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Scott Edward Bellm is an accomplished attorney based in Springfield, MO, specializing in insurance defense, medical malpractice, personal injury, and civil trial and appellate practice. He is a proud graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where he earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 1995, contributing to the Arkansas Law Review and the school's Board of Advocates during his studies. His legal career began shortly after his admission to the Arkansas Bar in 1995, followed by his admission to the Missouri Bar in 1996. Scott began his practice as a plaintiff's personal injury lawyer and has since built an impressive tenure at Turner, Reid, Duncan, Loomer & Patton, where he joined as an associate in 1999 and became a shareholder in 2004. His expertise has earned him numerous accolades, including the Missouri Bar's David J. Dixon Award for Appellate Advocacy in 2004 and recognition by Missouri Lawyers Weekly for achieving the third-largest reported defense verdict in the state in 2014. As a committed member of the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers, Scott served on the Board of Directors from 2009 to 2017 and held the position of President from 2015 to 2016. His reputation for excellence is reflected in his consistent selection to the Missouri Super Lawyers list from 2011 to the present and his designation as one of America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators since 2018. He is also a Fellow of the Missouri Bar Foundation and holds memberships in several professional organizations, including the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute, where he received the Exceptional Performance Citation in 2016. Licensed to practice in both Missouri and Arkansas, Scott Edward Bellm continues to provide exceptional legal representation in insurance defense and coverage, bad faith claims, product liability defense, and medical malpractice defense, while also serving clients in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

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