As General Counsel and Chief Fiduciary Officer, Scott participates in the overall management of the firm, serves on the Wyoming Board of Managers, and advises the firm on legal matters. Scott also serves as Chief Fiduciary Officer for Pathstone and Chair of the Willow Street Trust Company of Wyoming, LLC Trust Committee. Scott is a thought partner to client families and their advisors as well as internal Willow Street teams, and serves as a director and committee member for client private family trust companies.
Prior to joining Willow Street in 2018, Scott was a private client attorney at Geittmann Larson Swift, LLP and its predecessors, where he focused on tax, business, and estate planning. He writes and speaks regularly on fiduciary and wealth transfer planning topics and has collaborated on Wyoming legislative enhancements, including providing testimony to the Wyoming legislature. Scott was a founding Director of the Wyoming Trust Association and continues to serve on the WTA Legislative Committee. He holds the Trust & Estates Practitioner (TEP) designation from the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Scott earned a BA in Mathematical Economics from Colorado College and a JD from the University of Colorado Law School. Scott is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys fly angling, skiing, and cycling throughout the Mountain West.