TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 9, 2023

Memphis lawyer William Rowlett Scott died March 5 after a long illness. He was 86 years old. Scott earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Yale College and a law degree in 1961 from Yale Law School. He joined the Army Reserves after law school and was discharged seven years later as a captain in the Judge Advocate General Corps. He simultaneously served as law clerk to U.S. District Judge Bailey Brown Jr. and as an attorney at Armstrong Allen. He later made partner and was named a member of the firm’s management committee. In 2006, Scott joined Burch, Porter Johnson and worked there until his retirement in 2020. He focused his practice throughout the years on real estate and bankruptcy matters. A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. CDT in the Sisters Chapel at St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, 700 Poplar Ave., Memphis. A reception will follow in Martyrs' Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral or the Tennessee Nature Conservancy.