P. Scott Arnston

Service Areas

Long-Term Care Liability
Products Liability
Business Disputes
Breach of Contract
Personal Injury
Trucking Litigation
Wrongful Death

Profile

The focus of Mr. Arnston’s practice is the defense of long-term care and assisted-living facilities, hospitals, physicians, and nurses in professional liability cases. He also defends product manufacturers and trucking companies in personal injury actions, as well as various corporations in general litigation matters.

Honors and Awards

• Since 2017, Mr. Arnston has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of medical malpractice (defense) and personal injury litigation (defense).
• For 2022, Best Lawyers named Mr. Arnston as Lawyer of the Year for personal injury litigation (on behalf of defendants).
• Mr. Arnston is rated by Martindale-Hubbell as AV Preeminent ®.

Publications

“Thirty Years Later, Is the Schoolhouse Door Still Closed? Segregation in the Higher Education System of Alabama,” Alabama Law Review (1994).

Professional Affiliations

• Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Alabama Bar Association
• Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association

Education

• J.D., magna cum laude, 1994, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
  Best Oral Advocate for First Year Moot Court
  Member, Bench and Bar (legal honorary society)
  Staff member, Alabama Law Review
• B.A., cum laude, 1991, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
  Kappa Tau Alpha
  Gamma Beta Phi

Bar Admissions

• Alabama, 1994
• Tennessee, 2009

Court Admissions

• United States District Courts
  Northern District of Alabama
  Middle District of Alabama
• All Alabama state courts
• All Tennessee state courts