Zachary E. Pelham
Associate
Zack joined the firm as an Associate in 2007. Before joining the firm, he was a North Dakota assistant attorney general in the civil litigation division. He carries this emphasis on litigation to the firm, focusing on insurance defense, product liability defense, employment and labor law, and general litigation. Zack is a firm believer that a good listener is best able to chart a sound litigation strategy from the beginning and continue it until the end. His goal is to carry on precise, reasoned, and logical representation of clients at all levels of litigation.
Areas of Practice
- Civil Trial & Appellate Practice
- Personal Injury & Negligence Defense
- Product Liability Defense
- Employment and Labor Law
- Administrative and Government Law
Education
- University of North Dakota (J.D., with distinction, 2004)
- Taylor University (B.A., cum laude, 2000)
Admissions
- State Bar of North Dakota
- U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Recognition, Activities & Memberships
- Assistant Attorney General, North Dakota Office of Attorney General, 2005-2007
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Judges of the South Central Judicial District, Bismarck, ND, 2004-2005
- State Bar Association of North Dakota
- Defense Research Institute
- North Dakota Defense Lawyers Association, Treasurer 2009-2010
- Bruce M. Van Sickle American Inns of Court, Program Chairman 2009-2010
- Big Muddy Bar Association, Treasurer, 2009-2010
- Business Law Adjunct Instructor, Bismarck State College
- Board of Editors, North Dakota Law Review, 2003-2004
- North Dakota State Bar Association Outstanding Note/Comment Award, 2004
- Recognized by the Prairie Business Magazine in its “40 Under 40 Providing Leadership on the Plains”, December 2008
- Recognized by Benchmarck Litigation as a future litigation star
Articles & Publications
- Case Comment: "Constitutional Law - Freedom of Speech: Door-to-Door Permit Requirements for Noncommercial Canvassers, Domestic Threat or Freedom of Speech?," 79 N.D. L. REV. 369 (2003)
- Contributing Author: “Federal Jurisdiction Based on Removal: A 50-State Survey (North Dakota)” (2008)