Scott Browning

Scott divides his practice between complex commercial litigation for corporate clients and a diverse array of legal needs for nonprofit organizations and religious institutions. He has tried cases to verdict for major companies and has represented well-known entities such as AT&T, ESPN, Johns Manville, and Honeywell, and he has tried business-to-business disputes against companies such as Vail Resorts and Target. Scott has also defended clients facing federal investigations, tried cases in bankruptcy court, and established important precedent through U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit opinions. With a passion for getting to the truth, Scott thrives in the courtroom and is enthusiastic about arguing before juries, who clients share respond well to his honesty and sincerity.

Early in Scott’s career, his representation of the Archdiocese of Denver in more than 40 cases led Archbishop Chaput to make Scott the Archdiocese of Denver’s outside general counsel, as well as the archbishop’s personal counsel. When Archbishop Chaput relocated to Philadelphia, Scott began serving as special counsel to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia as well, managing a wide variety of legal issues. His religious entity practice grew rapidly from there, and he has served as trial counsel to the Archdiocese of St. Louis, an advisor to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in legislative matters related to various religious liberty and litigation-based legislation issues, and as counsel to a large number of other archdioceses, dioceses, bishops, and faith-based organizations, including Protestant denominations and the Sikh community. For many of these clients, Scott serves as primary outside counsel, assisting with major transactions, the purchase and sale of real property, trademark work and other intellectual property matters, First Amendment issues, healthcare- and education-specific questions, and litigation.

In addition to accolades from the legal community for this work, Scott has received the single highest honor the pope can bestow on an individual. Pope Francis named Scott to the Order of St. Gregory the Great as a Knight of St. Gregory for his extraordinary, decades-long service to the Catholic Church. Scott finds great joy in supporting religious clients’ faith-based missions and representing organizations whose first instinct is always to make the moral, community-oriented choice.

Scott is a highly respected, trusted advisor whose clients know he has a deep sense of caring for their objectives and values. He’s known for his ability to fully immerse himself in organizations and learn how legal issues affect their work. With a CPA license as well as a law degree, Scott has the business and financial knowledge to consider clients’ challenges from a holistic perspective and to offer practical legal advice customized to their needs. Often asked for assistance when an entity is in crisis or facing harsh opposition and what appear to be overwhelming odds, Scott assembles facts, manages professionals critical to the client’s goals, and works closely with the client to develop a comprehensive strategy to overcome the challenges and win.