Scyld's primary practice areas are insurance coverage, construction and engineering negligence, personal injury, and county and municipal defense. Because of his training in physics and mathematics, he has a particular aptitude for cases with scientific or technical aspects.
He has appeared in cases before all levels of Ohio's judicial system (common pleas, court of appeals, and Supreme Court), the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Before practicing law, Scyld worked at the Mid-Ohio FoodBank overseeing charitable agencies which feed the hungry. He has been involved with a number of organizations as a volunteer, including The Hunger and Development Coalition of Central Ohio, the Godman Guild, and the Board of Friends of Stone Lab, The Ohio State University's Lake Erie laboratory. Currently, he sits on the Board of Trustees of St. Joseph Montessori School.
Scyld earned his Bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics from The Ohio State University (B.S.E.P., 1986), and his law degree from The Ohio State University (J.D., 1995). He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Columbus Bar Association, and the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.
