Scott B. Wheat is a trial lawyer with significant courtroom experience. Mr. Wheat has worked extensively in matters involving consumer and commercial disputes and litigation. Aside from his courtroom experience, Mr. Wheat has handled a number of arbitrations before arbitrators with AAA and Jams. The areas of practice Mr. Wheat is highly experienced with include consumer and financial laws and regulations, including Federal Truth in Lending, FDCPA, the Dodd-Frank Act, TCPA, and others.
Mr. Wheat has written and been a guest panelist on legal topics relating to the admissibility of documentary evidence, admissibility of business records, and analyzing statute of limitations issues in particular cases. He has demonstrated an astute ability to develop creative solutions to legal problems.
Mr. Wheat earned his J.D. in 2003 from the University at Buffalo Law School and his B.S., Magna cum laude, in 1999 from the State University of New York at Brockport, where he was Alpha Chi and Alpha Phi Sigma. He is admitted to the bars of New York, Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York, and U.S. District Court of Maryland.