Seth T. Church

Biography

Seth is a litigator who focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, business torts, class action claims, and other business disputes. His clients vary in size and operate in all industries, with many in the finance, natural resources, transportation, healthcare, and equine sectors. He has experience in various aspects of litigation, administrative hearings, and alternative dispute resolution from pre-suit investigation through discovery, motion practice, and appellate advocacy. Outside of litigation, Seth regularly advises clients regarding contract interpretation, regulatory compliance, nonprofit issues, and business formation and operation. 

Before entering private practice, Seth served as a judicial law clerk for Judge Charles R. Simpson III in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

Education

  • Emory University School of Law  (J.D., with honors, 2018)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Order of Barristers
    • Emory Law School Supreme Court Advocacy Program
    • Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Team
    • Student Bar Association, prosecutor (2017-18), deputy prosecutor (2016-17)
  • Western Kentucky University  (B.A., magna cum laude, 2015)
    • Student Government Association, chief of staff (2014-15), chief justice (2012-14)
    • Mahurin Honors College

Bar Admissions

  • Kentucky

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Affiliations/Memberships

  • AVOL Kentucky, Inc., secretary (2023-present), board member (2021-present)
  • Western Kentucky University Young Alumni Council, member (2020–2022)
  • Western Kentucky University Topper Pride Alumni Chapter, member (2020-present), president (2022), president-elect (2021), secretary (2020)
  • Kentucky Bar Association
  • American Bar Association 
  • Fayette County Bar Association
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel

Distinctions

  • Leadership Kentucky - Elevate, Class of 2022
  • Kentucky Rising Stars®
    • For Business Litigation (2023-2024)