Zachary M. VanVactor
Zack VanVactor is an attorney in the firm's Louisville and Jeffersonville offices. He is a member of the Business Litigation Service Group.
The Louisiana Direct-Action Statute Loses Its Teeth: How the Fifth Circuit in Todd v. Streamship Mutual Underwriting Association Opened the Door to Allow Insurers to Enforce Arbitration Agreements Against the Direct-Action Plaintiff
Note, 35 Tul. Mar. L.J. 659 (2011)
Three's a Crowd: The Unhappy Interplay Among the New York Convention, FAA, and McCarran-Ferguson Act
Comment, 36 Tul. Mar. L.J. 313 (2012) [Cited by McBride v. Estis Well Serv., L.L.C., 768 F.3d 382, 403 (5th Cir. 2014) (en banc) (Haynes, J., concurring)]
Obtained dismissal of breach of fiduciary duty and abuse of process claims filed against out-of-state attorney on grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction.
Successfully argued for and obtained judgment in favor of national mortgage servicer on counterclaims for abuse of process and breach of good faith and fair dealing filed by borrowers in foreclosure action in Grayson County, Kentucky.
Obtained dismissal of counterclaims for fraud and civil conspiracy in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Successfully obtained judgment at bench trial on behalf of national mortgage servicer sued for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act in Morgan County, Indiana.
Obtained dismissal of breach of contract, breach of good faith and fair dealing, and negligent misrepresentation claims asserted against regional banking institution by commercial borrowers in federal court.
Obtained dismissal of federal action against state bar association in which the plaintiff asserted claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as well as constitutional challenges to the state's attorney-discipline system.
Louisville Office Recruiting Committee, Member
Louisville Bar Association Leadership Academy (2016)
Leadership Kentucky: ELEVATE Kentucky (2018)
Kentucky Bar Association, Communications & Publications Committee (2012-20)
magna cum laude
Certificate in International and Comparative Law
Tulane University Law School
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Tulane Maritime Law Journal, Senior Managing Editor
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Senior Writing Fellow, International LL.M. Program
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Tulane Inn of Court
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Admiralty Law Institute Award of Excellence
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Robert B. Acomb Award for Most Outstanding Comment
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Maritime Law Center Award for Most Outstanding Case Note
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A.N. Yiannopoulous Award for Best Substance & Citation Editing
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Study Abroad: Trinity College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England: Coursework in constitutional law with Justice Stephen G. Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court
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Study Abroad: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany: Certificate in Advanced Negotiation and Mediation (40 hours)
B.A., Political Science
University of Kentucky
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Vandenbosch Writing Award
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Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
Before joining Stites & Harbison, Zack served for two years as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Thomas B. Russell, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky. Prior to his clerkship, Zack served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Jennifer B. Coffman, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern & Western Districts of Kentucky. While attending law school at Tulane University, Zack worked as an admissions counselor for a charter high school in New Orleans, assisting high school seniors with all aspects of the college admissions process.
Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2017-19)
Kentucky Super Lawyers Honors 42 Stites & Harbison Attorneys for 2019
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2019 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 42 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices. The publication named 33 attorneys to the Super Lawyers list and nine attorneys to the Rising Stars list.
Zachary VanVactor selected for Elevate Kentucky Class of 2018
Kentucky Super Lawyers honors 51 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2018
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The 2018 edition of Kentucky Super Lawyers recently honored 55 Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorneys in the Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and Louisville, Ky., offices. The publication named 39 attorneys to the Super Lawyers list and 12 attorneys to the Rising Stars list.
Kentucky Super Lawyers honors 55 Stites & Harbison attorneys for 2017
Stites & Harbison, PLLC adds five attorneys