Seth L. Laver, Vice Chair of Goldberg Segalla’s Accountants Professional Liability practice, devotes the majority of his practice to defending professionals, primarily representing accountants, attorneys, directors and officers, and design professionals. A trial attorney for nearly 20 years, Seth is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, but regularly counsels and represents professionals throughout the United States.

Seth’s focus on professional liability includes counseling all professionals in how to minimize risk so that they might avoid litigation, and rigorously defending them when they cannot. He has successfully represented individuals and large professional firms, leveraging his extensive experience to custom fit legal strategies to each client’s immediate needs and long-term goals. In a similar vein, Seth assists homeowners’ associations and religious institutions. Whether it be a non-party subpoena or high-exposure lawsuit, Seth understands the concerns of professionals and helps to set them at ease in what can be an otherwise difficult journey.

Seth also has significant experience defending accountants, attorneys, and other professionals during disciplinary investigations and proceedings. He takes great pride in helping all professionals navigate through a broad range of ethics-related issues while incorporating risk-management strategies to improve practices moving forward. During the disciplinary process, Seth strives to alleviate the professional’s apprehension through honest and open communication, and a clear explanation of the strategy, the execution, and the likely outcomes. In this fashion, Seth is a trusted partner to the professional during perhaps one of their greatest times of need.

An AV-rated attorney, Seth routinely publishes articles and lectures on trends impacting the professional liability and employment landscapes. He is a past chair of, and remains heavily active in, DRI’s Professional Liability Committee. He is chair-elect of the ABA’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS), having recently been appointed as a Vice Chair.