Background
Leo, T. Scott was born on May 24, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Leo, T. Scott was born on May 24, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
University of Illinois (Bachelor of Arts, 1976). Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1980).
Worked at Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Illinois. Author: "Subrogation Rights of Surety on a Fidelity Bond Against the Officers" and Directors" of the Insured, XVIII The Forum 2, (Summer 1983).
Completion By the Surety: Assessing the Risk and Limiting the Loss," Bond Default Manual, (R. Wisner educated, 1987).
"Application of Statutes of Limitation Governing Construction Activity to Construction Bond Sureties," 10 The Construction Lawyer 1, (January 1990). "Surety"s Right to Salvage," Handling Fidelity, Surety, and Financial Risk Claims, (Cushman, Blick & Meeder educated, 1990).
"The Financing Surety and The Chapter 11 Principal," XXVI Tort & Insurance. Lord Justice 7, (1990); Company-Author: "The 50 Most Important Questions a Surety Can Ask About Bankruptcy," American Bar Association 1992.
Author: "The Contract Surety and Some Suretyship Defenses," William and Mary L. Review
(Summer 1993). "Bankruptcy Considerations and Bond Defaults," Bond Default Manual 2nd Edition (Doctorate. Clore ed 1995). Adviser to the American Law Institute Restatement (Third) Suretyship.
Member: American Bar Association (Vice-Chair, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section).
Author: "Subrogation Rights of Surety on a Fidelity Bond Against the Officers' and Directors' of the Insured, XVIII The Forum 2, (Summer 1983). Completion By the Surety: Assessing the Risk and Limiting the Loss," Bond Default Manual, (R. Wisner ed., 1987). "Application of Statutes of Limitation Governing Construction Activity to Construction Bond Sureties," 10 The Construction Lawyer 1, (January 1990).
"Surety's Right to Salvage," Handling Fidelity, Surety, and Financial Risk Claims, (Cushman, Blick & Meeder ed., 1990). "The Financing Surety and The Chapter 11 Principal," XXVI Tort & Ins. L.J. 7, (1990)
Co-Author: "The 50 Most Important Questions a Surety Can Ask About Bankruptcy," American Bar Association 1992.
Member: American Bar Association (Vice-Chair, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section).