Scott Brand
Fargo, ND
Licensed for 9 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Criminal Defense
Language
English
About
Scott practices primarily in the areas of criminal law and estate planning. Scott's clients often describe him as "a straightforward, no-nonsense advocate." Scott is a husband, father and a native of West Fargo, North Dakota.Criminal LawHaving handled over a thousand criminal cases in his career and having appeared in numerous counties throughout North Dakota and Minnesota, Scott has seen almost every type of case: DUI, Minor In Possession (MIP), drug possession, disorderly conduct, domestic violence, assault, white collar crime, theft, burglary, tresspass, sex crimes, appeals, and even homicide are some of of the examples of cases that have come across Scott's desk. Growing up on a farm gave Scott the work ethic to know when the extra effort is needed on a case. As a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Scott has developed a knack for being able to engage in straight talk about what is going on with each case he handles. He is not afraid to have a candid conversation about what is happening in the case with his clients, the prosecutors, judges and juries.Family LawScott works with the Family Law Team in Nilson Brand Law. If you are experiencing issues with divorce, custody, no contact orders, or something else relating to family law, Scott wants to work with you and help you navigate through those turbulent waters.Estate PlanningScott is still Involved with his family's farming operation. He knows farming is not just a career, it is a way of life that is passed down from one generation to the next. Scott understands the importance of managing his client's estates so this way of life can be protected.Areas of PracticeCriminal DefenseCriminal TrialsLandlord/Tenant DisputesAdministrative AppealsEstate PlanningFamily LawBar AdmissionsNorth DakotaMinnesotaU.S. District Court District of North DakotaEducationUniversity of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North DakotaJ.D. magna cum laude - 2012Honors: Moot Court ChampionHonors: Environmental Law Society, RefounderLaw Review: University of North Dakota Law ReviewUniversity of North DakotaB.A. - 2009Honors: Officer of Pi Sigma AlphaMajor: Political ScienceHonors and AwardsLillian Elsinga Outstanding Student Leader Award, 2012Memorial Union Leadership Scholarship, 2012Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2016 - 2019Professional Associations and MembershipsCass County Inns of Court (Ronald N. Davies Inns of Court)North Dakota Association of Criminal Defense AttorneysPast Employment PositionsNorthwest Judicial District of North Dakota, Judicial law clerkMinnesota Army National GuardSenator Byron Dorgan in Washington, D.C.
Practices Areas
Criminal Defense
Litigation
Family
DUI and DWI
Language
English
Contact
Nilson Brand Law4133 30th Ave South Suite 100Fargo, ND, 581044133 30th Ave South Suite 100Fargo, ND, 58104
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Website: N/AReviews
Counselor Brand is a very competent, very professional attorney. After having a free, very thorough initial consultation with him, he immediately got to work on my case, meeting with the prosecutor at my dispositional hearing (which, only two days away, and thanks to his representation, I didn't even have to attend), and that very same day HAD ALL THE CHARGES DISMISSED! I simply couldn't recommend Scott any more highly. A very thoughtful, intelligent who GETS RESULTS ... fast. If you're case is in North Dakota or Minnesota, you could not be better served by anyone else than Mr. Brand.
Scott Brand is an honest lawyer who is worth many times more than his retainer. I was not at first not satisfied by the rural lawyers I came across in McKenzie county or that came up by sponsored links on Google. I found Scott by going to the prosecutor's office in another town, Dickinson, and asking for a private criminal lawyer that they would reccomend. At first I was shocked that the reccomendation to the lawyer was all the way in Fargo. I called him and he agreed to meet with me when I was passing through. At first I was a bit uneasy that the office was 6 hours away from the county in which I was facing charges, but this is normal for North Dakota. I am so glad that I went to Fargo instead of responding to the lawyers out there in that corner of North Dakota. My brother and I went to Scott's office one time and he was courteous and more than professional. Because I live in France, all of the contact was done over phone, mail, or e-mail from this point onwards. A week after this meeting, Scott gained access to the bodycam footage of the officer and it was clear that this was a civil rights violation. The prosecutor still rejected this argument, despite the fact that everything was on camera. Scott drafted some sort of long, complex legal document that was based in North Dakota state case history to fight my case. When he actually appeared in court to defend this document, the prosecutor and police officer were still tenacious. The judge threw out the case, however, and issued a written ruling entirely in agreement with Scott. I got back the entirety of the bail money that I paid to the county and more importantly I have my life back. If I had had to go on probation in North Dakota, who knows what type of problems this would have caused me later on. His retainer is totally worth several times over what he charged. He made it so I never had to appear in court in any hearing or as a witness, so that I did not have to return from France, which would have easily cost several thousand dollars per appearance. For a lawyer, Scott is more than honest. He doesn't overpromise. I felt reassured throughout the whole course of several months. I really don't envision that other lawyers might have been able or even dedicated such an amount of hard work to beat the charges. I don't have a great opinion of lawyers in general and I'm not sure that the other lawyers I had consulted would have not just taken my money and then advised me to take a plea deal to finish everything as fast as possible.
