Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law Real Estate Law
Scott W. Fielding
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Scott Fielding’s practice is primarily in the areas of real estate law, real estate acquisition and development, title insurance, office, medical office and retail leasing, condominium and condominium association law, commercial lending (represents both borrowers and lenders), and general corporate transactions.
Scott serves as an instructor at The Nashville School of Law in the area of Property Law and Advanced Property Law.
Mr. Fielding is a 1999 graduate of Vanderbilt Law School, where he was an editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review and author of “Free Competition or Corporate Theft?: The Need for Courts to Consider the Employment Relationship in Preliminary Steps Disputes.” Mr. Fielding graduated cum laude from Centre College with a bachelor of science degree in history and economics and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He earned a master’s degree in American history from the University of Kentucky.
Overview
- Vanderbilt University, J.D., graduated 1999
- University of Kentucky, M.A., graduated 1995
- Centre College, B.A., cum laude, graduated 1993
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association, 1999
- Kentucky, Kentucky Bar Association, 1999
- American Bar Association - Member, Business Law and Real Property Sections
- American Bar Association - Member, Construction Law Forum
- American Bar Association Real Property Leasing Committee - Chair, Industrial Leasing Committee (2024 - 2025)
- American Bar Association Real Property Office Leasing Committee - Vice Chairman (2013 – 2016, 2022 – 2024)
- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville, Inc. - Former Board Member
- Nashville Bar Association - Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee
- Nashville Bar Association - Member, Real Estate Law Section
- Nashville School of Law - Instructor of Property Law and Advanced Property Law
- Tennessee Bar Association - Member, Business Law, Construction Law, and Real Estate Law Sections
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association, 1999
- Kentucky, Kentucky Bar Association, 1999
- American Bar Association - Member, Business Law and Real Property Sections
- American Bar Association - Member, Construction Law Forum
- American Bar Association Real Property Leasing Committee - Chair, Industrial Leasing Committee (2024 - 2025)
- American Bar Association Real Property Office Leasing Committee - Vice Chairman (2013 – 2016, 2022 – 2024)
- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville, Inc. - Former Board Member
- Nashville Bar Association - Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee
- Nashville Bar Association - Member, Real Estate Law Section
- Nashville School of Law - Instructor of Property Law and Advanced Property Law
- Tennessee Bar Association - Member, Business Law, Construction Law, and Real Estate Law Sections
- Vanderbilt University, J.D., graduated 1999
- University of Kentucky, M.A., graduated 1995
- Centre College, B.A., cum laude, graduated 1993
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Law
- Real Estate Law
Awards:
Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
Mid-South Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” Real Estate, Business & Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions (2008 – 2010
Nashville Business Journal “Rising Stars in Commercial Real Estate” (2003)
Vanderbilt University, J.D.
- Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review
Centre College, B.A., cum laude
- Phi Beta Kappa
News & Media
Insights
Additional Information
- Speaking Engagements
- “Allocating Expenses in Commercial Leases,” Panelist, American Bar Association, Teleconference (April 2, 2025)
- “Retail Ground Leases: A Primer,” Panelist, American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section’s CLE webinar (September 11, 2024).
- “Ground Leasing (Post-Covid) – A Primer from the Landlord, Tenant and GC Perspective” Moderator and Panelist, American Bar Association’s 36th Annual Real Property, Trust, and Estate National CLE Conference, May 9, 2024
- “Allocating Expenses in Commercial Leases,” Panelist, American Bar Association’s “Leasing Bootcamp: A Four-Part Series for Lawyers New to Leasing Practice” program, October 6, 2022
- “Lesser Discussed Lease Provisions (Boilerplate),” Panelist, American Bar Association, Teleconference (2017)
- “Practical Approaches for the Negotiation of Standard Leases,” Panelist, American Bar Association Teleconference (2016)
- “Insights from the Litigation Side,” Panelist, American Bar Association Teleconference (2013)
- “Condo Law From Every Angle,” Tennessee Bar Association (2013)
- “Expansion Rights in Office Leases,” Panelist, American Bar Association Teleconference Program (2012)
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