About Zach
Zach practices in the firm’s Financial Services practice group. In addition, he serves on the Firm’s Recruiting Committee and was recognized as a “Rising Star” by Alabama Super Lawyers in 2011 and 2012.
Zach earned his J.D., cum laude, in 2008 from Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Indiana International & Comparative Law Review. While in law school, Zach was named to the Order of the Barristers, was an advocate in the International Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition and participated in two summer programs focusing on International Law and the European Union (Dubrovnik, Croatia and Strasbourg, France). Zach received a B.A. in Political Science Pre-Law from Michigan State University in 2005.
Zach is a member of the Alabama State Bar.
Recent Publications:
State-by-State Compendium of Recent MERS-Related Litigation, 3 Fin. Fraud L. Rep. 399 (May 2011)
The end of the bona fide error defense for mistakes of law? Analyzing the Supreme Court’s decision in Jerman v. Carlisle, 13 Consumer Financial Services Law Report 3 (May 2010)
The Long Arm of RESPA: Judicial Expansion of Section 8(b) in 2009, 64 Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report 22 (Spring 2010)
Will RESPA Litigation Under Section 8(b) Reach More Than Fee Splits?, 62 Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report 183 (Fall/Winter 2008)
Same Song, Different Year — Attorneys’ Fees Still a Driving Force Behind Consumer Finance Litigation, 62 Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report 256 (Fall/Winter 2008)
Foti’s ‘Message’ Taken a Step Further in 11th Circuit, Consumer Financial Services Law Report (Dec. 2008)
Have Courts Shown a “Manifest Disregard” for Hall Street Associates, LLC v. Mattell, Inc.?, 28 Banking & Financial Services 1 (May 2009)
De-Construction on Hall Street: Circuit Courts Take a Detour on Manifest Disregard, IADC Alternative Dispute Resolution Newsletter (November 2009)