he co-founded Scott & Wallace LLP with his law partner, Clint Wallace. Two years later, at twenty-nine, Robert secured his first recovery exceeding five hundred thousand dollars. At thirty-one, he tried his first wrongful death case to a jury verdict, and by thirty-two, he had obtained his first multimillion dollar recovery.
In 2021, Robert served as lead counsel and won a seven-figure verdict recognized as one of the Top 100 Verdicts in Florida that year. Since the firm’s founding, he has personally resolved more than 8,000 injury and wrongful death cases, recovering over 200 million dollars for clients. Scott & Wallace LLP has been ranked among the Best Law Firms in America by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in America.
Before founding the firm, Robert served as a felony prosecutor, trying serious cases, and honing the trial experience that defines his practice today. He is admitted to practice in Florida and Georgia, and before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Florida. Robert is an active member of the Florida Justice Association, where he is an EAGLE member, and the Capital City Justice Association.
Robert graduated magna cum laude from Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Florida State University College of Law.
Robert’s professional accomplishments have earned him wide recognition from his peers. In 2014, at the age of thirty-two, he received an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell, the highest rating awarded for legal ability and ethical standards.
From 2019 through 2022, Super Lawyers recognized Robert as a Rising Star under 40, a distinction awarded to only 2.5 percent of qualifying attorneys in Florida. In 2024, his first year eligible, he was named to Super Lawyers in the field of personal injury, a list limited to just 5 percent of all practicing lawyers in Florida. He was selected again in 2025.
Since 2021, Robert has been included in Best Lawyers, a peer reviewed publication recognizing the top 5 percent of attorneys in private practice nationwide. He is also a member of both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and holds a Superb (10.0) rating on Avvo.
Robert believes that success carries a responsibility to give back. Under his leadership, Scott & Wallace LLP has become deeply rooted in community service throughout North Florida and South Georgia.
Each year, the firm funds the Scott & Wallace Holiday Turkey Giveaway, providing meals for more than 250 families during the Christmas season. Over the past decade, the program has distributed more than 100,000 dollars in turkeys to families in need.
Through its partnership with Leon County Schools, the firm created the Winning Classrooms Initiative, which honors one outstanding teacher each month during the school year. Each recipient receives an Apple iPad, a classroom donation, public recognition on the firm’s digital billboards, and additional prizes.
The firm also donates over 150 Halloween costumes each year to Title I elementary schools, along with more than 50 winter coats and 50 pairs of shoes for children in need. Scott & Wallace LLP has contributed over 10,000 dollars to the Conley Elementary Food Pantry and annually funds the Taylor Moseley Memorial Scholarship at Lincoln High School. The firm also makes many significant charitable donations throughout the region, often quietly and without recognition.
As a proud alumnus, Robert is honored that Scott & Wallace LLP has entered a multiyear partnership with Florida State University Athletics as the Official Injury Lawyers of the Florida State Seminoles. This dynamic partnership allows the firm to participate in, support, and highlight the achievements of FSU’s student athletes, while also celebrating the dedication of educators and other difference makers in the communities it serves through meaningful on field recognition and creative outreach.
Robert resides in Tallahassee with his wife, Darby, and their two children, Tatum and Bodie. Outside of his practice, Robert enjoys saltwater fly fishing, golf, attending local sporting events, cheering on his children at their games and school performances, and coaching his son’s baseball teams.
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