Scott W. Weatherford
- Blockchain & Cryptoassets
- Business Litigation
- Labor & Employment Litigation
- Affirmative Action & Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate | Labor & Employment
- Background Checks
- Discrimination & Harassment Claims
- Employee Whistleblower & Retaliation Claims
- Employment Policies, Procedures, & Handbooks
- Employment Practice Audits
- Governmental Investigations
- Hiring, Performance Management, & Termination
- Labor Management & Traditional Labor Relations
- Non-Compete Issues
- Staffing, Independent Contractors, & Contingent Workers
- Unfair Competition & Trade Secrets
- Wage & Hour
- Workplace Ethics, Compliance, & Investigations
- Workplace Safety & Health
- Workplace Training
Scott Weatherford is an innovative trial attorney with a comprehensive complex litigation practice focusing on intellectual property, trade secret, and technology-related commercial disputes. Scott advocates on behalf of Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and local business owners in state courts, federal courts, arbitrations, and administrative agencies across the state of Texas.
Using his experience with litigation, Scott also counsels clients on how to navigate workplace compliance and legal issues related to employee misconduct, personnel policies, unfair competition, and protection of proprietary business information.
B.A., with honors, University of Texas at Austin
B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin
J.D., Baylor Law School
- Baylor Law Review
- Articles Editor
- Associate Editor
Texas, 2011
United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
Technology Litigation
- Obtained favorable settlement in “bet-the-company” litigation when client’s computer network was hacked due to faulty security software and integration.
- Represented Silicon Valley corporation in breach of contract action involving sale of domain names and other intellectual property.
- Prosecuted breach of contract and other claims resulting from poor design and implementation of enterprise resource planning system.
- Represented a local business owner in the prosecution of a breach of contract claim related to a dispute over personal property. Tried the case to a judge in state court in Travis County and obtained a favorable ruling awarding damages and attorneys’ fees.
Trade Secret/Non-Compete Litigation
- Successfully defended a former employee against allegations of trade secret misappropriation resulting from alleged violations of non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure obligations.
- Obtained temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, and favorable settlement when client’s business partner attempted to steal goodwill and trade secrets from the company.
- Successfully avoided preliminary and permanent injunctions sought against former franchisee for alleged violations of a non-compete agreement.
- Obtained temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, and favorable settlement when client’s competitor downloaded and misappropriated thousands of proprietary and confidential documents.
Workplace Compliance
- Resolved numerous discrimination, harassment and retaliation lawsuits.
- Successfully resolved a purported class-action involving allegations of widespread wage and hour violations resulting from misclassification of independent contractors.
- Defended an engineering and construction company throughout an extensive OSHA investigation conducted by the Department of Labor, resulting in a dismissal of the initial complaint and a finding of no violations.
- Texas Bar Foundation Fellow, 2018
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers – Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, 2019
Author, “The Ad Hoc Duty: A Landowner’s Duty to Protect After Del Lago Partners v. Smith” 63 Baylor L. Rev. 656.
Speaker, General Counsel Forum (Austin/San Antonio Chapter) Quarterly Event, Attorney/Client Privilege, September 2016.
Speaker, Association of Corporate Counsel (Austin Chapter) Luncheon, Attorney/Client Privilege, April 2016.
Speaker, Jackson Walker 2015 Labor & Employment Seminar, Attorney/Client Privilege, October 2015.
Speaker, TWCA/TRWA Water Law Seminar, Legal Ethics and Social Media, January 2015
Speaker, Labor & Employment Seminar, Social Media and the NLRB, September 2014
Speaker RMCMI Conference & Annual Meeting, Social Media: Policy, Procedure, and Personal Use, June 2014
Scott is a native Austinite who prides himself on active participation in the Austin community.
- Central Texas Food Bank of Texas, Board Member
- Junior Achievement of Central Texas, Board Member
- Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Austin
- Graduate of Emerge Class of 2015
- Austin Stone Community Church, Deacon
- State Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association
- Austin Bar Association
- Technology Section
- Adoption Day Committee
- Austin Young Lawyers Association
- Graduate of Leadership Academy Class of 2018
Texas Bar Foundation Elects Ten Jackson Walker Attorneys to Fellowship
Scott Weatherford Chosen to Join 2018 Leadership Academy Class
Jackson Walker Scores Second Appellate Win for Homeowners Association
Scott Weatherford Elected as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation
Jackson Walker Elects 13 Attorneys to Partnership Across Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio Offices
Up and Coming: 34 Jackson Walker Attorneys Named to 2019 'Super Lawyers - Rising Stars' List
- Represented a local business owner in the prosecution of a breach of contract claim related to a dispute over personal property. Tried the case to a judge in state court in Travis County and obtained a favorable ruling awarding damages and attorneys’ fees.
