Scott A. Bassman

Scott A. Bassman: Attorney with Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A.
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Reviewed
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Biography

Scott A. Bassman is a Managing Partner in the firm's Fort Lauderdale East office. He concentrates his practice on state and federal civil trial and appellate law, including banking and financial and class action litigation, civil rights, commercial litigation, condominium and homeowners' association, employment and labor law, errors and omissions, land use and real property disputes, premises liability, product liability, and professional malpractice. He has experience handling Errors and Omissions claims, including those brought against insurance brokers and agents. Mr. Bassman has been recognized by Florida Trend's Legal Elite publication and as a Top Lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide.

Mr. Bassman earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminology and minor in Computer Science from Florida State University, and a Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University (where he graduated in two and a half years and in the top fifteen percent of his class). While in law school, Mr. Bassman was an Associate Editor of the Journal of International and Comparative Law, a member of the Moot Court Honor Society, and finalist for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America's negotiation competition.

(Also at Miami Office)

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Areas of Practice (16)

  • Banking and Financial
  • Civil Rights Law
  • Class Action
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Country Club, Condominium and Homeowners' Association Law
  • Cyber Risk and Privacy Liability
  • Directors and Officers
  • Employment and Labor
  • Federal Practice
  • Fidelity and Surety Litigation and Counsel
  • Land Use Litigation
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • COVID-19 Defense Team

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Florida State University, B.S., Criminology with a Minor in Computer Science
Law School Attended:
Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, J.D.
Year of First Admission:
2000
Admission:
2000, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
Memberships:

Associations

•The Florida Bar
•The Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar
•The Appellate Practice Section of The Florida Bar
•Miami-Dade Bar
•Broward County Bar Association
•Community Associations Institute

Birth Information:
Chicago, Illinois, 1973
ISLN:
915034411

Peer Reviews

3.8/5.0 (5 reviews)
Peer Reviewed

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.0/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.0/5.0

  • Judgment

    3.8/5.0

  • Communication

    3.6/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    3.6/5.0
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954-703-3701  Fax

www.csklegal.com/attorney/scott-bassman

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