Scott Talkov is California’s most experienced partition action attorney, having handled over 575 partition cases in 41 counties in California with zero partitions denied. Scott is the Founder/Managing Partner of Talkov Law, the first and largest law firm specializing in real estate partition actions in California with twelve partition attorneys and nine partition-only staff.
Scott has presented on partition law to multiple Bar Associations in California. Scott was selected by Super Lawyers in 2025 – 2026 and as a Rising Star from 2013 – 2021. Scott graduated cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, where he was a member of the Board of Editors for the Washington University Law Review.
Beginning his studies at University of California, Riverside, Scott completed his bachelor’s degree as a 2004 graduate of University of California, Santa Barbara. Scott was an elected official and earned leadership awards for his role in student government at both campuses.
Scott has published over 440 blog posts on the topic of partition law. His articles on real estate law have been published in the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal of the American Bar Association, California Real Property Journal of the State Bar of California, and Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine. He has been listed in the U.S. News Lawyer Directory powered by Best Lawyers, and is a Member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Scott was twice elected as President of a Barristers’ (young attorney) association in California and has served on the board of multiple bar associations. Scott founded the firm after serving as a partner at a real estate focused California law firm.
Scott has been featured on CNN, FoxNews, ABC 7, and KCAL 9, as well as the Daily Journal, Los Angeles Times, Press-Enterprise, San Diego Union Tribune, LA Weekly, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, San Bernardino Sun, Redlands Daily Facts, Vice, Real Deal Los Angeles, Arizona Republic, Washington Examiner, The Coast News Group, and Los Cerritos Community News.
Scott’s experience includes the Superior Court in counties throughout California, as well as the California Court of Appeal.
Contact Information
To contact Scott about a new matter, you can reach him directly at info(at)talkovlaw.com or (877) PARTITION (727-8484).
Bar Admissions:
- State Bar of California
- United States District Court for the Central, Southern, Northern, and Eastern Districts of California
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Published Works and Presentations:
- Scott Talkov and D. Edward Hays, Protecting the Old Homestead, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine (Los Angeles County Bar Assoc., July/August 2021)
- Scott Talkov, Mortgage Shotgunning and the Priority of Trust Deeds, 32 Cal. Real Prop. J. 9 (State Bar of California, 2014)
- Scott Talkov, Exposing the Myth of Mortgage Prepayment Penalties in the Aftermath of River East, 44 Real Prop. Tr. & Est. L. J. 585 (Amer. Bar Assoc., Fall 2009)
Appellate Real Estate Decisions:
- Bayati v. Town Square, B295426 (Cal. App. 2nd Dist. May 18, 2020)
- Inland Western Temecula Commons v. Potter, No. E05785, 2014 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 6590 (Cal. App. 4th Dist. Sep. 18, 2014)
Honors and Awards
- Super Lawyers – Super Lawyers, 2025, and Rising Star, 2013-2021
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers (2025)
- Avvo – 10 out of 10
- Justia – 10 out of 10
- Lead Counsel Rated – Thomson Reuters – Real Estate Law
- William J. Lasarow Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service to the Community, Riverside Legal Aid, 2013
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Civitas Award for Unique and Significant Contributions to the Civic and Cultural Life, KUCR 88.3 FM
- Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, Walnut, California
Speaking Engagements and Presentations
- Scott Talkov, Partition: An Overview of the Most Efficient and Equitable Way to Compel Sale of Co-Owned Properties, Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) MCLE
- Guest Lecturer, Real Estate Law and Business I, Prof. George Lefcoe, University of Southern California School of Law
