Scott M. Anderson

Scott M. Anderson


Grimes Teich Anderson LLP

Recognized since 2020

Asheville, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Scott Anderson has been an attorney since 1989 and is licensed to practice in North Carolina and South Carolina. He is also a Certified Civil Mediator in the state of South Carolina.

Early in his career, Scott focused on insurance defense and criminal defense, representing several auto insurance companies and workers compensation insurance companies as well as the S.C Uninsured Employers Fund. He regularly was lead counsel in jury trials and administrative hearings for these clients. In his criminal defense practice, Scott tried to verdict cases ranging from murder to criminal sexual conduct to driving while under the influence.

In 1994, Scott's practice transitioned to the representation of injured people in civil trials and workers' compensation hearings. Since that time, he has only represented injured people in hundreds of hearings, motions, and trials, and also advised on pre-suit settlements. His fortunate combination of substantial trial experience and familiarity with oppressive insurance company practices makes him a strong advocate for injured people who need help to get the money and care they deserve. Scott has a particular interest in representing children and their families.

Scott has represented clients and obtained favorable verdicts for injured people in State Court and United States Districts Court in North Carolina and South Carolina. He has argued cases in the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the South Carolina Court of Appeals, and the South Carolina Supreme Court. Scott is also admitted to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He is admitted to the Bar of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee.

In addition to being included in the 2020-2022 editions of Best Lawyers in America® for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Scott is rated AV® Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell, a well-respected national organization that has been providing ratings and information about lawyers for more than 140 years. He has been accepted for membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and is included on the 2020, 2021, and 2022 South Carolina Super Lawyers® lists for personal injury law and the 2021 and 2022 North Carolina Super Lawyers® list for personal injury law. He was selected to Greenville Business Magazine Legal Elite in 2020 and 2021 for personal injury law.

Scott is a member of The National Trial Lawyers Association Top 100, the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Accident Lawyers of America, the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100.

Location
  • 535 College Street
    P.O. Box 7074
    Asheville, NC 28802
Education
  • The University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., graduated 1989
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A. , graduated 1986
Bar Admissions
  • South Carolina, 1989
  • North Carolina, 1990
Affiliations
  • Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys - Member
  • American Association for Jusice - Member
  • Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America - Member
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum - Member
  • North Carolina Advocates for Justice - Member
  • South Carolina Association for Justice - Member
  • South Carolina Bar Resolution of Fee Disputes Board - Member
  • South Carolina Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Association - Former Board Member
  • The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1990
  • U.S. District Court, South Carolina District 1990
  • U.S. District Court, North Carolina Western District, 1993
  • U.S. District Court, North Carolina Middle District, 1997
  • Cherokee Supreme Court, Eastern Band, 2007
  • United States Supreme Court, 2009
  • U.S. District Court, North Carolina Eastern District, 2012
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2018
  • South Carolina, 1989
  • North Carolina, 1990

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Asheville (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers in America® Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiff 2020 - 2022

    Super Lawyers® North Carolina - Personal Injury Law 2021-2022

    Super Lawyers® South Carolina - Personal Injury Law 2020-2022

    Greenville Business Magazine Legal Elite - 2020, 2021

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