Scott graduated cum laude with a BA in Government from The College of William and Mary, and was awarded his JD at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law in 2012. At Temple, he served as an Articles Editor for the Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review. Prior to joining GIA, Scott worked for the City of Chicago Law Department. During law school, Scott interned for the Nationalities Service Center in Philadelphia, where he assisted clients in pursuing asylum claims. He also interned for the Philadelphia Immigration Court (U.S. DoJ, Executive Office for Immigration Review), where he drafted decisions and memoranda on various immigration cases and issues. Before law school Scott worked for a consulting firm for nonprofits doing research and data analysis, and worked for a national faith- based refugee resettlement agency. Scott is licensed to practice in Illinois.