Scott Shuttleworth’s Biography

Michael “Scott” Shuttleworth limits his practice to the planning, administration and litigation of trusts and estates. This includes probate, elder abuse and fiduciary wrongs. For nearly 15 years, Scott has provided quality representation to trustees, beneficiaries, executors, creditors of estates, victims of crimes by confidants and other parties in cases before Courts all over California.

Scott has a reputation as a pragmatic problem solver and negotiator combined with the wherewithal to prepare the best case possible for trial if negotiations prove fruitless.

Scott obtained his bachelor’s degree from UCLA and his law degree from Chapman University School of Law in Orange, CA where he graduated at the top of his class after serving as an editor of the Chapman Law Review and Chairman of the Nexus Legal Journal.

Scott is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, the California Supreme Court, and all Appellate and Trial Courts in the State of California.

He is a member of the Trust and Probate Section of the California Bar Association, a member of the Law Practice and Technology Section of the California Bar Association, a member of the Estate and Probate Section of the Sacramento Bar Association and the Placer Bar Association.

Scott has been appointed as a pro tem judge, mediator or arbitrator in numerous cases from the Placer and Nevada County Superior Courts. He is a regular speaker on the issues of trust and estate administration, litigation, and planning.

On a personal note, Mr. Shuttleworth lives in the Gold Country of California with his wife and two children where he is involved in the community as a past-member of the Board of Directors of the Auburn Boys and Girls Club, Auburn Leadership, Auburn Chamber of Commerce and other philanthropic / non-profit organizations.