Scott Noel is a trial attorney with Betts Patterson Mines in Seattle, Washington. He was admitted to practice law in 2002 in Florida and 2005 in Washington. He joined Safeco in 2008. He practices in the areas of Construction Defect and insurance defense. He has tried two complex construction defect claims in Washington both resulting in defense verdicts. He has tried multiple negligence cases in Washington and Florida as well.
Significant appellate cases: Satomi Owners Ass’n v. Satoomi, LLC, 167 Wn.2d 781, 225 P.3d 213 (2009); Edifice Construction Company, Inc. v. Arrow Insulation, Inc. 12. Wn.App. 1019 (2020); Wolff v. Design Guild Homes of WA, Inc. 172 Wn.App. 1034 (2012); NW Cascade Inc. v. WA State Department of L&I, 2. Wn. App 2nd 1056 (2018); IMCO General Construction Inc. v. Department of L&I of State of WA, 2 Wn.App.2D 1014 (2018).
Before joining Betts Patterson Mines, Mr. Noel began his career working as an insurance defense attorney in Florida specializing in construction defect, as well as defending local school boards in North Florida and a national rental car company in cases all over the state of Florida. After moving to Seattle, Mr. Noel worked for two large national insurance carriers as their construction defect attorney as well as a small boutique construction defect firm. Mr. Noel also had a two-year stint defending contractors before the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals for safety citations, including numerous trials for Stute violations.
Mr. Noel received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. He is a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. While in the Army, Attorney Noel studied Arabic (Egyptian dialect) at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California.
When not working, Mr. Noel enjoys spending time traveling with his family and supporting the Sounders.
Notable Trials
Lapinski v. Westhill Restoration v. DR Drywall, Snohomish County Superior Court
Iron Gate Partners 5 v. Tapio Construction, Clark County Superior Court