Robert Scott Lawrence

At Lawrence Bartels LLP, Robert Scott Lawrence represents clients in Southern California with a focus on Orange County. An intellectual property and commercial litigation attorney, he handles everything from white collar criminal defense to complex commercial disputes. Extensively experienced in commercial arbitration and mediation, he represents clients in state and federal court in a variety of areas, including civil and criminal racketeering, unfair competition, tax fraud, toxic torts, bank fraud, securities violations, misappropriation of trade secrets, and trademark and copyright infringement.Mr. Lawrence is admitted to practice in California and Illinois, as well as a number of federal courts. These include the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, the United States District Court for the Central District of California, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.In 1991, Mr. Lawrence graduated from the University of California San Diego with a Bachelor of Arts. He then attended Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor in 1995.Orange County Business Journal has named him a Top Attorney for Litigation and Intellectual Property. Mr. Lawrence is also a member of the Orange County Bar Association and the American Bar Association, and provides community service through his work with the Volunteer Legal Services Program.