Scott Jones

I am the managing partner of Searson, Jones, Gottschalk & Cash, and I am a trial lawyer focusing on business and contract disputes, will contests and estate disputes, real estate disputes, and serious personal injury claims. I have practiced law in Asheville for over 30 years.

I grew up in Shelby, North Carolina, and I was fortunate to be the first in my family to attend college. The most important thing to me are my wife, daughter, and twin sons. I am also grateful to be able to practice law with people I like and respect and to make a difference in my clients’ lives through the work I do for them. Besides spending time with my family and my legal career, I enjoy running. Running allows me to relax and clear my mind in the middle of what is often a very busy day.

As a lawyer, I try to help my clients come up with the best solutions to the problems they have. That may require carefully shepherding a lawsuit through every step of the process through a successful jury trial, or quickly and efficiently negotiating a wise business settlement short of full-blown “litigation.” I can and have done both. When I was in school, I was a math and chemistry guy, and I try to bring that mindset to my legal practice while helping clients solve their problems.

I love grilling out for my family and friends on the weekend, and I used to write a blog called the Big Green Egg lawyer. I still grill with my Egg and now a Kamodo Joe too. And I tell myself that once the kids are all in college, I might go back to that blog.