A shareholder at Monroe Moxness Berg PA, Scott represents individuals and closely held businesses in the areas of estate planning, succession planning and wealth preservation including:

• Wills and trusts
• Retirement planning
• Asset protection planning
• Business succession
• Employee incentive programs
• Exit planning

He also assists clients with tax planning, general corporate law, and tax controversy resolution.

A leader in the firm’s Multi-Unit Succession and Transition (MUST®) group, Scott works with multi-unit retail business owners, helping them solve the unique legal challenges to structuring their succession and exit plans. The process combines Scott’s skills and experience with the firm’s strengths in the areas of taxation, estate planning, corporate finance, franchise and mergers and acquisitions to provide a targeted and effective plan. Scott is a frequent speaker on the topics of succession and exit planning for franchise and dealer systems, as well as independent businesses.

Prior to joining the firm, Scott focused on transactions and tax planning for businesses and individuals as a tax specialist for the international accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He then served as assistant tax counsel for Wells Fargo, where he performed federal tax planning and was involved in the resolution of tax controversies.

Scott contributes to franchise industry publications and has been honored by Franchise Times as one of franchising’s top 125 “Legal Eagles.” He has been named a “FIVE STAR: Best in Client Satisfaction Wealth Manager” by MplsSt.Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business Monthly. In addition, Scott has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in the legal profession, recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® for tax law and listed in “Who’s Who in Trust/Estate Planning Law” by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine.