Paul Scott
The Scott Law FirmPaul "Woody" Scott is passionate in his representation of clients. Mr. Scott founded The Scott Law Firm and practices in immigration law, deportation and removal defense, criminal defense, and Federal Criminal and Immigration Litigation. Mr. Scott was born in a small hospital in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. At two years old he and his mother moved to the New Orleans, Louisiana, area where he was raised. After he graduated from Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie, he moved to Baton Rouge where he attended Louisiana State University to obtain his bachelor degree. He went on to receive his Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Civil Law from the LSU Paul H. Hebert Law School. During his studies, Mr. Scott performed extensive travel and study of Latin America and the Latin American Legal Systems. Fluent in Spanish, he spent a semester of law school studying at the prestigious Universidad Austral Facultad de los Derechos located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Throughout his life, Mr. Scott has watched family and friends work themselves through the complex immigration system. For that reason, he is intimately familiar with the immigration processes and serves his clients with a sense of passion. As an immigration lawyer Mr. Scott provides legal services in the areas of Immigration and Nationality Law, Criminal Defense, and Personal Injury. Mr. Scott is a regular guest on Radio Amor and La Nueva radio stations where he answers the questions of Spanish speaking community
- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Louisiana
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- Texas
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- 5th Circuit
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- 11th Circuit
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Partner
- The Scott Law Firm
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- Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
- B.A.
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- Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
- J.D.
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- Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University
- B.C.L.
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- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Member
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- Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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- The Guatemala Genocide Cases:Universal Jurisdiction and Its Limits. 9 Chi-Kent J. Int’l &Comp. L. 100 .
- Chi-Kent J. Int’l & Comp. Law
- Updates in "Crimmigration" Law, AILA Midsouth Conference, New Orleans
- 60 Apps in 60 Minutes, AILA Midsouth Conference, New Orleans
- Provisional Waivers: Start to Finish, AILA Ohio/Mid-South Fall Conference, Ohio
- Updates in "Crimmigration" Law, ILA Ohio/Mid-South Fall Conference, Ohio
- How Immigration Affects you Non-Immigration Practice, Louisiana State Bar Assocation, New Orleans
