D. Seth Holliday

Degrees Earned

• Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) – Washington University School of Law 1996
• Bachelor of Arts (History) - Millsaps College 1991  

Accomplishments

• Represented over 1000 disabled people at Social Security disability hearings.
• Initially practiced in Chicago, Illinois, and there, in the personal injury context, had a principal role in obtaining three awards which were confirmed by the local jury verdict reporter as being the highest on record in the State of Illinois in their respective category.
• Past-President of the Chattanooga Trial Lawyers Association.
• Taught trial advocacy at DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois, and the business law at Chattanooga State Technical College.
• Regularly lectures on disability issues to such organazations as the Tennessee Bar Association, the Tennessee Association for Justice, and the Chattanooga Trial Lawyers Association.
• Each week provides several hours of free legal services to a variety of charitable organizations in Chattanooga, including Chattanooga Cares, the Community Kitchen, and Legal Aid of East Tennessee (where he serves on the Pro Bono Committee).

Bar Association Memberships

• Tennessee Bar Association
• Chattanooga Bar Association
• American Bar Association  

Court Admissions

• Tennessee Supreme Court 2004 
• Illinois Supreme Court 1996 
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit 1997
• U.S. District Court for Northern District of Illinois 1997
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee 2004 
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee 2008
• U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee 2008 

Boards / Committee Memberships

• National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives
• American Association for Justice
• Tennessee Association for Justice (member of executive committee)
• Chattanooga Trial Lawyers Association
• Hospice of Chattanooga 

Significant Cases

• Free Initial Consultation: Yes 
• Typical Retainer Fee: Most cases are retained on contingency 
• Fixed-Priced Services and Fees: 
• Hourly Rate Fees: Depending on the case

What influences led you to your primary area of practice and what life experience made you to be a better attorney?

After representing disabled people over 1000 times in Social Security hearings and many times in Federal Court, I have learned how to help disable people get the benefits they deserve.

I love helping people getting the benefits they deserve and making insurance companies and the government pay those benefits. I don't like seeing insurance companies or Social Security taking advantage of disabled people.

Describe your law firm.

We are one of the few firms that focus on helping disabled people. We can handle both Social Security disability, disability insurance, and ERISA disability cases. I am one of very few attorneys who handle ERISA long-term disability cases.