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About Scott Summy
Scott Summy is the leader of the Environmental Litigation Group (ELG) and a shareholder at Baron & Budd. ELG was started by Mr. Summy in 2002 and is comprised of 30 attorneys and support professionals who concentrate on large environmental litigation across the country. In 2020, Law360 recognized ELG with its highly prestigious Practice Group of the Year awards for the United States in the category of Environmental Law.
Mr. Summy has served both in court-appointed leadership positions and directly represented clients in some of the country’s largest environmental cases with national significance. It all began with a single phone call in August 1995 when Mr. Summy was a new lawyer. He received a call from a prospective client in North Carolina who had learned that he and his neighbors had been ingesting the chemical MTBE in their drinking water wells for years. Mr. Summy took the case, and after years of fighting for the residents’ rights and going to trial, the case resulted in a record settlement.
Mr. Summy soon learned that MTBE was contaminating drinking water wells all over America. That case proved to be only the first of many to come. Mr. Summy was hired by public water providers all over the country whose residents had contaminated wells. He became the “go to” lawyer for public entities facing environmental contamination which impacted their public resources. Mr. Summy has represented public entities from the east coast to the west coast and all across middle America. He and his ELG Team have recovered billions of dollars on behalf of their clients in environmental litigation.
Credentials
Education
Texas Tech University
J.D. · 1990
Tarleton State University
B.A. · 1986
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Texas, State Bar of
ACTIVE
New York, State Bar
ACTIVE
North Carolina, Stat
ACTIVE
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Lawyer of the Year — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs (Dallas/Fort Worth)
2016
Lawyer of the Year — Selected by Benchmark Litigation, the Guide to America’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys (as a Leading Plaintiffs Star in Texas)
2012
Best Lawyers in America — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mass Tort Litigation
2026
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2026
Best Lawyers in America — Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters (2003-2013, 2024-2025)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2024-2025)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Lawdragon Green 500: Leaders in Environmental Law (2024-2025)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers (2023-2025)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Lawdragon 500 Leading Energy Lawyers (2024-2025)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — D Magazine
2026
Best Lawyers in America — (2019, 2023-2025)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Law360 – Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar (2024)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Forbes America’s Top 200 Lawyers (2024)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Law360 – Practice Group of the Year – Environmental Law category (2020, 2023)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — 9-Figure Litigator (America’s High Stakes Trial Lawyers, 2020)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Selected to America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators (2018 – 2020)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Selected as one of the “Premier 20 Over 20” trial attorneys for Texas for The National Academy of Jurisprudence (2017)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — America’s Top 100 Attorneys – Lifetime Achievement Award
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Selected by Benchmark Litigation as a “Local Litigation Star” in Texas 2014 edition
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Two Time Finalist for the Prestigious national Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year Award (2009, 2013)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Selected as one of “The American Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers for Texas – 2008-2009”
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Selected to be included in Lawdragon, 500 Leading Attorneys in the U.S. (2009 edition)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Selected as one of “The American Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers for Texas 2008”
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Best Lawyers in America — , 2004)
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Best Lawyers in America — Selected by D Magazine as one of the “Best Lawyers in Dallas” (4 years)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — California Lawyer Magazine Trial Lawyer of the Year Award (CLAY) for Environmental Law – MTBE Litigation 2001
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Selected as 2022 Texas’ Best Lawyers
2026
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What areas of law does Scott Summy practice?
Scott Summy focuses on Class Action and Product Liability.
Where is Scott Summy located?
Scott Summy primarily serves clients in Dallas, Texas, with an office at 3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 1100.
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