Scott provides professional legal services, including advising clients in Indiana and across the country on all aspects of commercial real estate development, including due diligence, land assemblages, construction, financing and management of new and existing projects; analysis of complex legal issues; review and drafting of complex legal documents; communications with various governmental departments and officials; presentations to Plan Commissions and Boards of Zoning Appeals throughout Indiana; representation of company’s legal matters; preparing and filing copyright and trademark applications; representation of lenders in commercial transactions; preparation of covenants and restrictions and condominium documentation; communications with other professional such as accountants and tax advisors; formation and documentation of various types of legal entities; estate planning for individuals; and secession planning for companies.
Scott counsels individuals, many small-to-medium sized businesses, commercial real estate developers, entrepreneurs, municipalities and financial institutions on issues, including: formation, corporate governance and shareholder agreements; transactional matters and financing; and mergers, joint ventures and acquisitions.
Scott and Wendy have been married since 1996 and have three children. Ashley, who is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California, graduating Summa Cum Laude with bachelor’s degrees in biology and business and a master’s degree in entrepreneurship and is beginning her career as a Product Manager with CrowdStrike, a global Fortune 500 cybersecurity company. Their twin sons Connor and Nathan are freshman in college and in an Indiana tradition, Connor attends Purdue University within their School of Computer Science and Nathan attends his mother and father’s alma matter Indiana University in Bloomington within their School of Informatics. Wendy and Scott are now empty nesters with their yellow Labrador Retriever, Wagner (aka Wags), to keep them company.
Areas of Practice
Commercial Real Estate Acquisition and Development
Land Use and Zoning
Shopping Center Acquisition and Development
Condominium Formation
Real Estate Transactions
Riparian Rights
Commercial Lease Negotiation and Drafting
For Profit and Non-Profit Business Formation and Representation
Shareholder Agreements
Mergers, Joint Ventures, and Acquisitions
Commercial Lending
Trademark and Copyright
Estate Planning
Honors and Awards
Law Faculty Scholar, Wake Forest University School of Law
Past President, Phi Delta Phi Ruffin Inn Legal Fraternity, Wake Forest University School of Law
Past President, Sports and Entertainment Law Society, Wake Forest University School of Law
Leadership Fort Wayne, Class of 2008
Future 40 Award Recipient
Super Lawyers - Rising Star
Super Lawyers
Fort Wayne Monthly Top Lawyers - Real Estate/Land Use & Zoning
Bar Admissions
South Carolina, 1997
Indiana, 2003
Education
Wake Forest University Law School, Winston-Salem, North Carolina - J.D. - 1997
Indiana University, Bloomington
B.A.J. - 1994 (Journalism)
B.A. - 1994 (Psychology)
Professional Associations + Memberships
Allen County Bar Association, Real Estate Section, Past Chairman
American Bar Association, Member
Indiana State Bar Association, Member
South Carolina State Bar Association, Member
Embassy Theatre Foundation, Inc., Indiana Hotel, Chairman, Redevelopment Task Force
Embassy Theatre Foundation, Inc., Past Secretary and Past Member, Board of Directors
Fort Wayne Sports Corporation, Past Member, Board of Directors
Greater Fort Wayne, Inc., Past Member Leadership & Development Committee
Leadership Fort Wayne, Past Member, Board of Directors
Hamilton Lake Association, Past Member, Board of Directors
Hilton Head Island Bar Association, Past Secretary, Treasurer, and Member
Hilton Head Home Builders Association, Past Legal Counsel
Sycamore Hills Golf Club Men's Golf Association, Past Chairman, Member
