Scott A. Entin
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Miner, Barnhill & Galland, P.C.
325 N. LaSalle St. Suite 350
Chicago, IL 60654 - (312) 751-1170
Education
- University of Wisconsin, J.D. (2003) – Honors: Cum Laude, Dean’s List, The State of Wisconsin Award for Highest Achievement in Legal Process
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Visiting Student (2003)
- University of Wisconsin, B.A. (1999)
Scott Entin has over 15 years of complex litigation experience. Scott understands how to effectively manage large-scale, complex and high-stakes matters through trial and appeal. Through his practice, Scott protects the environment, people and their property from toxic industrial pollution; represents government and individuals in fraud and consumer protection cases; and fights against discrimination and civil rights abuses. He represents advocacy groups, individuals, state governments and classes across the country. Scott listens to his clients and works with them to find lasting solutions to their problems.
Environmental Litigation
Scott leads the firm’s Environmental Litigation practice with MBG partner Sarah Siskind, working to protect people and their property from industrial polluters. Scott was co-lead class counsel for a class of thousands of current and former residents in a nuisance, negligence, and trespass class action against an Iowa corn mill. The $51.5 settlement of that case secured significant payments to class members and required the defendant to spend millions upgrading its pollution controls.
Learn more about the Freeman v. Grain Processing Corp. Settlement
Scott has worked with Sierra Club as trial counsel in Clean Air Act litigation and counseled many individual clients and advocacy groups on air and water contamination issues. Currently, Scott represents numerous individual plaintiffs suing a medical sterilization company for personal injuries caused by its excessive and dangerous air emissions, serving on the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in those cases, and co-leads a nuisance/negligence class of more than 100,000 residents suing a steel manufacturer for infringing their property rights.
Learn more about Hernandez v. US Steel
He was a featured presenter on environmental nuisance litigation at a national Sierra Club conference, and played a key role in securing designation for MBG as Panel Member on the Environmental Counsel Panel for the State of Delaware.
State Government Representation
For more than 10 years, Scott served as counsel to eight states in the Average Wholesale Price (“AWP”) litigation and related litigation against dozens of drug manufacturers and other entities under consumer protection laws, Medicaid fraud, false advertising statutes, and state false claims acts. That litigation sought redress for damage to state Medicaid programs caused by the publication of false and deceptive drug prices. Scott was involved in every aspect of AWP litigation from discovery to participating in numerous trials. He worked closely with state clients and witnesses, and oversaw large-scale discovery. Together with the rest of the MBG team, Scott’s efforts resulted in nearly $1.2 billion in settlements and judgments after trial.
Civil Rights & Employment Litigation
Scott represents both plaintiffs and defendants in discrimination cases and employment disputes, including national class actions and individual cases before state, local and federal agencies. He represents individuals and groups facing sexual harassment and discrimination at work based on race, national origin, sex, age and disability. Scott also has represented clients in wage, hour and overtime disputes, and has expertise in all types of contract disputes, including those concerning severance, employee benefits, non-compete, and non-solicitation agreements.
Healthcare Litigation
Since the beginning of his professional career, Scott has worked with hospitals and physician clients on a variety of healthcare law topics. He has extensive and successful jury trial experience in these cases, and has advised hospital clients on affiliation and disaffiliation issues, third-party payor litigation and other medicolegal claims.
Community Service Activities
American Bar Association, Member
American Association for Justice, Member
Chicago Council of Lawyers, Member
Sierra Club, Member
Bar Admissions
Illinois Supreme Court (2003)
Wisconsin Supreme Court (2003)
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2003)
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2006)
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois (2007)
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (2007)
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (2016)
Pro hac vice admissions in state and/or federal trial and/or appellate courts in Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa and Kentucky