Charles Scott

Admitted: California Bar, 1977 U. S. District Court Southern, Central and Northern District of California, 1980 U. S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1980 U. S. Supreme Court, 1982 Education: University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J. D University of California, Santa Cruz B. A. Aesthetic Studies, with honors Areas of Practice: Estate Planning Probate and Trust Law Wills Professional and Civic Engagement: Member, California Law Review Certified legal specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, State Bar of California Board of Board Legal Specialization, 1995-present Board Member, Elder Law and Advocacy Presentations: Featured Speaker, National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, May 2009: Trusts 101, Estate Planning For the Disabled Featured Speaker, National Business Institute,Continuing Legal Education Seminar, October 2008: Advanced Probate: Information, Ideas and Legal Updates, Common and Not So Common Probate Issues Featured Speaker, National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, June 2008: The Probate Process from Start to Finish, Ethics in Probate Practice Featured Speaker, National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, May 2008: Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts, Ethics and Estate Planning Featured Speaker, Lorman Education Services, Continuing Legal Education, June 2007: Accounting for Estates and Trusts Featured Speaker, National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, January 2006: The Probate Process From Start to Finish in California, Ethics in Probate Practice Closing the Estate Featured Speaker, National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, January 2004: Elder Care in California: Legal and Financial Issues, Estate Planning When a Spouse Is Confronting Health Issues Asset Protection For Seniors Featured Speaker, National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Sept 2011: Drafting Effective Wills & Trusts Featured Speaker, National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, December 2011: Estate Administration Procedures Featured Speaker, National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Oct. 2013: Estate Planning From A to Z Featured Speaker, National Business Institute, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Oct. 2015: Trusts 101 Special Awards: Top Rated Lawyer-AV Preeminent , Martindale-Hubbell Selected as a Five Star Wealth Mangers: Best in Client Satisfaction in 2009 and 2012 San Diego Super Lawyer 2008/2009 Law & Politics: Super Lawyers Magazine 2008 & 2009 Selected as one of the Top Lawyers in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2019 by San Diego Magazine