Sarah Louise Scott, Ph.D.
With a PhD in philosophy, Sarah enjoys the research and persuasive writing required for a successful brief. She has drafted appeals and amicus curiae briefs for various appellate courts, most recently on cybersecurity concerns and veterans’ benefits.
Sarah has also been a member of several community boards throughout Baltimore and enjoys mentoring associates, both formally and informally. She has successfully guided a political asylee through the asylum process and obtained final protective orders for domestic violence victims.
Prior to joining Venable, Sarah was an associate at a boutique litigation firm, where she focused on medical malpractice defense, product liability defense—including consumer products, heavy machinery, asbestos, and pharmaceuticals and medical devices—and insurance litigation. During this time, she deposed both fact witnesses and experts, argued motions, including a successful opposition to a motion to compel discovery in an inverse condemnation case against a township, and drafted appellate briefs.
Before law school, Sarah taught and wrote about philosophy, particularly the philosophy of science, at several academic institutions. In this capacity, she explained the concepts behind, and significance of, certain scientific theories and practices.
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Experience
Representative Matters
- Drafted a veteran’s disability benefits appeal for the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- Drafted a comments letter for an industry organization in support of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule changes
- Served on a settlement team for an SEC enforcement matter
- Drafted amicus curiae briefs for a cybersecurity and policy nonprofit in the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court, outlining cybersecurity considerations related to antitrust suits
- Drafted amicus curiae briefs in support of veterans’ benefits appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court
- Assisted a trial team in children’s vaccine litigation in preparing expert cross-examination outlines for trial
- Developed experts as a member of an inter-firm expert team in a nationwide litigation involving an asthma and allergy medication
- Deposed plaintiffs and experts, and defended experts’ depositions, in a nationwide litigation involving proton pump inhibitors
- Developed experts and company witnesses in a nationwide litigation involving an adult vaccine
- Assisted with management, company story development, and discovery in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) and two consolidated state court litigations involving an adult vaccine
- Assisted with experts in antitrust and whistleblower litigation related to a childhood vaccine
Insights
Credentials
Education
- J.D. Georgetown University Law Center 2014
- Articles editor, Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics
- Law Fellow
- Ph.D. Philosophy University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2007
- M.A. Philosophy University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2003
- B.A. St. John's College 2001
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- Supreme Court of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Recognition
- Super Lawyers, Rising Star, Maryland, 2018, 2021 – 2023
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Ones to Watch, 2021 – 2025
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2026