- Defended a federal contractor against a qui tam lawsuit brought by a former employee. Obtained a voluntary dismissal by the plaintiff after filing a motion to dismiss under Federal Rule 12(b)(6).
- Defended an engineering and construction company throughout an extensive OSHA investigation conducted by the Department of Labor, resulting in a dismissal of the initial complaint and a finding of no violations.
Practice Experience
Technology Litigation
- Obtained favorable settlement in “bet-the-company” litigation when client’s computer network was hacked due to faulty security software and integration.
- Represented Silicon Valley corporation in breach of contract action involving sale of domain names and other intellectual property.
- Prosecuted breach of contract and other claims resulting from poor design and implementation of enterprise resource planning system.
- Represented a local business owner in the prosecution of a breach of contract claim related to a dispute over personal property. Tried the case to a judge in state court in Travis County and obtained a favorable ruling awarding damages and attorneys’ fees.
Trade Secret/Non-Compete Litigation
- Successfully defended a former employee against allegations of trade secret misappropriation resulting from alleged violations of non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure obligations.
- Obtained temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, and favorable settlement when client’s business partner attempted to steal goodwill and trade secrets from the company.
- Successfully avoided preliminary and permanent injunctions sought against former franchisee for alleged violations of a non-compete agreement.
- Obtained temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, and favorable settlement when client’s competitor downloaded and misappropriated thousands of proprietary and confidential documents.
Workplace Compliance
- Resolved numerous discrimination, harassment and retaliation lawsuits.
- Successfully resolved a purported class-action involving allegations of widespread wage and hour violations resulting from misclassification of independent contractors.
- Defended an engineering and construction company throughout an extensive OSHA investigation conducted by the Department of Labor, resulting in a dismissal of the initial complaint and a finding of no violations.
Recognition & Accolades
- Texas Bar Foundation Fellow, 2018
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers – Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, 2019
Publications & Speeches
Author, “The Ad Hoc Duty: A Landowner’s Duty to Protect After Del Lago Partners v. Smith” 63 Baylor L. Rev. 656.
Speaker, General Counsel Forum (Austin/San Antonio Chapter) Quarterly Event, Attorney/Client Privilege, September 2016.
Speaker, Association of Corporate Counsel (Austin Chapter) Luncheon, Attorney/Client Privilege, April 2016.
Speaker, Jackson Walker 2015 Labor & Employment Seminar, Attorney/Client Privilege, October 2015.
Speaker, TWCA/TRWA Water Law Seminar, Legal Ethics and Social Media, January 2015
Speaker, Labor & Employment Seminar, Social Media and the NLRB, September 2014
Speaker RMCMI Conference & Annual Meeting, Social Media: Policy, Procedure, and Personal Use, June 2014
Community Involvement
Scott is a native Austinite who prides himself on active participation in the Austin community.
- Central Texas Food Bank of Texas, Board Member
- Junior Achievement of Central Texas, Board Member
- Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Austin
- Graduate of Emerge Class of 2015
- Austin Stone Community Church, Deacon
- State Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association
- Austin Bar Association
- Technology Section
- Adoption Day Committee
- Austin Young Lawyers Association
- Graduate of Leadership Academy Class of 2018
Career Highlights
- Represented a local business owner in the prosecution of a breach of contract claim related to a dispute over personal property. Tried the case to a judge in state court in Travis County and obtained a favorable ruling awarding damages and attorneys’ fees.
- Defended a federal contractor against a qui tam lawsuit brought by a former employee. Obtained a voluntary dismissal by the plaintiff after filing a motion to dismiss under Federal Rule 12(b)(6).
- Defended an engineering and construction company throughout an extensive OSHA investigation conducted by the Department of Labor, resulting in a dismissal of the initial complaint and a finding of no violations.
- Blockchain & Cryptoassets
- Business Litigation
- Labor & Employment Litigation
- Affirmative Action & Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate | Labor & Employment
- Background Checks
- Discrimination & Harassment Claims
- Employee Whistleblower & Retaliation Claims
- Employment Policies, Procedures, & Handbooks
- Employment Practice Audits
- Governmental Investigations
- Hiring, Performance Management, & Termination
- Labor Management & Traditional Labor Relations
- Non-Compete Issues
- Staffing, Independent Contractors, & Contingent Workers
- Unfair Competition & Trade Secrets
- Wage & Hour
- Workplace Ethics, Compliance, & Investigations
- Workplace Safety & Health
- Workplace Training