Attorney Biography

The Delius Law Firm, P.C. handles a variety of civil litigation matters for individuals, businesses, and insurance companies in Georgia and Tennessee.

Scott Delius has received an AV® Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell.

Scott is a civil mediator who has successfully mediated nearly one thousand civil cases.

He also serves our country as a lieutenant colonel in the Florida Army National Guard, and he is an Afghanistan veteran.

Educational Background

Scott earned a B.A. with Honors from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where he was awarded the Chancellor’s Citation for Extraordinary Campus Leadership and Service at graduation.

He earned his law degree from the University of Memphis, where he was a member of the Moot Court Board and a member of the  national labor law moot court team.

Military Service

Scott answered the call to serve following the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and joined the Army National Guard. He closed his solo law practice and volunteered for duty in Afghanistan where he served as an adviser to the Afghan National Army from 2006 – 2007.

Lieutenant Colonel Delius helped the Afghans establish a military justice system which included training Afghan legal officers and establishing a military court. He also organized and led humanitarian service missions that delivered food and clothing to needy Afghan civilians.

Visit the Firm News section of our website to learn more about Scott’s service in Afghanistan.

Military Awards:

• Meritorious Service Medal
• Army Commendation Medal
• Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
• National Defense Service Medal
• Afghanistan Campaign Medal
• Global War on Terrorism Medal
• Overseas Service Ribbon
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal With “M” Device
• Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
• Army Service Ribbon
• Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
• NATO Medal
• Georgia Meritorious Service Medal
• Georgia National Guard Humanitarian Service Award Ribbon
• Georgia National Guard State Active Duty Ribbon

He has also qualified as a rifle sharpshooter and as a pistol marksman.

Lieutenant Colonel Delius currently serves as the Army Staff Judge Advocate for the Florida National Guard at the Joint Force Headquarters in St. Augustine, Florida.

Civic Service

Scott was honored to be appointed by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to serve as a member of the Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) from 2011-2018. The JNC recommends candidates to the Governor for appointment to fill open state, superior, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court judgeships in Georgia.

Scott is a former Fulton County Magistrate Court judge.

Scott was elected by his fellow lawyers to serve on the Georgia State Bar Board of Governors where he was a representative for the Atlanta Circuit for over seven years. The Board of Governors controls and administers the affairs of the State Bar of Georgia.

Scott helped launch the Fulton County Veterans Court and was honored to be appointed by the Georgia Speaker of the House to serve on the Georgia World War I Centennial Commission.

Scott is a member of the National Guard Association of Georgia, the National Guard Association of the United States, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.