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Scott

"We all dance to an invisible tune, intoned in the distance, by an invisible piper."

- Albert Einstein

Scott Roberts is a Metropolitan man. He is a ballroom dancer, a musician, a singer, a lecheturer, a great storyteller . . . and a dedicated attorney in the areas of personal injury and condominium law.

Scott has spent most of his career representing injured parties from catastrophic accidents and condominium and home owner associations with everything from proper formation of bylaws to litigating rules enforcement. 

 
Scott currently focuses on Personal Injury Law, Condominium Law, Insurance Law and Consumer Law and with all types of cases, Scott works with dedication and compassion - and knowledge that only experience can bring.
 

Scott, along with his paternal twin brother Doug, was born in Columbus, Ohio, April 30, 1951.  His educational background includes Ohio University (B.G. summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Philosophy, 1973);  DePaul University (M.A., Philosophy, 1975); and his legal education is from The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1979).  Scott Roberts was admitted to the both the state and federal Bar in 1979 in Ohio.
 

Scott has long been a student of consumer law and has taught courses in consumer and condominium law since the early 1980's for Columbus retail merchants, credit bureaus, adult education programs, the Small Business Administration, the Franklin County Trial Lawyer’s Association, the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers and the National Business Institute.
 
Some of Scott's greatest rewards comes from helping others whether through the practice of law, through volunteering or through dancing.  He and his twin brother - who is also a lawyer - volunteer at a local hospital singing for patients.  Scott spends his spare time making dance partners look fantastic.  As an award-winning ballroom dancer, Scott has the incredible ability to make any woman look like a dance professional!
 
 
 
 

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Doug

 
"Charles Dickens was the great social critic of his time. He was one of the first spokespersons for the down - and - out and the underprivileged. I was really inspired by that. It's what led me to choose a career in law."

- Doug Roberts

Doug Roberts is a Renaissance man. He is a pilot, a musician, a singer, a teacher, a great storyteller, a marathon runner . . . and a dedicated attorney in the areas of wrongful death, aviation law, personal injury, drunk driving cases, and insurance litigation.

Doug has spent most of his legal career representing families who have sustained significant losses as the result of drunk driving.  With his experience and expertise, he helped victims get justice, accountability, and restitution from the drunk driver in both the criminal and civil justice system. 

 
 Compassionate, creative, bright, and dedicated, Doug has successfully represented hundreds of families, helping them recover from drunk driving tragedies. In one such case, Mr. Roberts obtained a multi-million dollar judgment for a wife and children who lost their husband/father in a drunk driving crash on Christmas Eve.
 
He frequently testifies before House and Senate Committees on bills that affect drunk driving victims, and he has written many of the drunk driving laws in Ohio. He has been recognized numerous times by Ohio chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.) for his outstanding service to the organization (www.maddohio.org) and to victims of drunk driving. In 2004, MADD awarded him with their MADD Ohio Distinctive Service Award for his exceptional dedication and service to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. In 1993, The Ohio Department of Public Safety honored him with the Urie C. Felty Award for his outstanding contribution to highway safety. He was the first trial lawyer in the history of Ohio to receive such an award.
 
Voted one of the top lawyers in the Greater Columbus area in 2004, Mr. Roberts is a frequent lecturer for attorneys and legal groups all over the country on the issues of insurance, trial practice, tort reform, and subrogation. The Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers has honored him twice for his legal scholarship and commitment to the Academy's Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs. He also teaches at Capital Law School in the nurse paralegal program.
 
One of Doug's greatest rewards comes from helping others whether through the practice of law or through volunteering. As a private pilot, Doug volunteers for Angel Flight (www.angelflight.org) flying patients to and from medical treatment. He and his twin brother - who is also a lawyer - volunteer at a local hospital singing for patients. Doug frequently comments, "This reminds us what's really important, health, friends, love and family. We do it because we get more than we give." The father of three teenage children, he often encourages his children to join him at the hospital.
 
With the same endurance that he applies to his practice, Doug has run 9 marathons, frequently accompanied by his children, and makes the 26.2 - mile Columbus Marathon a family event and celebration of life.
 
Doug applied to law school because he was profoundly affected by Charles Dickens' driving desire for social justice. A 1976 summa cum laude graduate of The Ohio State University College of Law, Doug's professional memberships include the Columbus Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, American Bar Association, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is also a member of the Aircraft Owner's & Pilot's Association (AOPA), Columbus Northwest Flyer's Club, Cessna Owner's Association (COA), Cessna Pilot's Association (CPA) and EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association).
 
 

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Walter

 
"When one door closes another door opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the ones which open for us."

- Alexander Graham Bell
Walter is a proud citizen of Central Ohio. He moved to Columbus at the age of 13 from Wayne County, West Virginia. Walter enlisted in the U.S. Navy less than a month after graduating from Westland High School.
 

During Walter’s four year enlistment, he experienced the proud opportunity to serve aboard the aircraft carriers of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, U.S.S. John F. Kennedy and U.S.S. Kitty Hawk.
 

The work ethic instilled in him by the military carried over to his studies at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus. He received his B.A. and went to Capital University Law School soon thereafter.

 

Walter is involved in the following professional and non-profit organizations: Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Franklin County, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Columbus Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America and Million Dollar Advocates Forum
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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