Scott H. Rome
Attorney at Law, Principal
Scott H. Rome is the lead litigator for the Veritas Law Firm. Mr. Rome received his J.D., from George Washington University Law School, and graduated, with honors, from James Madison University with a B.A. in Political Science.
For much of the past decade, Mr. Rome practiced as a commercial litigator, including three years with the Bethesda Maryland law firm of Brown & Gould, before joining the firm in 2004. Mr. Rome is an experienced litigator who successfully chaired cases in both local and federal courts in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia. Mr. Rome is an active member of the Maryland and District of Columbia Bars, a member of the Montgomery County Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Mr. Rome manages a wide variety of civil, commercial, and real estate litigation matters, and specializes in contract disputes, real estate disputes, and commercial landlord and tenant matters in the District of Columbia. In representing dozens of commercial landlords and dozens of commercial tenants before the District of Columbia Superior Court, Mr. Rome has translated his extensive experience and expertise into unparalleled success for his clients inside and outside of the courtroom.
Mr. Rome also has extensive experience in the representation of restaurants and taverns in the District of Columbia. Mr. Rome participates in presentations to the community, including an annual presentation to the District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce on restaurant law in the District of Columbia. Also, in addition to his courtroom experience, Mr. Rome has successfully represented the interest of his hospitality clients before the District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, multiple local Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, the Office of Administrative Hearings, and many other governmental and non-governmental bodies.
While extremely successful in litigating disputes, Mr. Rome also exemplifies the Veritas mission statement by acting as a business lawyer first and foremost, and keeping the client’s business interests as the highest priority in any dispute. As a result, Mr. Rome has a stellar record of obtaining beneficial results through non-judicial and alternative methods, such as mediation, negotiated settlements, arbitration, and other alternative dispute resolution methods.