Scott Tillett

Scott Tillett

Scott Tillett is a partner at the Los Angeles-based appellate firm, Pine Tillett LLP where he handles civil appeals, specializing in plaintiff-side appeals with an emphasis on employment matters. Tillett is recognized as a Certified Appellate Law Specialist by the State Bar of California. Along with his partner, Norman Pine, Tillett was a recipient of the Daily Journal’s 2020 California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) Award for his work on the landmark wrongful-death civil rights action, B.B. v. County of Los Angeles (2020) 10 Cal.5th 1. For his work on this case, he was also recognized as one of the Consumer Attorneys of California’s 2021 “Street Fighters of the Year.”

Articles written by this author:

Arbitration enforcement update: 2014 through early 2015

Navigating the ever-changing landscape – and land mines – of employment and consumer arbitration enforcement actions

Scott Tillett

2015 June


The disentitlement doctrine

A potent secret weapon to destroy your opponent’s contemptuous appeal

Scott Tillett

2017 December


This is not a race

This is not a race

California’s whistleblower protections are not limited to the first report of unlawful conduct

Scott Tillett

2018 May


Is California’s Private Attorney General Act enforceable against public entities?

Is California’s Private Attorney General Act enforceable against public entities?

An issue of first impression: Does PAGA with its qui tam actions apply to public employees?

Scott Tillett
Dustin Collier
Joshua Socks

2019 May


Seeing employees through a different light

When defense counsel denigrates “employees looking to get a free ride,” it may be proper to remind the jury of today’s real heroes

Scott Tillett
Norman Pine

2020 May


Information is power

Information is power

The danger of non-lawyers practicing law and a look at two useful employment cases

Norman Pine
Scott Tillett

2021 May



This too shall pass

This too shall pass

My struggle with addiction, recovery, and the bumpy road to success

Scott Tillett

2023 February