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ZDostart@SDLaw.com

Zach is a member of the firm’s class action litigation team and is nearing in on two decades of complex corporate and class action litigation experience.

In 2020 U.S. District Judge William Alsup wrote “the Court particularly commends … Attorney Zach Dostart for the excellent work … done on this case.” Blair et al. v. Rent-A-Center et al., 17-cv-2335 (Dkt. 219). Zach has testified in the California State Capitol on behalf of California consumers, been lead counsel in verdicts and settlements well over $100 million and is one of the few attorneys in the nation who has tried multiple certified class actions to judgment.

Zach began his career at a global investment bank in New York City. After leaving New York, Zach served as a prosecutor in the office of the San Diego District Attorney, where he prosecuted cases involving homicide, rape, drug-related offenses and other crimes, first-chairing both bench and jury trials. During his graduate studies, Zach worked in the Division of Enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington D.C.; as a Judicial Extern to U.S. District Judge Dickran Tevrizian; as an associate at Woolf Simmonds in London, England; and as an associate at Morgan Stanley in New York City.

In addition to successfully completing the Certified Public Accountant exam, Zach received his J.D./M.B.A. from Pepperdine University School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Business and Management, and his B.S. in Economics, with a concentration in Finance, from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Zach served as Managing Editor of the Pepperdine Law Review, was a member of the Appellate Advocacy team, and had his Comment published. Zach also completed coursework at Harvard Law School.

Zach played collegiate lacrosse, was a National All-American lacrosse player, and authored a book that was donated to charities throughout the world. Zach enjoys giving back to the lacrosse community, United States military veterans, and civil rights organizations.