Even as a law student at the Georgia State University College of Law, Scott never shied away from a challenge. As a clerk for several prominent law firms, he assisted in complex medical malpractice and other personal injury cases. As a third-year law student, he wrote a brief that reversed a murder conviction on appeal.
Scott went on to become nationally prominent as a criminal defense and appellate attorney, and active in the appellate practice section of the State Bar of Georgia. He excelled as a trial lawyer, routinely presenting winning arguments before the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Georgia, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court, among others.
After starting his own practice in 2000, Scott joined the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GADCL)—and went on to serve as Parliamentarian and Legislative Co-Chair, Vice-President, Secretary, Parliamentarian, President-Elect, and President.
In 2012, he was appointed to the Amicus Curiae Committee—an honor reserved for top lawyers in the organization—and served as Chair for two years.
During his time on the Amicus Curiae Committee, Scott was called upon to prepare friend-of-the-court briefs for some of the most important criminal and civil cases in Georgia. Under Scott’s leadership, judges all over the state turned to the committee for help in deciding complex, precedent-setting legal matters.
Scott’s work as Amicus chair at the GADCL put him in touch with some of the top lawyers in the state of Georgia. He rapidly developed a reputation as a lawyer other attorneys could depend on for help with their own complex cases.
