Scott A. Pyle

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Scott A. Pyle focuses his practice in the areas of business organizations and business planning, corporate and business law creditors and consumers’ rights, real estate and contract law, wills trusts, and estates as well as trial and appellate matters. Scott is a life-long Indiana resident, born and raised in Richmond, Indiana, and has lived in the Northwest Indiana area since 2000. Prior to joining the firm, Scott began his legal career as an associate attorney with a firm in Crown Point, Indiana focusing on representing units of local government. From there, Scott served as a Staff Attorney with the United Auto Workers’ Legal Services Plan representing thousands of United Auto Workers’ Members and Dependents through a pre-paid legal service through their benefits which has since been discontinued. While at the Valparaiso University School of Law, Scott served as a Teaching Assistant in the School’s Legal Writing Department and also served as an Associate Editor for the Valparaiso University Law Review. Scott’s Student Note was published in the Fall of 2002 at 37 Val. U. L. Rev. 429. Since its publication, Scott’s Student Note has been cited by numerous Law Reviews throughout the United States and is also cited and referenced in publications by the American Jurisprudence series. In his time outside of the firm, Scott enjoys spending time with his wife and four children.

Education

• Purdue University, B.A. (With Distinction; Phi Beta Kappa (Purdue University Chapter (Zeta of Indiana)) (2000)
• Valparaiso University School of Law, J.D., (2003)

Bar Admissions

• Indiana Bar Admission (2004)
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana (2004)
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana (2004)
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (2009)
• U.S. Court of Appeals For The Seventh Circuit (2004

Publications

• 37 Val. U. L. Rev. 429 (Fall 2002)
• Kozlowski v. Dordieski, 849 N.E.2d 535 (Ind. 2006)
• Van Prooyen Builders, Inc. v. Lambert, 911 N.E.2d 619 (Ind. App. 2009)
• Van Prooyen Builders, Inc. v. Lambert, 907 N.E.2d 1032 (Ind. App. 2009)

Affiliations

• Lake County Bar Association 2004-2009
• Indiana State Bar Association 2004-2009