Scott Wilkinson is the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for the Hawks and State Farm Arena. In 2004, Wilkinson assumed responsibility for all Hawks and State Farm Arena legal matters. He previously had the additional duty of Hawks Assistant General Manager from 2006 until 2015, serving in that basketball operations role during a stretch of eight consecutive Hawks playoff appearances under three different GMs. From 1999-2003, Wilkinson served as Assistant General Counsel for Turner Sports, Inc. Before his tenure at Turner, Wilkinson practiced law in both North Carolina and Washington D.C and was a NFLPA certified agent for the Buoniconti Sports Management Group. Prior to that, he was Judge Advocate in the United States Marine Corps, where he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, after over 20 years of combined active and reserve service.
Wilkinson attended Duke University on a football scholarship and earned his A.B. degree, cum laude, in 1985. He earned his J.D. from Duke in 1988. Wilkinson and his wife, Beth, have two children and reside in Atlanta. He serves on the Peach Bowl Advisory Committee and on the 2016 ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship Advisory Committee.
