Attorneys

Scott Lyford 
San Antonio, Texas
Partner
phone (210) 733-9132
fax (210) 733-9131
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Litigator, mediator, arbitrator, contract adviser. Trial attorney defending architects, engineers, contractors, land surveyors, real estate brokers, and other professionals throughout the South and Central Texas area. I am a Speaker at Risk Management Seminars, and instructor at Professional Practice Leadership Program sponsored by AIA San Antonio. Trained in mediation at the A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center at the University of Houston. I have been Board Certified in Civil Trial Law since 1990 and Civil Appellate Law since 1991, and am the current chair of the San Antonio Bar Association Construction Law Section.

Year Joined Organization:
1993
Areas of Practice:
Construction and Dispute Related Issues
Risk Management, Contract Preparation and Negotiation
Mediator - Construction Dispute Resolution
Trial and Appellate Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Civil Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization


Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1976
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1979
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1986
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1983
U.S. Supreme Court, 1988
Education:
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1975
J.D.


University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1968
B.A.


Professional Associations and Memberships:
San Antonio Bar Association
Member - Construction Law Section


Galveston County Bar Association
Member


Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Member


American Bar Association
Member


AIA San Antonio - Allied Professional


Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc., South Texas Chapter
Associate Member


College of the State Bar of Texas
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Austin, Texas, Private Practice, 1976 - 1979


Travis County District Attorney's Office, Assistant District Attorney, 1979 - 1983


State of Texas, Assistant District Attorney, 1983 - 1985


Galveston County Legal Department, Chief of Litigation, 1985 - 1993


Languages:
Spanish
Practice Area Focus

Galveston - Main Office
400 Washington Building
2228 Mechanic Street
Galveston, Texas 77550
Phone: 409-763-2341
Fax: 409-763-2879
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Houston
One City Centre
1021 Main Street
Suite 1950
Houston, Texas 77002
Phone: 713-225-0547
Fax: 713-225-0844
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San Antonio
409 S. Presa
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Phone: 210-733-9132
Fax: 210-733-9131
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Clear Lake
17225 El Camino Real
Suite 450
Houston, Texas 77058
Phone: 713-571-4270
Fax: 713-571-4271
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