General Areas of Practice
family wealth planning
Family wealth planning centers on developing a tailored strategy for a family's unique needs. This includes efficiently transferring assets to the next generation and preserving wealth through asset protection. By utilizing legal and financial strategies, the goal is to optimize, protect, and transition wealth, ensuring a lasting family legacy with minimized tax impact.
Wills & trusts
Estate planning, anchored by wills and complemented by trusts, ensures your assets are distributed according to your wishes. Wills document your intentions, while trusts offer asset management, control, and privacy benefits across generations. This strategic combination addresses legal and tax implications efficiently, facilitating a seamless transition of your estate to your beneficiaries.
business transactions
From entity formation to business succession planning, attorneys drive value for businesses in several ways. Reducing exposure to legal liability is often the first to come to mind, but attorneys also help ensure that the contracts through which a business operates are drafted to take advantage of every opportunity to increase profits, protect against unexpected shocks, and transfer companies.
real estate
Real estate comes with its own set of intricate regulations, often intersecting with wealth and estate planning. Making the right property choices and handling transactions require careful attention. With tax and succession planning in the mix, the focus is on ensuring properties transfer appropriately. The goal is to guide clients in aligning their real estate actions with overall financial and family aspirations.
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Process
My approach to providing legal services usually commences with a free consultation, which can be conducted either over the phone or in person. This initial meeting allows us to discuss your circumstances and gather necessary information. Following this, I consider and analyze your situation, subsequently providing you with a proposal that includes an estimated fee. Upon reviewing the proposal, you have the freedom to decide whether to proceed. Should you choose to engage my services, simply inform me, and we will start the process.
Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
John O. Scott, PLLC drafts personalized wills and trusts, ensuring your estate planning is executed with precision and tailored to meet your unique needs and objectives.
Trustee Services and Trust Administration for Small Trusts
John O. Scott, PLLC offers flat-rate trustee services for individuals in need of a trustee or co-trustee for small trusts. The firm is dedicated to providing reliable and efficient trust management to help you navigate complex legal matters involved with administering a trust.
Business Transactions & Real Estate
John O. Scott, PLLC provides tailored legal services for business transactions and real estate, focusing on documentation and strategic planning to align with your specific business and property objectives.
About
John O. Scott is an attorney licensed to practice law in Texas. He is a graduate of both The University of Texas School of Law and Texas A&M University. After working as a corporate finance and transactional attorney in the Metroplex, he and his family decided to move a few hours west to the area where he is from and where his family still farms and ranches. His wife, Amanda, is a CPA, and they live near Abilene with their two children, Laura and James.
Education & Affiliations
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
B.S. Applied Mathematics
MEMBERSHIPS / ACTIVITIES
Texas State Bar, Member
Abilene Bar Association, Member
BAR ADMISSION
Texas
Direct CONTACT
☎ (325) 665-5289
john@johnoscottlaw.com
office LOCATION
104 Pine St., Ste. 502
Abilene, TX 79601
service area
Though my office is located in Abilene, I regularly work with clients throughout the Big Country and as far east as Weatherford. I often meet with clients away from my office and at a location that is convenient for them.