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Thomas S. Carnes
Scott Carnes was born in 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up
in northern Virginia. He earned both his Bachelor of Arts degree (1975)
and his law degree (Marshall Wythe School of Law 1978) at the College
of William & Mary and has been practicing law in Tidewater ever
since. During almost 30 years of civil trial work in all local, state
and federal courts as well as significant appellate experience. Mr.
Carnes has handled a wide variety of cases including personal injury,
medical malpractice, civil litigation concerning real estate, contract,
commercial, land use, administrative law, trust and estate and business
tort issues.
Mr. Carnes is a member of the Virginia State Bar and has served
on the Bar’s 2nd District Disciplinary Committee. He is also
admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Virginia, the United States Court of Appeals
for the Fourth Circuit and the United States Court of Claims.
Mr. Carnes is the proud father of five children, graduates of William
& Mary, Bauder College, the US Naval Academy, Virginia Tech
and the US Military Academy at West Point. He currently resides
in Virginia Beach with his wife of twenty-five years.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Civil Litigation including:
Business Entity Formation
Business Litigation
Real Estate and Construction Controversies
Breach of Contract and Commercial Litigation
Land Use and Zoning Issues
Administrative Law
Wills, Trust and Estate Litigation
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
EDUCATION
College of William & Mary (BA 1975)
College of William & Mary – Marshall-Wythe School of Law
(1978)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Over 30 years of civil trial work in all local, state and federal
courts.
LEGAL AFFILIATIONS
Virginia State Bar (1978)
United States District Court for Eastern District of Virginia
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Claims
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Mr. Carnes serves in the all-volunteer Virginia Defense Force as
JAG Officer for the Lafayette Brigade.
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