Attorney Scott Talkov
Portrait of Scott Talkov, founder and managing partner of Talkov Law

Founder & Managing Partner

Scott Talkov

Talkov Law · California’s Most Experienced Partition Attorney

650+
Partitions Handled
41
CA Partition Action Counties
0
Partitions Denied
$400 Million+
Co-Owned Real Estate Resolved

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Scott Talkov is California’s most experienced partition action attorney, having handled over 650 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 12 partition attorneys and 9 partition-only staff.

Scott has presented on partition law to multiple Bar Associations in California. Scott was selected by Super Lawyers in 2025 – 2027 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.

As Featured In

ABC 7 Los Angeles Times Daily Journal Real Deal LA ABA Journal

Scott has been featured on 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.

Bar Admissions
California
U.S. District Court, Central, Southern, Northern & Eastern Districts of California
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Honors & Awards
Super Lawyers 2025–2027 & Rising Star 2013–2021
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, Riverside Legal Aid, 2013
Civitas Award, KUCR 88.3 FM
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
Published Works
Protecting the Old Homestead, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine (2021)
Exposing the Myth of Mortgage Prepayment Penalties, 44 Real Prop. Tr. & Est. L. J. 585 (2009)
Appellate Decisions
Bayati v. Town Square, B295426 (Cal. App. 2nd Dist. 2020)
Inland Western Temecula Commons v. Potter, No. E057085 (Cal. App. 4th Dist. 2014)
Speaking Engagements
Partition: An Overview of the Most Efficient and Equitable Way to Compel Sale of Co-Owned Properties, CEB MCLE
Guest Lecturer, Real Estate Law and Business I, Prof. George Lefcoe, USC School of Law

Partition Law Articles and Guides

Explore California partition law, co-owner buyouts, court procedures, and cost considerations.

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