Scott A. Fenton, Esq.

PRACTICE AREAS:

• Construction and Real Estate Litigation
• Professional Negligence
• Business Litigation

HONORS:
Earned Martindale-Hubbell “A-V” peer review designation

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE:

• Represent design professionals (architects / engineers / surveyors / landscape architects / construction managers) in professional negligence and breach of contract actions
• Represent general contractors and subcontractors in construction disputes
• Assist design professionals, contractors and subcontractors in drafting and reviewing contracts and construction administration
• Represent real estate brokers and agents in professional negligence actions
• Represent closely-held businesses in a variety of business disputes

SIGNIFICANT CASES:

• Spring Creek Condo. Ass’n v. Colony Dev. Corp., 2008 Ohio 1420 (Ohio App. 2008)(architectural negligence)
• Rece v. Dominion Homes, Inc., 2008 Ohio 24 (Ohio App. 2008)(class action concerning alleged intentional misrepresentations related to sale and appraisal of residential properties)
• Rhodes v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 2008 Ohio 4898 (Ohio App. 2008)(product liability and negligence)
• Sherrie Buddie v. Arthur F. Russo, et al., Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Case No. 05-CV-003063. (negligence and intentional misrepresentation concerning construction and sale of new home)
• P.T. Construction Services, LLC v. Laric J. O’Dell, et al., Licking County Court of Common Pleas Case No. 02-CV-00413. (negligent construction and fraud)
• Walter J. Burns, et al. v. Thomas W. Rice, Sr., et al. (2004), 157 Ohio App. 3d 620; 2004 Ohio 3228. (defamation by public officials)
• Kessler Sign Company v. City of Pataskala Board of Zoning Appeals, et al. (2002, Licking County Court of Common Pleas Case No. 2002-CV00519. (administrative appeal concerning municipal sign ordinance)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Private practice (2000-2005)
• Staff Attorney (1997-2000) Honorable Patrick McGrath, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas

EDUCATION:

• Capital University Law School, J.D., 1997
• Capital University Law Review
• Bowling Green State University, B.A., 1989

BAR ADMISSIONS:

• Ohio, 1997
• Southern District of Ohio, 1997

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Columbus Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Builder’s Exchange of Central Ohio

COMMUNITY AND CIVIC INVOLVEMENT:

• Vineyard Church of Columbus Community Center Legal Clinic
• Ohio Youth Services Volunteer Mentor

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:

• Presentation, Limiting (and Avoiding) Professional Negligence Claims Against Engineers and Surveyors, Half Moon Seminars (Columbus, Ohio 2007)
• Presentation, Change Orders and Requests for Information, AIA Contracts Seminar, Lorman Educational Services (Columbus, Ohio 2007)
• Presentation, AIA Contract Change Provisions, AIA Contracts Seminar, Lorman Educational Services (Cincinnati, Ohio 2006)
• Comment, “School Voucher Programs: An Idea Whose Time Has Arrived,” 26 Cap. U. L. Rev. 645 (1997)

Practicing: Business Litigation