Episode 35

In this episode of the Circle of Trust Podcast, hosted by law firm CMO Keith Dyer and powered by LEXGRO, Keith interviews Scott Hendler, a Texas personal injury and wrongful death attorney who traces his commitment to fighting powerful institutions to his mother’s influence during the civil rights era.

Scott shares his path from the Northeast to Texas, including leaving big law to join the plaintiff-side toxic tort firm Baron & Budd under mentor Fred Baron, then launching his own practice. He discusses decades-long litigation for banana plantation workers exposed to a banned pesticide, now set for trial in federal court in Delaware in February 2026, as well as other mass tort and serious injury matters, including an assisted living hypothermia death during Winter Storm Uri and a police shooting civil rights case.

Scott explains his firm’s growth strategy relies primarily on word of mouth and reputation, and he describes plans to transition leadership to younger attorneys while reducing his own workload.