Seth has practiced law in the public and private sectors for over 45 years. He has held leadership positions in the Alexandria Bar Association. Seth is a frequent CLE panelist on legal ethics topics. He is on the adjunct faculty at the Washington College of Law at American University, having taught a course for nine years entitled Ethics for Trial Lawyers. He has judged law students at mock trial competitions.

Seth was a prosecutor for the Virginia State Bar between February of 2000 and April of 2012. He thereafter served as assistant ethics counsel until January 1, 2022. Seth gave Ethics Hotline advice to lawyers, presented at seminars, and reviewed lawyers’ proposed advertising during his tenure in the Ethics Department. He also assisted the Virginia State Bar’s Standing Committee on Legal Ethics in the generation of legal ethics opinions. Before employment by the Virginia State Bar, Seth was in private practice for 20 years, and also served in what is now the D.C. Office of the Attorney General, representing the District Columbia in civil matters as an assistant corporation counsel (now assistant attorney general).

Seth joined Daniel Schumack in January of 2023 at the Fairfax firm now known as Schumack + Guggenheim PLLC, where he represents lawyers and law firms regarding conflicts analyses and regulatory matters, to include bar complaint defense.

Seth attended George Washington University and Boston University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. He is a graduate of the Washington College of Law at American University, where he was awarded a Juris Doctor degree. He is a member of the Virginia and District of Columbia bars.

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