Attorney Profile

Scott Swenson focuses his practice on estate planning and settlement, estate and trust litigation, and advising trustees and other fiduciaries on matters including trust administration, trust modification, and risk management. In doing so, he helps clients achieve their strategic planning objectives and finds cost-effective solutions to the problems and controversies faced by fiduciaries and beneficiaries.

Scott has represented a variety of institutional and individual clients, as fiduciaries and as beneficiaries, in trust and estate matters before the Court of Chancery and the Supreme Court of Delaware. His practice also includes taxation, alternative entities, non-profit organizations, tax controversies, and guardianship. Chambers High Net Worth has ranked Scott among Delaware's top practitioners in the area of Private Wealth Law and Private Wealth Disputes, calling him "highly communicative - an exceptional attorney."  A Chambers market observer praised Scott’s "calm, sensible approach" and continues: "He's an excellent addition to any team. He's responsive, approachable, and highly creative in his approach." Another market insider described Scott as "a consummate professional" and "truly the epitome of the Delaware way," noting that "no matter how the other side is behaving, or how emotional the matter becomes, Scott remains laser-focused on gracefully, cordially arriving at an agreeably solution for all the parties."  Scott was also recognized by The Best Lawyers in America as the 2021 "Lawyer of the Year" for Trusts and Estates in Delaware, and as the 2019 "Lawyer of the Year" for Trust and Estate Litigation in Delaware.  Scott is rated AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating for lawyers. 

Scott is also dedicated to pro bono service, serving on the board of directors of Delaware Careplan, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to managing special needs trusts, and acting as an attorney guardian ad litem for the Office of the Child Advocate. In addition, Scott is former Chair of the Delaware State Bar Association’s Estates & Trusts Section, and presently chairs the Section’s Continuing Legal Education Committee.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Ratings reflect the confidential options of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.