Snell & Wilmer Attorney Zach Schroeder Elected to the Phoenix Public Library Foundation’s Board of Directors

PHOENIX – Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Phoenix attorney Zach Schroeder was elected to the Phoenix Public Library Foundation’s Board of Directors.

Founded in 1997, the Phoenix Public Library Foundation (PPLF) has been the fundraising partner for the Phoenix Public Library and an impetus to convert the Library’s strategic initiatives into new, expanded, and highly engaging programs and services for all ages. PPLF strives to inspire early learners, enrich lives, and grow the economy. Through its programs, PPLF’s focus is to improve early literacy, reading skills, and capabilities for children and families. Its focus is also on bolstering access to educational programs for those seeking to accomplish high school, college, and career goals. By providing learning environments designed for collaborating, meeting sharing, and creating, PPLF hopes to continue to be a community venue that will have a true impact and social change in Phoenix, Arizona.

Schroeder said: “Reading is an important aspect of our lives because it is the cornerstone of a good education. Books allow you to learn new things, explore new worlds, embrace alternate realities, and experience others’ lives. It is a privilege to serve on the PPLF’s Board of Directors and help foster and cultivate this environment for others.”

Schroeder’s practice is concentrated in commercial litigation with a focus on intellectual property and employee benefits litigation matters. He is admitted to the Patent Bar and can practice patent matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Schroeder has experience working at the appellate level, having interned for Justice Thomas D. Waterman of the Iowa Supreme Court, and at the trial level having interned with the 7th Judicial District, Iowa District Court. In his employee benefits practice, Schroeder represents employee benefits plans, their employer sponsors, and fiduciaries faced with claims for benefits, governmental investigations, and purported class actions. He has advised clients through the pre-litigation pleading, motion, and discovery stages of trial.

Schroeder is an active member of his local community, currently serving as a member on the Executive Committee of the Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona Associate Board of Directors, as well as having served on the Board of Visitors for Loras College Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry since 2022. Last year, Schroeder was awarded the Snell & Wilmer Pro Bono award.