Debra Scott

Debra Scott is the principal of The Scott Practice, LLC in Atlanta, where her legal work centers on estates and trusts. She assists clients with estate planning, probate, guardianship, fiduciary matters, and related disputes. The firm also includes SP Consulting, a nonprofit consulting division that provides legal and technical support to nonprofit organizations. Her practice combines legal knowledge with experience in fiduciary administration, charitable planning, and the practical responsibilities that arise when managing estates, trusts, and nonprofit structures.

Debra earned her J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law and a Master of Public Health from Emory University with a concentration in Health Management. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside and later studied accounting at Clayton State University. Her combined law, public health, and accounting background supports work involving fiduciary duties, trust administration, charitable planning, compliance, and the financial details that frequently accompany estate and nonprofit matters.

Debra began her legal career in 1995 at a trusts and estates boutique firm. She later worked as a Relationship Manager for Bank of America’s Private Bank, where she managed the bank’s first donor-advised fund along with private foundation accounts and special needs trusts. She established The Scott Practice in 2000 and has represented clients in estates and trusts matters, fiduciary disputes, probate proceedings, guardianship matters, and charitable planning while developing a parallel nonprofit consulting practice.

Debra Scott brings decades of fiduciary and estate-related experience to clients who need structured planning or help resolving trust and probate issues. Her work reflects a blend of legal analysis, financial understanding, and familiarity with nonprofit and charitable structures. She has spoken on estates, trusts, planned giving, and nonprofit compliance and remains involved in professional estate-planning organizations. Her multidisciplinary background helps her address legal matters where family objectives, fiduciary responsibilities, financial details, and long-term planning intersect.

Law Office Affiliations

• Principal, The Scott Practice, LLC
• Member, State Bar of Georgia
• Member, Golden Key Honor Society

Licensed State

• Georgia

Education

• Syracuse University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Emory University
  Master of Public Health
• University of California, Riverside
  Bachelor’s degree in Political Science

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