Scott is an attorney specializing in family law, elder law, civil litigation (discrimination, personal injury, recovery of property), and protection from abuse and harassment cases. He is an active attorney for the Volunteer Lawyers Project and at any given time has several active pro bono cases. Scott moved to Maine in 2013 after spending his first 50 years living in or adjacent to Philadelphia. Before earning his JD from the University of Maine School of Law as a member of the Class of 2019, Scott worked for 30 years as a college librarian and IT administrator. Scott holds a master’s degree in history with an emphasis on 19th century British cultural history. His interest in public history dates to 1978, when he spent a summer as a living history interpreter at the Hopewell Village National Historic Site in Pennsylvania.
Scott has been married to Karen Sandlin Silverman, a teacher and librarian in Topsham, since 1985. Their two grown daughters live in Waterville and Houlton, respectively. His granddaughter is perfect. His maternal grandmother’s family has roots in Maine going back at least into the late 18th century, and his 1760s house looks as old as it is.
