Scott Barbour
McNamee Lochner P.C.
Scott A. Barbour provides dedicated and skilled representation to corporate and institutional clients with various types of civil and commercial litigation. His practice areas include railroad, products liability and contract litigation. Additionally, Scott is experienced in mediation and arbitration for civil matters.
Scott's trial and appellate experience includes cases in federal and state courts throughout New York. His jurisdictions include the State of New York, the United States District Court for the Northern and Western Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Scott is a member of the New York State Bar Committee on Federal Practice, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel and Co-chair of the ADR Committee of the Northern District of New York.
Scott earned his B.S., magna cum laude, from Syracuse University, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication in 1981. He received his J.D., cum laude, from Syracuse University College of Law in 1984. Scott holds the highest peer review rating, AV Preeminent, from Martindale-Hubbell. He has been named a Super Lawyer in the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2019 editions of Upstate New York Magazine.
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- New York
- 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- United States District Court for the Northern Districts of New York
- United States District Court for the Western Districts of New York
- English
- Chair of Litigation Department
- McNamee Lochner P.C.
- - Current
- Syracuse University College of Law
- J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Syracuse University
- B.S.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- AV Rating (Preeminent)
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Super Lawyer
- Upstate New York Editions of Super Lawyers magazine for Civil Litigation Defense
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Capital District Trial Lawyers Association
- Board Member
- Current
- Federal Court Bar Association ADR Committee
- Member
- Current
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
- Member
- Current
- New York State Bar Committee on Federal Practice
- Member
- Current
- United States District Court, Northern District of New York
- Mediator
- Current
- Civil Litigation Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education Courses
- New York State Bar Association
- Federal Practice Issues in the 21st Century, Taking and Defending Effective Depositions in New York, Federal Civil Practice--Practice Tips for the Occasional Visitor, otion practice in the Northern District of New York