About Mr. Charles L. Scott
Mr. Charles L. Scott jr. earned his B.A. from Washington & Lee University in 1978 and a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1982. The arc of his profession runs from classroom to court. He took the Juris Doctor and began building a tradition in Maryland that has lasted decades.
He joined what became Scott and Scott Lawyers and became a partner there in 1985. He moved into firm leadership early and has remained a steady presence at the company since then. Colleagues describe him as the sort of lawyer who prefers the continuous, day-to-day work of trial preparation and courtroom process to public fanfare.
Scott is licensed to practice in Maryland, earlier than the U.S. Supreme Court and in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. He has stored lively bar and courtroom credentials throughout his career. Membership in bar groups has been a constant element of his expert life.
His involvement in expert institutions is in depth. He has been a member of the Maryland State Bar Association since 1986 and joined the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association in 1990. He has belonged to the Maryland Criminal Defense Lawyers Association since 1995. He additionally holds membership within the Maryland Association for Justice and the MSBA Judicial Appointments Committee. At the local level, he has been a part of the Cecil County Bar Association since 1985 and have become president of the Cecil County Maryland Bar Association in 2011, a position he continues to hold.
Scott has served in roles beyond club. From 1995 until 2007 he chaired the Cecil County Ethics Commission, a duration that included some of local governance problems and required cautious awareness to procedural equity. His long service in bar organizations and at the ethics fee displays sustained engagement with the legal community in Cecil County and throughout Maryland.
In practice he handles courtroom work that ranges from criminal defense things to civil trials. His status memberships in trial and criminal defense organizations track with the kinds of cases he files and defends. He has additionally appeared in federal court things and holds the credential to present cases on the nation’s maximum bench.
Now in 2026 he continues at Scott and Scott Lawyers. He keeps active bar membership and practices primarily in criminal protection and civil trial work.
