Scott received his Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Curry College, where he was a fixture on the student government and president of the school's honor society, graduating second in his class. He received a full scholarship to New England School of Law in Boston, where he graduated with honors in 2007, and follow this with postgraduate coursework in Tax & Estate Planning at Boston University School of Law. He is admitted to the bars of Connecticut and Massachusetts.

In addition to his law practice, Scott serves on the board of directors of the Learning Disability Association of Massachusetts and is a volunteer tax counselor with the AARP Foundation's TaxAide program. In his spare time he enjoys reading, reviewing films, and rooting for the Red Sox and Patriots.