About Scott A.
Scott A. Harshman is a certified attorney licensed to practice regulation within the State of California. He used to be licensed to the California State Bar in 1998. His license is presently in lively standing. Mr. Harshman is a companion at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP, a full-service law firm with workplaces in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Orange County, California. He practices within the jurisdiction of California, together with his office positioned in Irvine, California.
Mr. Harshman earned his Juris Doctor degree cum laude from Whittier Law School in 1998. He furthered his legal education by acquiring a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1999. Prior to law program, he finished his undergraduate research at the University of California, Riverside, receiving a Bachelor of Arts diploma in 1995.
Mr. Harshman's practice areas consist of property planning, confidence and probate management, taxation law, and enterprise succession making plans. He makes a speciality of wealth-switch planning to mitigate estate and gift taxes, international property, gift, and profits tax strategy, and person and business tax strategy. His work encompasses all levels of litigation, including legal proceedings, appeals, bargaining sessions, and trials, especially in things involving wills, trusts, and different testamentary instruments.
Throughout his career, Mr. Harshman has treated cases in a number of courts, which includes the Superior Court of California for the County of Orange and the United States Tax Court. He has been acknowledged for his expertise, being named a "Southern California Rising Star" by Los Angeles Magazine and Super Lawyers Magazine in 2010 and included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 version. He has also been recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyer in 2025.
Mr. Harshman is an active member of the Trusts and Estates Section of the California State Bar. He is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law, as licensed by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. He is English-speaking and serves clients throughout California, particularly within the Orange County region.
