Attorneys
Scott McKay
Scott McKay practices criminal defense and civil litigation in both federal and state courts. He has a wide breadth of litigation and trial experience and has successfully represented clients in a number of significant cases. Mr. McKay received the Clarence Darrow Award from the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho for his defense of a Saudi national acquitted of terrorism charges following a lengthy trial in federal court. Mr. McKay also works on complex civil litigation including federal litigation consolidated in New York arising out of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He has helped achieve multi million dollar settlements for clients including on behalf of current and former employees of a large retail grocery chain who brought suit in multi-state collective and class wage and hour actions and on behalf of a child and his parents who brought suit against the physicians and hospital responsible for the child’s catastrophic birth injuries.
Mr. McKay has an AV rating, the highest rating available from the Martindale Hubbell lawyer rating service. He has been selected by his peers each year since 2003 for listing in "The Best Lawyers in America." He was recently listed in Mountain States Super Lawyers magazine (2007) which features the top 5% of lawyers in Nevada, Utah, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
Mr. McKay has appeared nationally as a legal commentator on Court TV and has appeared on National Public Radio. He has lectured frequently on legal topics. Mr. McKay is a member of the Idaho and National Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He has served on a number of legal committees including the Judicial Independence and Integrity Committee for the Idaho State Bar and the Electronic Records Committee for the Idaho Supreme Court. He also is active in the local community including coaching youth sports. Mr. McKay formerly served on the Magistrate Commission for the Fourth Judicial District, as Chair of the Young Lawyers Section for the Idaho State Bar and on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southwest Idaho after serving several years as a volunteer Big Brother.
Mr. McKay and his wife Nicole have been married for 15 years. They have three children and all attend public school in Boise.
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense and Civil Litigation
- J.D. (Magna Cum Laude) Gonzaga University School of Law, 1990; Thomas More Scholar, Associate Editor, Gonzaga Law Review
- B.A. (Cum Laude) Business Management and Accounting, Whitworth College, 1986
- Law Clerk - Honorable Byron J. Johnson, 1990-91, and Honorable Linda Copple Trout, 1992-93, Justices (Ret.), Idaho Supreme Court
- Bar Admissions: Idaho; California; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Admitted pro hac vice in various courts throughout the United States.