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)]
Won dismissal of administrative appeal filed in the Western District of Kentucky on behalf of regional airport authority
Prevailed in appeal before the Kentucky Court of Appeals and Kentucky Supreme Court in enforcing a settlement agreement on behalf of a national banking institution
Won summary judgment on claims of breach of good faith and fair dealing and violations of RESPA and TILA in three separate, related cases in Jessamine Circuit Court, Kentucky, on behalf of loan servicer
Successfully defended appeal before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of regional airport authority
Appeared on behalf of physician before the Indiana Board of Medical Licensure and secured reinstatement of physician’s medical license
Successfully defended administrative appeal before the Indiana Court of Appeals and Indiana Supreme Court on behalf of a local zoning board
Won appeal before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirming summary judgment on fraud claims asserted against large regional banking institution
Obtained dismissal of Kentucky Consumer Protection Act, fraud, conversion, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and tortious interference claims in the Eastern District of Kentucky on behalf of national loan servicer
Prevailed in defense of fair housing discrimination claims brought against property owner before the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights
Won dismissal of tortious interference claims against regional bank in the Western District of Kentucky
Successfully defended appeal before the Indiana Court of Appeals on behalf of national mortgage loan servicer
Obtained dismissal of breach of contract, fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and unjust enrichment claims against lender in the Eastern District of Kentucky
Successfully resolved appeal before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals arising under the Class Action Fairness Act on behalf of pharmaceutical distributor
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
Kentucky Bar Association, Communications & Publications Committee (2012-20)
Kentucky Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee, At-Large Representative
Louisville Bar Association Leadership Academy (2016)
Leadership Kentucky: ELEVATE Kentucky (2018)
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.
Best Lawyers in America®, Ones To Watch, Litigation - Banking & Finance (2021)
Kentucky Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2017-21)
