E.A. "Seth" Mills, Jr. 10YEARSAWARDED

E.A. "Seth" Mills, Jr.

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016
Awarded Practice Areas
Construction Law Litigation - Construction
Works at
Mills Law Group

4 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Seth Mills is an attorney at Mills Law Group in Tampa, Florida, where his practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including matters involving construction, fidelity, and surety disputes. His experience includes representing businesses, contractors, and other parties involved in commercial and construction-related litigation throughout Florida.

Mr. Mills earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from The Citadel in 1979 and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida in 1981. He later graduated with honors from the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s School in 1982.

Following law school, Mr. Mills served in the United States Army as Chief Trial Counsel at Fort Carson, Colorado, where he gained significant courtroom and trial experience. His background in litigation and dispute resolution continues to inform his work on complex legal matters involving commercial and construction law issues.

Practice Areas include Construction Law and Litigation - Construction.

Works at
Mills Law Group

4 Best Lawyers awards

Mills Law Group logo

Locations

Education

  • University of Florida, J.D., graduated 1981

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
  • Florida, The Florida Bar

Court Admissions

  • United States Army Court of Military Review
  • United States Court of Military Appeals
  • All Georgia State and Federal Courts
  • All Florida State and Federal Courts
  • United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • United States Supreme Court

Affiliations

  • The Surety Claims Institute - Member
  • Fidelity Law Association - Member
  • Gulfcoast Fidelity and Surety Institute - Founding Member
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association: Construction Law Section - Member
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association: Trial Lawyers Section - Member
  • The Florida Bar: Trial Lawyers Section - Member
  • American Bar Association: Forum on the Construction Industry - Past Governing Committee Young Lawyer Member
  • American Bar Association: Litigation Section - Member
  • American Bar Association: Fidelity and Surety Law Committee - Past Chair
  • American Bar Association: Tort and Insurance Practice Section - Member

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Construction Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Construction Law, Tampa (2018)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
Awards:
  • Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated

  • Repeatedly named as Florida "Super Lawyer" in Business Litigation by Law & Politics Magazine
  • Repeatedly named as one of Florida's "Legal Elite" for Business Litigation by Florida Trend Magazine

  • Advisory Member of the Fidelity Law Association (2022-Present)

  • 2026 recipient of the Martin J. Andrew lifetime achievement award presented by the American Bar Associate for excellence in Surety and Fidelity law

  • Board Certified in Business Litigation by the Florida Bar (1996-Present)

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