Biography
Zach is a member of the firm and chair of OMW’s Municipal Department. He has over 20 years of experience in representing Washington cities on both a general counsel and project-specific basis. His practice includes all areas of municipal law, including litigation, land use, public records, governance and public contracting matters.
Zach is a member of the Washington State Bar Association (Environmental and Land Use Law Section) and Phi Beta Kappa.
Zach received his B.S., magna cum laude, in Political Science from Santa Clara University in 1994 and earned his J.D. in 1998 from the University of Washington School of Law, where he was a Notes and Comments Editor of the Washington Law Review. After graduating from law school, Zach served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Warren W. Matthews of the Alaska Supreme Court.
- Washington State Bar Association
- Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys
- J.D., University of Washington School of Law
- B.S., Santa Clara University, Political Science
- Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys
- Selected to the Washington Super Lawyers List, Super Lawyers Magazine: 2024
- Recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2004-2012
- Selected to the Best Lawyers List, 2022-Present