Scott J. Ivy

Scott J. Ivy is a business and commercial litigation lawyer and partner at McCormick Barstow LLP Attorneys At Law, who handles complex lawsuits and disputes involving financial institutions, contracts, business torts, and trade secrets. His practice includes corporate and partnership dissolutions, insurance coverage disputes, and bad faith litigation. He represents individuals and businesses in significant matters before California state and federal trial courts. His appellate experience includes arguments before the California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, and the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Scott earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of San Diego School of Law. He received his B.S. in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from California Polytechic University, San Luis Obispo. His academic background in business administration provides a foundation for understanding commercial relationships, financial issues, and organizational disputes. His legal education prepared him for litigation involving complex business and financial matters.

Scott focuses on business and commercial litigation, with particular emphasis on lending and financial institution disputes. He handles contract claims, business torts, trade secret cases, corporate disputes, partnership dissolutions, insurance coverage matters, and bad faith litigation. Before joining his current practice group, he was a partner at Lang, Richert & Patch. He previously worked as a partner in the litigation department of a Los Angeles-based firm, representing individuals and businesses in commercial disputes.

Scott J. Ivy is admitted in California and the US District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Central Districts of California. He is admitted to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. His professional memberships include the State Bar of California and the Fresno County Bar Association. He belongs to the San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers. His honors include an AV Preeminent peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell and recognition by Northern California Super Lawyers.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, McCormick Barstow LLP
• Member, State Bar of California
• Member, Fresno County Bar Association

Licensed State

• California

Education

• University of San Diego School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• California Polytechnic University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)