Zach has extensive litigation and appellate experience in both state and federal courts, including briefing and arguing insurance coverage and choice of law issues before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Texas Supreme Court. Zach has also briefed and argued cases concerning property rights and defamations claims in front of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and Colorado Court of Appeals, as well as handled numerous trials and appeals concerning insurance coverage, energy litigation, and business disputes.
Prior to starting in private practice, Zach clerked at the Texas Supreme Court for Justice Paul Green. Zach has served as an adjunct professor of appellate advocacy at South Texas College of Law since 2023. Zach was also selected for inclusion in the list of Texas Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” from 2017-2023.
Experience
- Partner, Wright Close & Barger, 2024 – present
- Partner, Cain & Skarnulis, 2021 – 2024
- Associate, Cain & Skarnulis, 2015 – 2021
- Associate, Ikard Wynne, 2013 – 2015
- Associate, Schwartz, Junell, Greenberg & Oathout, 2011 – 2012
Clerkships
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Paul W. Green, Texas Supreme Court, 2010-2011
Memberships
- State Bar of Texas (Appellate and Insurance Sections)
- Austin Bar (Appellate Section Council)
- Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
Publications and Presentations
- Discovery Disputes in Insurance Litigation, State Bar of Texas, Insurance Law 101, 2024
- Panel on High Stakes Litigation, Austin Bar Association Ultimate Trial Notebook, 2024
- Petition for Review Practice Before the Texas Supreme Court, State Bar of Texas, Civil Appellate Practice 101, 2011