After years of practicing in larger firms, Mr. Scott returned to Bozeman to start Peter G. Scott, Law Offices, PLLC to continue representing a broad range of clients and better serve them throughout the Columbia Basin. He is well known for his in-depth knowledge of land use, water rights and environmental law. Mr. Scott has published articles and lectured extensively on a broad range of related topics. After 11 years in the U.S. Navy, he earned his Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Massachusetts. Mr. Scott worked as a hydrogeologist for the U.S. Forest Service in Idaho and then for Fluidyne, Inc. in Montana. He then earned his Juris Doctor with Environmental Law Certificate from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon in 1999.