Scott Rosenblum

  • Principal

    Location: Saint Louis, Missouri

    Phone: 314-406-5001

    Fax: 314-862-8050

    Email: [email protected]

Scott Rosenblum is the President and principal founding member of the firm. Scott received a B.S from University of Missouri in 1979 and his J.D. from California Western University 1983. Scott was admitted to the Missouri Bar, the Illinois Bar and the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, as well as Districts throughout the United States; United States Court of Appeals, 5th, 7th, and 8th Circuits and United States Supreme Court.

In 2016, Mr. Rosenblum was inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Rosenblum is listed in St. Louis Magazine Best Lawyer; Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers; Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White. He has been voted Missouri's Best Lawyer; 1) to call if you are charged with murder (and has been since they began the awards) and 2) to call for DWI. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Formal Board of Directors, The Missouri Bar, The Illinois Bar, Counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union.

Scott received the Atticus Finch Award for Courageous Contribution to Justice; Charles M. Shaw Trial Attorney Award and is also AV Rated by Martindale Hubbard. He is a lecturer for Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Lorman Educational Institution; Missouri Bar Association; St. Louis Association; St. Louis Rams Rookie Camp.

Other honors:

  • Missouri Lawyers “The POWER List: White-Collar Defense” (2022)
  • Missouri Lawyers Media ICON Award (2020)
  • St. Louis Magazine "Best Lawyers", Lawyer of the Year, Criminal Defense White Collar (2005 - Present)
  • St. Louis Magazine "Best Lawyers", Lawyer of the Year, Criminal Defense General (2005 - Present)
  • Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (2016 - Present)
  • Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (2006 - Present)

Mr. Rosenblum exclusively concentrates on the areas of Federal and State criminal law representing individuals and businesses charged with business crimes, white collar, murder, sex and drug offenses. He has represented dozens of professional athletes and major recording artists. Mr. Rosenblum has handled three of the nation's largest white collar federal cases including one the country's largest internet gambling cases. He has tried over 400 cases including approximately 100 murder cases and has argued appeals before every Missouri Court, including the Supreme Court and the Seventh and Eighth United States Circuit Courts of Appeal.

Mr. Rosenblum has represented individuals in Federal cases in Missouri, Illinois, South Dakota, Texas, Florida, Michigan, Georgia, New Jersey, Washington State, Washington D.C., Utah, Kansas, Maryland, California, and North Carolina.

To learn more about Scott, read the article Legal Eagle, Bar None originally posted in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as well as the profile by Mike Bush.

Areas of Practice

  • Federal and State Criminal Law

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 1984
  • Missouri, 1983
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri, 1983
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court District of South Dakota
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court District of Kansas
  • U.S. District Court District of Maryland
  • U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois

Education

  • California Western School of Law, San Diego, California
    • J.D. - 1983
    • Honors: Dean's List
    • Honors: Member, Roger J. Trayner Appellate Advocacy Team
  • University of Missouri, Columbia
    • B.S. - 1979
    • Major: Business Administration

Representative Cases

  • United States of American v. Steve Stenger; Eastern District of Missouri
  • State of Missouri v. Eric Greitens
  • United States of America v. Vance Pearson; Eastern District of Michigan
  • United States of America v. Reginald Fowler; Southern District of New York
  • State of Missouri v. Mehrdad Fotoohighiam
  • United States of America v. James "Doug" Cassity (National Prearranged Services); Eastern District of Missouri
  • State of Tennessee v. Cornell Haynes, Jr. ("Nelly")
  • United States of America v. BetOnSports; Eastern District of Missouri
  • People of the State of California v. Raymondo McDonald
  • State of Missouri v. Leonard Little
  • State of Missouri v. Marshall Faulk
  • State of Missouri v. Laurence Maroney
  • State of Missouri vs. Daniel Dierdorf, Jr.
  • State of Missouri v. Bryan Martinelli
  • State of Missouri v. Owen Welty
  • United States of America v. Lowell Thomas Lakin
  • United States of America v. U.S. Fidelis
  • State of Missouri vs. Sheldon Richardson
  • State of Missouri vs. Daniel Hughes

Classes/Seminars

  • Former Instructor of Law, Webster University
  • Lecturer, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Lecturer, Lorman Educational Institution
  • Lecturer, Missouri Bar Association
  • Lecturer, St. Louis Association
  • Lecturer, St. Louis Rams Rookie Camp

Honors and Awards

  • Lawyer of the Year - Criminal Defense White Collar (2017)
  • International Academy of Trial Lawyers (2016)
  • Best Lawyer, St. Louis Magazine
  • Missouri Super Lawyer
  • Kansas Super Lawyer
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Atticus Finch Award for Courageous Contribution to Justice
  • Charles M. Shaw Trial Attorney Award
  • AV Rated by Martindale Hubbard

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Former Director, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Formal Board of Directors, The Missouri Bar
  • Formal Board of Directors, The Illinois Bar
  • Formal Board of Directors, The Missouri Bar
  • Formal Board of Directors, Counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union

Additional Representative Cases

  • USA v. James "Doug" Cassity (National Prearranged Services)
  • State of TN v. Cornell Haynes, Jr. ("Nelly")
  • USA v. BetOnSports
  • People of the State of California v. Raymondo McDonald
  • State of MO v. Leonard Little
  • State of MO v. Marshall Faulk
  • State of MO v. Laurence Maroney
  • USA v. Richard DeCaro
  • State of MO v. Daniel Dierdorf, Jr.
  • State of MO. v. John White
  • State of MO v. David Henderson
  • State of MO v. Dennis Blackman
  • State of MO v. Bryan Martinelli
  • State of MO v. Ernest Campbell
  • State of MO v. Calvin Coffer
  • State of Illinois v. Rubin Navarette
  • State of MO v. Joseph Boyd
  • USA v. Lowell Thomas Lakin
  • State of MO v. Owen Welty
  • State of MO v. Gordon Aubuchon
  • State of MO v. Alonzo Bonner
  • USA v. U.S. Fidelis
  • State of MO vs. Glynn Smith
  • State of MO vs. Ronald Freeman
  • State of MO vs. James Barak Smith
  • State of MO vs. Sheldon Richardson
  • State of MO vs. Martin Gorse
  • State of MO vs. Daniel Hughes