Zachary L. Gross
Associate
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Phone: +1 412 497 1004
- Duane Morris LLP
625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1000
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3112
USA
Zachary Gross is an associate in the Pittsburgh office and a member of the firm’s Commercial and Antitrust Litigation groups. Mr. Gross represents clients across a broad range of industries in all phases of litigation and applies his professional experience to achieve strategic and effective outcomes for his clients. Mr. Gross approaches each case with a client-focused mindset, emphasizing thorough investigative work, strategic analysis and creative problem solving to deliver effective and efficient solutions.
Mr. Gross is a United State Army veteran. He began his career by serving in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corp., where he gained substantial trial experience as both a federal prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney. Mr. Gross continues to represent and advocate on behalf of veterans through his pro bono work with the firm.
After completing his military service, Mr. Gross served as a federal judicial law clerk for the Honorable Rodney Smith in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Mr. Gross is a 2015 magna cum laude graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, where he was inducted in to the Woolsack Honors Society and served as a Senior Editor on the Penn State Law Review. Mr. Gross graduated with honors from Grove City College.
Areas of Practice
- Antitrust and Competition
- Commercial Litigation
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Education
- The Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2015
- Senior Editor, Penn State Law Review
- Woolsack Honor Society - Grove City College, B.S., with honors, 2012
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Associate, 2022-present - U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Rodney Smith, 2020-2022 - U.S. Army, Judge Advocate General's Corps
- Trial Defense Counsel , 2019-2020
- Trial Counsel, 2018-2019
- Chief, Client Services, 2017-2018
- Legal Assistance Attorney, 2016-2017
Honors and Awards
American Bar Association, Legal Assistance for Military Personnel (LAMP) Distinguished Service Award, 2016
- Army Commendation Medal, 2018, 2019 and 2020
Selected Publications
- Co-author, "Give Contract Amendments Their Own Integration-Plus Clauses," The Legal Intelligencer, April 16, 2024
- Co-author, "Insulate Clients From Fraud Claims With Integration-Plus Contract Clauses," The Legal Intelligencer, February 29, 2024
- Author, “A Summary on the Application of Judicial Privilege to Extra-Judicial Statements in Pa.,” The Legal Intelligencer, December 6, 2023
- Author, "What’s in a Name? Different Rules for Discovery of Surveillance, Security Videos," The Legal Intelligencer, December 5, 2022
Representative Matters
Represented a life insurance company in defending claims for breach of fiduciary duty and violations of Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law in connection with theft by a financial advisor.
Represented a life insurance company in defending claims for breach of contract and violations of Pennsylvania’s Bad Faith Law.