Scott K. Haight

Mr. Haight graduated from North Springs High School in the Sandy Springs/Dunwoody area of suburban Atlanta, GA; Davidson College in Davidson, NC; and Emory University, School of Law, in Atlanta, GA. He began his practice of law in Memphis in 1986, where he practiced in large law firms as an associate and partner for 20 years, including 15 years with the largest firm in Tennessee. With several partners, he formed an intellectual property boutique law firm. He also practiced on his own before moving to Dyersburg and becoming Of Counsel to the Law Firm of John M. Lannom in 2012. In 2018, Mr. Haight became a partner in the firm. Mr. Haight is a graduate of Leadership Dyersburg/Dyer County. Mr. Haight is a board member of Matthew 25:40, Inc., a nonprofit organization serving disadvantaged people in Dyersburg and Dyer County. He has been an active member of the Dyer County Master Gardeners’ Association since 2012, and an active member of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Dyersburg. Mr. Haight serves as the Chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee (2026-present), having previously served as Vice Chancellor (2018-2025). He is very active in the leadership of the worldwide Episcopal Church, presently serving as an elected member of the Executive Council of General Convention, The Episcopal Church’s governing body, which is also the Board of Directors of the corporate entity of The Episcopal Church (2022-2027).

Areas of Practice

Education & Credentials

College Attended: Davidson College, B.A., 1983

Law School Attended: Emory University, J.D., 1986

Admissions: 1986: Tennessee; Tennessee Supreme Court, and U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; 1987: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1997: U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2004: U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, and 2006: U.S. District Court, District of Colorado.

Advanced Training: Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed Mediator, General Civil (2025); and International Trademark Association Advanced Mediation Training Course (2006).

Faculty Position: Adjunct Professor, Engineering Law, Christian Brothers University Graduate School of Engineering Management, 2000-2010

Memberships: Dyer County Bar Association; Tennessee Bar Association, and American Bar Association.

Honors & Distinctions

Rated AV Preeminent, peer reviewed, highest level of professional excellence, by Martindale–Hubbell.
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, for Intellectual Property, 2006-2010; Who’s Who in American Law, 7th Ed.; Who’s Who in the World, 12th Ed.; Who’s Who in America, 52nd Ed., and Who’s Who in Finance and Industry, 30th Ed.
Member, International Trademark Association Panel of Neutrals, 2006-2009.
Board Member, Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriete Intellectuelle (AIPPI-US Group) 2007-2009.
Managing Editor, Emory Journal of International Dispute Resolution, 1985-1986.
Phi Delta Phi, Legal fraternity

Reported Case(s):

Data Concepts, Inc. v. Digital Consulting, Inc., 150 F.3 620 (6th Cir. 1998). Mr. Haight represented Digital Consulting in a trademark dispute. The case settled favorably for Mr. Haight’s client after the Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s holding that Data Concepts was not the senior user of the mark at issue. This case established the precedent in the Sixth Circuit that whether a later trademark is the legal equivalent of the earlier one, such that use of an earlier mark may be tacked onto use of a later mark for seniority purposes, is a question of law.