Zachary Schroeder, Associate at our Phoenix law office
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Zachary Schroeder

Associate
Biography

Zach Schroeder is a commercial litigator 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. He 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, Zach 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.

Zach obtained his B.S. from Loras College graduating with a double major in chemistry and mathematics and a minor in physics. Zach was awarded the Outstanding Chemistry Major Award for having graduated with the highest GPA in the chemistry department, the Deans Award for graduating in the top twenty students in his graduating class and graduated with Maxima Cum Laude honors. Zach obtained his J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law, graduating With Distinction.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Arizona
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court, District of Arizona


Education

  • University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction)
    • Faculty Award for Academic Excellence in Property
  • University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law (Taking and Defending Depositions Course)
  • Loras College Dubuque (B.S., Chemistry and Mathematics, Maxima Cum Laude)
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • Snell & Wilmer Pro Bono Award (2023)

Previous Professional Experience

  • Snell & Wilmer, Summer Associate (2019)
  • Iowa Supreme Court/Iowa District Court, Seventh Judicial District, Judicial Intern (2018)
  • The University of Iowa College of Law Pro-Bono Expungement Clinic, Student Volunteer (2017-2018)
  • Schoenthaler, Bartelt, Kahler & Reicks, Summer Intern (2017)

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • American Bar Association

Community Involvement

  • Phoenix Public Library Foundation, Board of Directors
  • Boys Hope Girls Hope, Associate Board Member (2023–Present)
  • Loras College Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Board of Visitors, Board Member (2022–Present)

Representative Presentations and Publications