Scott Eric Anderson is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary’s Atlanta office and is a member of the Firm’s Commercial Litigation/D&O and Professional Liability/E&O practice sections. Scott’s diverse litigation and trial experience has earned him the trust and confidence of his clients for which he handles class action lawsuits, federal and state antitrust cases involving price-fixing, monopolization and other alleged violations of antitrust and unfair competition laws. As well as business and commercial litigation, and professional liability matters involving primarily accountants and lawyers.

Scott serves in several leadership roles within the firm. He is the Vice-Chair of the firm’s Accountants Liability and Class Actions interdisciplinary teams. He is also a member of the FMG Trial Committee and the FMG Trial Academy Committee, which he formerly administered.

Scott combines his diverse litigation experiences with his life and military experiences to gain an understanding of complex issues to advance aggressive, practical and effective litigation strategies. Those experiences coupled with his professionalism, compassion, and roll-up-the-sleeves attitude gives him a unique perspective and insight to strategically handle a broad-spectrum of complex cases.  

Scott understands the risks, benefits, human factors, and issues involved in complex contested matters. Scott collaborates with the clients and strives to immediately identify and assess the different factors that comprise the real problem, and then he works hard to solve the problem in as efficient a manner as possible. Chances are if you or your business has a legal need, either Scott or another Freeman Mathis & Gary attorney can help you.

Scott received his law degree from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law in Macon, Georgia, where he resided for 15 years. His undergraduate degrees were obtained from the University of Toledo, in Northwest Ohio. Scott grew up near Cleveland, Ohio before serving in the United States Navy for five years and then embarking on his legal career.

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Representing multiple defendants in nationwide antitrust violation class actions pertaining to real estate commission multi-district litigation.

Represented a local political body in litigation involving a 2022 voting line redistricting map.

Successfully removed a trustee of multi-million dollar marital and residual trusts, which included significant businesses in Southern Georgia, on an emergency and preliminary basis on behalf of the first successor trustee, and recovered millions of dollars on behalf of my client that were misappropriated by the initial trustee, and unwound inappropriate multiple trust transfers by the initial trustee in breach of her fiduciary duties. Kemp v. Kemp, Superior Court of Tift County, Civil Action number 2014CV241; Kemp v. Kemp, 337 Ga. App. 627, 627, 788 S.E.2d 517, 518 (2016).

Successful jury trial verdict on behalf of the executrix of an estate to recover monies and property misappropriated by the decedent’s son prior to the decedent’s death. Subsequently, prevailed on post-judgment collection efforts after discovery and recouping monies fraudulently conveyed by the judgment debtor. Debra K. Montford, as Executrix of the Estate of Robert L. Sims v. Robert Timothy Sims, Houston County Superior Court, Civil action number 2010CV099159; and subsequent fraudulent conveyance action Debra K. Montford, as Executrix of the Estate of Robert L. Sims v. Robert Timothy Sims, Charlotte J. Sims, and Defense Finance & Accounting Services, Houston County Superior Court, Civil action number 2013CV107904.

Successful motion for a new trial in an accountant malpractice case based upon an improper jury charge presented by the opposing party and approved by the trial court over objection, and defeat of interlocutory appeal on the same issue. Paul N. Ware, et al. v. Whittington, Jones & Rudert, CPA’s, P.C, Superior Court of Floyd County, Civil action number 09CV03329JFL0003;  Whittington, Jones & Rudert, CPA’s, P.C. v. Paul N. Ware, et al., Georgia Court of Appeals, A13I0148 (2013).

Obtained defense summary judgment on behalf of Oconee Regional Medical Center on claims brought by a doctor attempting to rescind a shared services agreement and defeated the subsequent  application for discretionary appeal. Marshall Grillo v. Oconee Regional Medical Center, Baldwin County Superior Court, Civil action number 10CV44749;  Marshall Grillo v. Oconee Regional Medical Center, Georgia Court of Appeals A11D0495 (2011).

• Georgia Defense Lawyers Associatoin
• Defense Research institute
• Georgia Bar Association
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

• National Institute for Trial Advocacy certification

• FMG Trial Academy