J. SCOTT GREER
Member of the firm.

Email: jsgreer@lewisgreer.com

Mr. Greer worked as a “hod carrier,” mason, and fork lift driver during his college days, and has now represented the construction industry in large litigations for more than 22 years.

Practice Areas:
Trial and Appellate Litigation in State and Federal Court; Construction Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Business Law.

Admitted:
1985, New York; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York; 1991, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1998, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2003, United States Supreme Court.

Educated: 
State University of New York at Albany (B.A.), magna cum laude, 1981; Albany Law School of Union University (J.D.), 1984.

Professional Activities and Associations: 
American Arbitration Association National Roster of Neutrals for Construction Disputes, 2007 -.  Co-Author: “New York Mechanics’ Lien and Construction Claims,” Lorman Education Services, March 1998.  Special Counsel to New York State Assemblyman Stephen Saland, Minority Leader Codes Committee, 1985-1990.  Special Counsel to New York State Senator Stephen Saland, 1991-1992. Director, Family Services of Dutchess County, 1988-1993. Director, Catharine Street Community Center, 2001-present; Family Services, Inc., Advisory Council, 1993-2000.  Member: Dutchess County, New York State (Member: Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, Executive Committee) and American (Member: Litigation Section; Construction Industry Forum) Bar Associations; Associated Builders & Contractors, (Empire Chapter); New York State Association of General Building Contractors; Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber of Commerce.