Scott Johnson graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering in 2016. Scott obtained his Juris Doctor and Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law, cum laude, from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University in 2020. Scott was a member of the Journal of Energy Law and Resources and published "Can Oil and Carbon Mix? Using the 'Amount Realized' Analysis from Frey v. Amoco Production Co. for Royalty Payments on Carbon Dioxide Sequestration."

Scott practices in Seabaugh & Sepulvado's Baton Rouge office where his primary focus is on oil and gas law in Louisiana, including drill site and division order title examination and contract negotiations. Before joining Seabaugh & Sepulvado, Scott worked as a law clerk for Judge John Saunders in the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

Scott is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Baton Rouge Bar Association.