Scott D. Gilchrist

sgilchrist@cohenandmalad.com
(317) 636-6481
(317) 636-2495, voice mail

Practice Groups:

Appellate Law
Class Action
Case Summaries

Scott represents individual and corporate clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts. His practice includes the following areas of law:

Class Action
General Civil and Complex Litigation

Scott brings a diverse civil and criminal litigation background to his current practice. He is presently counsel in several class actions involving consumer protection, landowner rights, debtor's rights and securities fraud, including actions pending in Indiana and other state and federal jurisdictions around the United States.

Educational Background

JD, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, 1992.
- Honors: Cum laude
Indiana Law Journal, 1990 - 1992
- Awards: Second Place, Nathan Burkan Memorial Copyright Law Writing Competition, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, 1991.
BA, journalism and political science, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1989.

Bar Admissions

Indiana, 1992
Colorado, 1996
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1992
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 1992

Professional Associations & Memberships

American Bar Association, Litigation Section
Association of Trial lawyers of America
Indiana Bar Association
Indianapolis Bar Association

Representative Cases

Conder v. Union Planters Bank, N.A., 384 F.3d 397 (7th Cir.2004).
Allgood v. Meridian Security Insurance Co., 807 N.E.2d 131 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004), rehearing denied, 812 N.E.2d 1065 (2004).
Time Warner Entertainment Co., LP v. Whiteman, 802 N.E.2d 886 (Ind. 2004).
Core Funding Group, LLC v. Young, 792 N.E.2d 547 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003).

Scott graduated cum laude from the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis in 1992, and was a member of the Indiana Law Journal from 1990 to 1992. He completed his undergraduate work in journalism and political science at IU in Bloomington in 1989.