Payton Fergus - Louisville, KY
Attorney at Tilford Dobbins & Schmidt, PLLC
Employment Law Lawyers in Louisville, KY
401 West Main Street Suite 1400 Louisville, KY 40202
Louisville Employment Law Lawyer
Updated: 04/24/2026
Areas of Practice
- Employment Law
- Family Law
- Wills, Estates and Probate
Attorney Information
Overview
Payton Fergus joined Tilford Dobbins & Schmidt, PLLC as a law clerk in August of 2022 and as an associate in May 2025.
An Evansville, Indiana native, Payton played football for four seasons and received his B.A. in history from Hanover College in 2018. He then moved to Louisville to pursue his legal career. He earned his J.D. from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law in 2023. As a law student, Payton helped kick-start the defunct Christian Legal Society chapter at Brandeis, serving as its President from for the academic years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023, while simultaneously volunteering at Access Justice and the Legal Aid Society.
Payton is licensed to practice in Kentucky Courts. He is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and Louisville Bar Association. As a called servant, Payton employs his knowledge and skill to assist those in need in numerous legal areas.
Education
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Legal Education
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Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville,
Louisville,
Kentucky
Juris Doctorate
Honors: Christian Legal Society, President 2021-2023
Honors: Federalist Society
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Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville,
Louisville,
Kentucky
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Non Legal Education
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Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Panther Football, 2014-2017
Honors: Phi Delta Theta, Epsilon Chapter
Honors: Student Government Representative
Honors: The Lutheran Reformation: 500 Years Later Symposium, speaker
Major: History
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Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky
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Contact
401 West Main Street
Suite 1400
Louisville, KY 40202
Fax: 502-584-2318
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.tilfordlaw.com
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