He was inducted into the Inner Circle of Advocates, which has a limited membership of one hundred of the best plaintiffs' trial lawyers in the United States. Scott is also associated with the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Association of Justice – Leader's Forum, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the West Virginia Association for Justice – Board of Governors, and the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. He also teaches continuing legal education seminars nationally. Scott earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Vermont in 1977. He earned his Juris Doctor from West Virginia University College of Law in 1981. Married to the Honorable Robin Jean Davis, they reside in Charleston, West Virginia.