He did a wonderful job of explaining things. He was very thorough, listened to our side, and went to bat for us. So glad we went with Scott!
My son & I spend 1-2 weeks in Cali w/ my daughter every summer. My son-in-law was deployed in Feb. 1 week later my older son unexpectantly passed away. We planned on spending time w/ a family member who is gravely ill. After purchasing the tickets my younger sons father decided to take me to court to deny my travel to Cali. Scott took my case last minute. He did a thorough job preparing himself for court, called & followed up with the contacts & witnesses, returned my calls & mail's immediately & put my entire family at ease. an aunt who is
I was denied access into Canada because the clerk of court entered my case as a class B misdemeanor. It supposed entered as an infraction. Scott went to court for me, and got everything cleared up in a very timely manor. All I had to do was sign a few sheets of paper. It was very smooth and easy.
I hired Scott twice now and he was great. He broke things down for me so could understand everything. He was very professional and I would recommend him to anyone.
Counselor Brand is a very competent, very professional attorney. After having a free, very thorough initial consultation with him, he immediately got to work on my case, meeting with the prosecutor at my dispositional hearing (which, only two days away, and thanks to his representation, I didn't even have to attend), and that very same day HAD ALL THE CHARGES DISMISSED! I simply couldn't recommend Scott any more highly. A very thoughtful, intelligent who GETS RESULTS ... fast. If you're case is in North Dakota or Minnesota, you could not be better served by anyone else than Mr. Brand.
Scott Brand is an honest lawyer who is worth many times more than his retainer. I was not at first not satisfied by the rural lawyers I came across in McKenzie county or that came up by sponsored links on Google. I found Scott by going to the prosecutor's office in another town, Dickinson, and asking for a private criminal lawyer that they would reccomend. At first I was shocked that the reccomendation to the lawyer was all the way in Fargo. I called him and he agreed to meet with me when I was passing through. At first I was a bit uneasy that the office was 6 hours away from the county in which I was facing charges, but this is normal for North Dakota. I am so glad that I went to Fargo instead of responding to the lawyers out there in that corner of North Dakota. My brother and I went to Scott's office one time and he was courteous and more than professional. Because I live in France, all of the contact was done over phone, mail, or e-mail from this point onwards. A week after this meeting, Scott gained access to the bodycam footage of the officer and it was clear that this was a civil rights violation. The prosecutor still rejected this argument, despite the fact that everything was on camera. Scott drafted some sort of long, complex legal document that was based in North Dakota state case history to fight my case. When he actually appeared in court to defend this document, the prosecutor and police officer were still tenacious. The judge threw out the case, however, and issued a written ruling entirely in agreement with Scott. I got back the entirety of the bail money that I paid to the county and more importantly I have my life back. If I had had to go on probation in North Dakota, who knows what type of problems this would have caused me later on. His retainer is totally worth several times over what he charged. He made it so I never had to appear in court in any hearing or as a witness, so that I did not have to return from France, which would have easily cost several thousand dollars per appearance. For a lawyer, Scott is more than honest. He doesn't overpromise. I felt reassured throughout the whole course of several months. I really don't envision that other lawyers might have been able or even dedicated such an amount of hard work to beat the charges. I don't have a great opinion of lawyers in general and I'm not sure that the other lawyers I had consulted would have not just taken my money and then advised me to take a plea deal to finish everything as fast as possible.
He did a wonderful job of explaining things. He was very thorough, listened to our side, and went to bat for us. So glad we went with Scott!
