SCOTT M. KIDWELL -

Kidwell has had the privilege to represent many clients in a wide variety of cases.  Kidwell has successfully represented major oil companies in ground water contamination, surface damage actions, bad faith trespass and title disputes.  Kidwell has also assisted in the successful defense of a royalty owners’ class action.  Additionally, Kidwell has also successfully represented business entities of various sizes in contractual and other disputes.  Kidwell has represented major insurance companies in contractual and extra-contractual claims.  Additionally, Kidwell has also represented large and small companies in various employment related matters including the defense of ADA, ADEA and sexual harassment claims.  Further, Kidwell has a broad range of experience in the defense of general liability claims.  Kidwell has also had the privilege to represent many physicians, clinics and hospitals as well as their professional associations in the defense of various mal-practice claims.  Kidwell has also had experience in the Texas appellate courts where he has achieved favorable decisions on behalf of his clients.  Kidwell has spoken to groups on various civil litigation defense issues.   

Kidwell served as district director for the  Texas Association of Defense Counsel from 1999 until 2003.  He is a former Vice President of the Midland County Young Lawyers Association.  He was admitted in 1992 to the State Bar of Texas and is also a member of the Midland County Bar Association, Midland County Young Lawyers Association and Defense Research Institute. 

In addition to his professional work, Kidwell has been involved in the civic life of Midland.  He is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Midland Children’s Rehabilitation Center as well as sitting on the Adversary Board of the Texas Tech Health Science Center. 

Kidwell received his BBA from Texas Tech University in 1989 and his law degree from the Texas Tech University School of Law in 1992.  He is licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Western, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas.