Scott W. Masselli
Senior Associate
SCOTT W. MASSELLI helps his clients create an estate plan that meets their family’s goals. Those goals often include protecting assets for younger generations and charitable giving. Scott also advises high-net-worth families on reducing estate, gift, and GST taxes. Scott prioritizes understanding each client’s family dynamics and creating an estate plan that works for them. He also guides individual and corporate fiduciaries through the estate and trust administration process. Scott’s experience includes modifying irrevocable trusts to achieve tax savings and to promote family harmony while preserving the settlor’s intent.
“I joined Virginia Estate & Trust Law because it combines attorneys with large law firm experience with a focus on serving individuals and families. I also admired the firm’s close relationship with clients’ other advisors in creating the plan and its ability to serve as an independent professional trustee.”
Professional accomplishments
- Estate Planning Council of Richmond, Member
- Trust Administrators’ Council of Richmond, President
- Virginia Bar Association’s Section on Wills, Trusts & Estates, Member
- Instructor for American Bankers Association Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) exam review courses
Prior work experience
- McGuireWoods LLP, Private Wealth Services Group
Education and recognition
- William & Mary Law School, cum laude
- William & Mary Law Review
- Virginia Tech, magna cum laude
- Selected for inclusion as a “Rising Star,” Virginia Super Lawyers
Publications & Presentations
- Repairing the Broken Trust: Irrevocable Trust Modifications after CCA 202352018
- Co-Author, National Association of Estate Planners & Councils Journal of Estate & Tax Planning, Federal Tax Update, 2024
- Presented: Taxation of Estates & Trusts, NBI Continuing Legal Education (June 2025)
- Presented: IRS Guidance for Irrevocable Grantor Trusts, Strafford Publications (July 2023)
Beyond the job
“My wife and I have two kids. We enjoy baseball, mountain biking, and other outdoor adventures.”
