Scott C. Skelton

Mr. Skelton is a founding member of Skelton Slusher Barnhill Watkins Wells. Skelton was a partner in the Zeleskey law for 21 years.

Mr. Skelton has tried over 50 cases as first and second chair, and has broad experience in personal injury, Workers' Compensation and commercial litigation. Skelton manages the Firm's toxic tort section and handles over 2500 plaintiffs on that docket for the East Texas Area. Skelton is licensed in the Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts for the United States District Courts and has extensive experience in those Courts. Skelton has argued cases in the Appellate Courts for the State of Texas and in the United States Fifth Circuit. Skelton has also arbitrated multi-million-dollar disputes between multiple hospitals. Further, Skelton consults on a regular basis with several local businesses concerning litigation, employment, contract and conflict avoidance and resolution matters.

Skelton has been married to Sheila (Todd) Skelton for 30 years. Sheila is the Curriculum Coach at Brandon Elementary. They have two daughters. One is attending Medical School at Texas Tech and the other is at Abilene Christian University. Both are graduates of Lufkin ISD.

Mr. Skelton is a Member of the Lufkin Independent School District Board of Trustees, a member of the Board of the Lufkin / Angelina Court Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Texas Forestry Museum Board.

Mr. Scott Skelton is a former partner of Zeleskey Law Firm.

Areas Of Practice

Business and Commercial Litigation
Discrimination / Civil Rights
Employment Law
Contract Disputes
Estate and Probate Litigation
Personal Injury
Board Governance (Public and Private)

Certified Legal Specialties

Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2000

Bar Admissions

Texas, 1992
Arkansas, 2005

Education

Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
- J.D. - 1992
Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas
- B.A. - 1989
- Major: History / Political Science

Representative Cases

Obtained Final Judgment for $1.8m for landlord in breach of lease lawsuit, pending in district court of Harris County, Texas.
Defeated insurer’s summary judgment based on pollution exclusion for insured sand mine. Atain Specialty Ins. Co. v. Triple PG Sand Dev., 4:21-cv-02122 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 1, 2023); Atain Specialty Ins. Co. v. Triple PG Sand Dev., LLC, No. 4:21-CV-02122, 2023 WL 4878902 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 22, 2023), motion to certify appeal denied, No. 4:21-CV-02122, 2023 WL 4878905 (S.D. Tex. Apr. 24, 2023).
Jury verdict for $29.8 million for Lufkin Industries against IBM for fraud and breach of contract in software implementation case. IBM v. Lufkin, 564 S.W.3d 15 (Tex. App. – Tyler 2017); reversed Int’l Bus. Machines Corp. v. Lufkin Indus., LLC, 573 S.W.3d 224 (Tex. 2019), reh’g denied (May 31, 2019)).
Garrison Realty, LP v. Fouse Architecture & Interiors P.C., No. 12-21-13, 2013 U.S. App. Lexis 21318 (5th Cir. Oct. 21, 2013)
Arnold v. Life Partners, Inc.05-12-00092-CV 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 10928 (Tex. App.—Dallas August 8,2013)
In re University of Texas Health Center, 198 S.W.3d 392 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2006)
Louisiana Pacific Corp. v. Holmes, 94 S.W.3d 834 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2002)
Brookshire Bros., Inc. v. Lewis, 911 S.W.2d 791 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1995)