Scott Lang was born in Oceanside, (Long Island) New York on October 25, 1950. He worked numerous jobs in his youth, beginning as a paperboy, delivering for several different newspapers and working as a laborer and gas attendant at boatyards in Merrick, Long Island, New York through high school. Mayor Lang worked his way through college delivering beer for Rheingold Breweries (Summers 1969-1971) as well as working as a warehouse man and clerk at Railroad Salvage in Milwaukee (1968-1971) and as a bricklayer’s tender in the summer of 1971. All three of these jobs were union jobs.

Scott Lang graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1972 with a degree in History and Political Science. He attended Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. while working for the Democratic National Committee. He graduated from Georgetown in 1976 was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1977.

He has been married to Marguerite "Gig" Lang since 1973; they have 3 children, who were all born at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford.

Having family and friends in the area, he moved to New Bedford in 1978 and began practicing law working for Attorney John M. Xifaras. He was appointed a special assistant district attorney by District Attorney John A. Tierney in October of 1978. In 1979, he was re-appointed a special assistant by District Attorney Ronald A. Pina, and was a Prosecuting Attorney in the Third District Court. In 1980, he was assigned to the Superior Court as a prosecutor and served in that position until 1990.

Early in his legal career, he worked in the sports and entertainment law field, representing athletes and broadcasters. Mayor Lang has extensive experience in labor law and has represented both private and public sector labor unions. In addition, he has represented employers and business entities on statutory issues. He also has extensive experience in the areas of personal injury, catastrophic personal injury and workers’ compensation, as well as state and federal labor and employment law and Civil Rights cases.

He has practiced in the Massachusetts District Courts, Probate Court, Massachusetts Superior Court, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the United States District Court, the United States Appeals Court, the Department of Industrial Accidents, the Division of Employment and Training, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Merit Protection Systems Board, the Social Security Administration, the Veterans Administration, Office of Federal Workers’ Compensation, the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission, the Massachusetts Board of Conciliation and Arbitration, as well as the Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission.

Since 1990 he has lectured in various forums on employment issues regarding the Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Workers’ Compensation Law and other employment-related issues. He has contributed several articles to Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education in employment-related areas.

Mayor Lang has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth since the spring of 1992. He has taught numerous courses involving Employment Law, Labor Relations Law, the Presidential Nominating Process, courses on the United States Government, Massachusetts Politics as well as introductory political science courses. He also serves as an arbitrator and mediator for Commonwealth Mediation and Conciliation, Inc. (CMCI); this work involves various types of cases

Mayor Lang has been active in the community, sponsoring numerous youth baseball teams as well as sports and academic programs throughout the city.

Mayor Lang ’s hobbies include being involved or watching any type of youth sports activities, youth academic programs, youth music, and the arts. He is an avid baseball fan and enjoys boating.