For more than 30 years, Scott Yaw has handled civil litigation and municipal law matters in Chester, Bucks, Berks, Delaware, Montgomery, Lancaster, Dauphin, York, Lehigh, Northampton, and Philadelphia Counties; in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; and before the American Arbitration Association.

Mr. Yaw serves as an appointed arbitrator, including panel chairman, in Chester County and has also served on boards and committees of a number of local Chester County community organizations including West Side Little League, the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley, and the Brandywine Ballet. He is a former elected Township Supervisor of Westtown Township, Chester County, having previously served as chairman of the Board for two years. Mr. Yaw also served as a member and vice-chairman of the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Commission.

He received his B.A. from Colgate University in 1987 and is a 1990 graduate of The Dickinson School of Law and was admitted to practice in Pennsylvania in 1990, the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1993, the U. S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals in 1994, the United States Supreme Court in 2004, and the United States Tax Court in 2006. In 1990 and 1991, Mr. Yaw served as law clerk to the Honorable David E. Mellenberg of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County.

Representative Matters

• Koresko v. Farley, 844 A.2d. 607 (Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, 2004) (Established, as a matter of first impression, elements required for existence of a prescriptive easement for underground boundary encroachments).
• Minnich v. Yost, 817 A.2d 538 (Pennsylvania Superior Court, 2003) (Court held, on motion for judgment on the pleadings, that attorney was not liable to plaintiff where no privity of contract existed).
• Nippes v. Lucas, 815 A. 2d. 648 (Pennsylvania Superior Court, 2003). (Court held, as a matter of first impression, that the Pennsylvania Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act did not apply to contracts involving a single-family residence).
• Secured a defense verdict for former homeowners in an alleged real estate nondisclosure case in which plaintiff-buyers sought recission of the agreement and repayment of $1.2 million.
• Successfully represented farm owners in 7-year court battle over neighboring municipality’s attempt to condemn their farm for a golf course.
• After obtaining a preliminary injunction for an employer against a former employee for violation of provisions of a non-competition agreement, then won for the employer a verdict for $435,000 representing damages for violation of the non-competition restrictions.
• Defended a municipality successfully through non-jury trial, and subsequent appeal against claims by neighboring property owner, related to location and operation of a wastewater treatment plant.

Personal Interests

When not practicing law, Mr. Yaw enjoys spending time with his family (particularly vacationing anywhere near a body of water); rooting for the 76ers and Phillies; golfing; and volunteering in his home township.