Sloan F. Crawford is an attorney at Scott Legal Group whose practice focuses on trust‑based estate planning and administration, and business formation and counsel. Sloan began her legal career as a labor and employment law litigator at an Indiana-grown national firm and later joined a boutique business immigration practice founded by former firm partners. These early experiences gave her a practical, people‑centered approach to problem‑solving—one that ultimately led her to her true professional calling: helping individuals and families create estate plans they fully understand and genuinely trust.
Sloan’s path to the practice of law was anything but conventional. She was born and raised among the beaches and swamps of Northeast Florida before spending a decade in Los Angeles and New York working with early‑stage start‑ups and non‑profit organizations like TOMS and Blue Engine. These broad life experiences continue to shape her worldview, her adaptability, and her ability to connect with clients from all walks of life.
At Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Sloan received CALI Awards in Legal Writing and Analysis (awarded to the student with the highest grade in the class) and in Sexual Harassment Law. She served as Symposium Editor of the Indiana Law Review, tutored legal writing in the Dean’s Tutorial Society, and mentored participants in the federal Second Chance Re‑Entry and Assistance Program in the Southern District of Indiana. She also worked as a research assistant to Professor Lahny H. Silva and externed for Justice Steven H. David of the Indiana Supreme Court. Prior to law school, Sloan earned her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University, where she was a Florida Bright Futures Scholar.
Today, Sloan is on a mission to “democratize” trust‑based estate planning and to challenge the outdated assumption that trusts are only for the ultra‑wealthy. She believes that all Hoosiers—across backgrounds, family structures, and lived experiences—deserve to benefit from the clarity, privacy, and flexibility that trust‑based plans offer. Sloan is particularly committed to expanding access within communities that have historically been underserved in estate planning, including LGBTQ+ Hoosiers, immigrant families, and people of the global majority, ensuring they feel seen, supported, and empowered throughout the planning process. Sloan has used American Sign Language (ASL) since the age of four and welcomes the opportunity to work with clients from Indiana’s Deaf community, striving to make every aspect of the estate‑planning experience accessible and affirming.
Clients frequently describe Sloan as practical, approachable, and exceptionally thorough—an attorney who brings both deep technical knowledge and real‑world insight to the issues that matter most to them.
Sloan and her family live in Indianapolis with their dogs, Franny and Winnie, and their formidable cat, Ben, who is quite certain he runs the household (he does).