Seth Mayer
Associate Chicago
I received a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Chicago, with general and departmental honors, a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Northwestern University, and a J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School. I handle consumer and privacy-related class actions.
Favorite Game
NY Times Spelling Bee
Favorite Sport
Basketball
Perfect Vacation
Hiking by a beach
Site I Frequent
NY Times
Curriculum Vitae
SETH MAYER is an Associate at Edelson PC where his work focuses on consumer protection and privacy class actions.
Prior to joining Edelson PC, Seth clerked for the Honorable Judith E. Levy of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Seth graduated from the University of Michigan Law School, where he served as an articles editor for the Michigan Law Review. As a student attorney in Michigan Law’s Civil Rights Litigation Initiative, Seth worked on Williams v. City of Detroit, a case that resulted in a first-of-its-kind settlement requiring policy changes in the Detroit Police Department’s use of facial recognition technology.
Before law school, Seth was a philosophy professor, with research focused on democratic theory and human rights.
- Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Manchester University, Indiana (2016–2020)
- Instructor of Philosophy, Auburn University (2014–2016)
- Illinois
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit