Zachary E. Pelham
Partner
Zack has been practicing with the firm since 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, general litigation and general business representation. Effective communication in business is key. Whether communicating with the Court through oral argument or written motion, an opponent during difficult and delicate negotiations, or providing timely and efficient updates to his clients, Zack has the experience to interpret and respond to the circumstances as they dictate. His everyday goal is to carry on precise, reasoned, and logical representation of clients at all levels of litigation and business.
Areas of Practice
- Civil Trial & Appellate Practice
- Personal Injury & Negligence Defense
- Product Liability Defense
- Employment and Labor Law
- Administrative and Government Law
- Oil & Gas 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
- Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Court
- Turtle Mountain Band Chippewa Tribal Court
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, President, 2010-2011
- Bruce M. Van Sickle American Inns of Court, Vice-Chairman, 2012
- Big Muddy Bar Association, President, 2012
- 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)
- Contributing Author: "Product Liability Desk Reference, A Fifty State Compendium" (M. Daller, 2010)