My son & I spend 1-2 weeks in Cali w/ my daughter every summer. My son-in-law was deployed in Feb. 1 week later my older son unexpectantly passed away. We planned on spending time w/ a family member who is gravely ill. After purchasing the tickets my younger sons father decided to take me to court to deny my travel to Cali. Scott took my case last minute. He did a thorough job preparing himself for court, called & followed up with the contacts & witnesses, returned my calls & mail's immediately & put my entire family at ease. an aunt who is
I was denied access into Canada because the clerk of court entered my case as a class B misdemeanor. It supposed entered as an infraction. Scott went to court for me, and got everything cleared up in a very timely manor. All I had to do was sign a few sheets of paper. It was very smooth and easy.
I hired Scott twice now and he was great. He broke things down for me so could understand everything. He was very professional and I would recommend him to anyone.
Counselor Brand is a very competent, very professional attorney. After having a free, very thorough initial consultation with him, he immediately got to work on my case, meeting with the prosecutor at my dispositional hearing (which, only two days away, and thanks to his representation, I didn't even have to attend), and that very same day HAD ALL THE CHARGES DISMISSED! I simply couldn't recommend Scott any more highly. A very thoughtful, intelligent who GETS RESULTS ... fast. If you're case is in North Dakota or Minnesota, you could not be better served by anyone else than Mr. Brand.
Scott Brand is an honest lawyer who is worth many times more than his retainer. I was not at first not satisfied by the rural lawyers I came across in McKenzie county or that came up by sponsored links on Google. I found Scott by going to the prosecutor's office in another town, Dickinson, and asking for a private criminal lawyer that they would reccomend. At first I was shocked that the reccomendation to the lawyer was all the way in Fargo. I called him and he agreed to meet with me when I was passing through. At first I was a bit uneasy that the office was 6 hours away from the county in which I was facing charges, but this is normal for North Dakota. I am so glad that I went to Fargo instead of responding to the lawyers out there in that corner of North Dakota. My brother and I went to Scott's office one time and he was courteous and more than professional. Because I live in France, all of the contact was done over phone, mail, or e-mail from this point onwards. A week after this meeting, Scott gained access to the bodycam footage of the officer and it was clear that this was a civil rights violation. The prosecutor still rejected this argument, despite the fact that everything was on camera. Scott drafted some sort of long, complex legal document that was based in North Dakota state case history to fight my case. When he actually appeared in court to defend this document, the prosecutor and police officer were still tenacious. The judge threw out the case, however, and issued a written ruling entirely in agreement with Scott. I got back the entirety of the bail money that I paid to the county and more importantly I have my life back. If I had had to go on probation in North Dakota, who knows what type of problems this would have caused me later on. His retainer is totally worth several times over what he charged. He made it so I never had to appear in court in any hearing or as a witness, so that I did not have to return from France, which would have easily cost several thousand dollars per appearance. For a lawyer, Scott is more than honest. He doesn't overpromise. I felt reassured throughout the whole course of several months. I really don't envision that other lawyers might have been able or even dedicated such an amount of hard work to beat the charges. I don't have a great opinion of lawyers in general and I'm not sure that the other lawyers I had consulted would have not just taken my money and then advised me to take a plea deal to finish everything as fast as possible.
He did a wonderful job of explaining things. He was very thorough, listened to our side, and went to bat for us. So glad we went with Scott!
My son & I spend 1-2 weeks in Cali w/ my daughter every summer. My son-in-law was deployed in Feb. 1 week later my older son unexpectantly passed away. We planned on spending time w/ a family member who is gravely ill. After purchasing the tickets my younger sons father decided to take me to court to deny my travel to Cali. Scott took my case last minute. He did a thorough job preparing himself for court, called & followed up with the contacts & witnesses, returned my calls & mail's immediately & put my entire family at ease. an aunt who is
I was denied access into Canada because the clerk of court entered my case as a class B misdemeanor. It supposed entered as an infraction. Scott went to court for me, and got everything cleared up in a very timely manor. All I had to do was sign a few sheets of paper. It was very smooth and easy.
I hired Scott twice now and he was great. He broke things down for me so could understand everything. He was very professional and I would recommend him to anyone.