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M. Scott Ash
M. Scott Ash has nearly two decades of legal experience representing injured and disabled people and is licensed to practice law in both Colorado and Oklahoma.
After finishing law school at the University Of Denver College Of Law in 1989 Scott immediately embarked on his practice of plaintiff’s personal injury law in Denver, Colorado, and concentrated mainly in the areas of workers’ compensation and social security disability both from a claimant’s perspective. In 1994 he moved his family and his practice to Tulsa, Oklahoma and shortly thereafter THE ASH LAW FIRM was born. Still carrying an active license to practice law in the state of Colorado, Scott is readily available to offer advice and counsel to anyone affected by a legal dispute involving Colorado law. At this time Scott is heavily involved in representing his clients before the workers’ compensation court and at social security disability hearings and in fact has successfully handled several thousand cases of each type. In fact, Scott was writing orders on workers’ compensation cases even before he graduated from law school. Concerning his social security practice, Scott has a special interest in both childhood disability and mental impairment cases. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma August 15, 1963 Scott is married to Monica and has three boys: Ian, Austin and Jacob.
Scott graduated from the University Of Oklahoma College Of Business Administration in 1986 achieving a Bachelor of Science degree in economics. He received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University Of Tulsa College Of Law in 1989. While a law student at Tulsa University Scott also attended and studied at Queen’s College, Oxford, England. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Oklahoma Bar Association, the Colorado Bar Association and the Tulsa County Bar Association. He is also a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, the NationalOrganization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR) and finally Lawyers for Working Oklahomans (LWO).
Scott is admitted to and has in fact practiced before the Oklahoma Bar, the Colorado Bar, and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma as well as the District of Colorado. He is also admitted to and has practiced before the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the Court of Federal Claims.
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Personal Injury
Workers’ Compensation
Social Security Disability
Wrongful Death
Auto and Truck Accidents
BAR ADMISSIONS:
Colorado, 1989
Oklahoma, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1992
U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1992
U.S. District Court Northern District of Oklahoma, 1994
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1995
U.S. District Court Western District of Oklahoma, 1995
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2002
EDUCATION:
University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1989
Juris Doctorate
University of Oklahoma College of Business Administration, Norman, Oklahoma, 1986
Bachelor of Science, Business Economics
REPRESENTATIVE CASES:
Shorter v. Tulsa Used Equipment and Industrial Engine Services, 2006 OK 72, 148 P.3d 864
Pickens v. Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry, 1997 OK 152, 951 P. 2d 1079
Fortna v. U.S. Express, Inc., 2000 OK CIV APP 77, 9 P. 3d 98
State ex rel. Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections v. Burris, 1995 OK 42, 894 p. 2d 1122
Monfort, Inc. v. Rangel, 867 P.2d 122 (Colo. App. 1993)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
American Bar Association : Member
The Oklahoma Bar Association : Member
The Colorado Bar Association : Member
The Tulsa County Bar Association : Member
American Trial Lawyers Association : Member
Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association : Member
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association : Member
National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives (NOSSCR) : Member
Lawyers for Working Oklahomans (LWO) : Member
