Scott Schulten is the founding member of Schulten Ward Turner & Weiss, LLP. During his 40 years of active practice, Scott represented clients in a broad range of commercial transactions, including the sale, leasing, and development of real estate, and the formation, sale and acquisition of ongoing business ventures.
Biography
In
1986, Scott formed Schulten and Associates, representing clients throughout the
United States and Europe, both in litigation and transaction work. The firm
became Schulten & Ward in 1990, Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP in 1996,
and Schulten Ward Turner & Weiss, LLP in 2016. Since its inception, the
firm has gradually grown in size and in the areas of practice which it handles
for its clients.
Scott served as the
Chair of the Atlanta Bar Association Managing Partner Committee from 2008-2014
and served as an Executive Board Member of Legal Netlink Alliance, an
international association of independent law firms, from 2006 to 2023. He was
listed in the Super Lawyers Top Attorneys twenty year's consecutively, and
named as one of Georgia's Top 100 lawyers from 2020 through 2024.
Scott is an Emeritus
member of the State Bar of Georgia, and assists as needed in the management of
the firm. Since ceasing active practice, Scott has devoted much of his time to
travel. In the spring of 2025, Scott and his wife Tina were fortunate to be
able to teach English to young Buddhist monks at the Kempgon Gompa monastery
and Thangka Painting School in Lukla, Nepal.
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1979
- Kentucky, 1980
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D., 1979; Law Review
- Oberlin College, B.A., 1975; Communications
Areas of Practice
Commercial Transactions
Real Estate Development
Secured Transactions
Tax Credit Housing
Corporate Law
Non-profits/Charities
Speaking Engagements & Published Works
- Panelist, The Changing Foreclosure Practice: Professionalism, Practical Concerns, Insurance, Regulatory and Other Issues Related to Merging Practices, ICLE in Georgia (November 2016)
- Guest, Atlanta Legal Experts Radio Show (March 2016)
- A Conversation with Cathy Hampton, City of Atlanta Attorney, The Atlanta Lawyer (October 2013)
- Speaker, Alternative Fee Arrangements, Legal Marketing Association Annual Conference (April 2011)
- Speaker, The View from Outside Counsel: Law Firm CEOs and Managing & Founding Partners Speak Out on How to Control Costs, Increase Value, and Improve Satisfaction for Clients, 4th National Forum on Reducing Legal Costs, American Conference Institute (March 2010)
Media Coverage
- Scott Schulten's Bucket List, Georgia Super Lawyers Magazine (March 2011)
- How to Collect on Debts for Your Business: The Legal Steps to Consider Taking in Georgia, Superlawyers.com, Quoted Expert (September 2018)
Professional Organizations & Affiliations
- Legal Netlink Alliance, Executive Committee
- State Bar of Georgia, Member
- Kentucky Bar Association, Member
- Atlanta Bar Association, Member
- Managing Partner Forum, Atlanta Bar Association
- Georgia Affordable Housing Coalition
- Piedmont Park Conservancy, Patron
Awards Received
- Top 100 List, Georgia Super Lawyers, 2019-23
- Georgia Super Lawyer Honoree, 2004-23
- AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Rated 10/10, AVVO
- Georgia Legal Elite, 2012-23
