1. ZACHARY L. LANCASTER
3180 East Barnwood Bay  Cottonwood Heights, Utah 84121
(801) 750-0915  zmlancaster@q.com
ADMISSIONS
Utah Supreme Court; U.S. District Court & Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah, May 2005
EDUCATION
Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida
Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, Dec. 2004
 Top 50 Law School (U.S. News 2015)
 Administrative Editor, JOURNAL OF LAND USE & ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
 Articles & Notes Editor, JOURNAL OF TRANSNATIONAL LAW & POLICY
 Member, BUSINESS REVIEW
 Recipient, Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award & Annual Fund Scholarship
 Author, Restraining Yellowstone’s Roaming Bison, 20 Fla. St. U. J. Land Use & Envtl. L.
423 (Spring 2005).
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science, Minor in Sociology, May 2002
 Overall GPA: 3.74 Major GPA: 3.85
 President’s Award, 1999-2000
EXPERIENCE & REFERENCES
Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office, Salt Lake City, Utah; Aug. 2005 to present
Deputy District Attorney, Civil/Litigation Division
 Current Position: Lead attorney for all Labor & Employment Law matters (Salt Lake County
has ~7,000 employees and $1.2 billion budget).
 Current Duties: Drafting and revising contracts, policies, ordinances, resolutions. Providing
legal counsel on Labor & Employment law issues for both federal (ADA, FMLA, EEO,
HIPAA, ACA, etc.) and state (GRAMA, County Personnel Management Act, Career Service
Council, Deputy Sheriffs' Merit Commission, etc.) issues. Litigating all administrative
grievances of employment law claims under federal and state law and county policy.
Monitoring the legal work of less senior attorneys and staff.
 Previous Position: Lead attorney for Contracts & Procurement
 Previous Duties: Drafting and revising contracts (including standard forms), requests for
bids/proposals, policies, ordinances, and resolutions. Providing legal counsel on Contract
Law and Government Procurement. Litigating procurement protests under state law and
county policy. Monitoring the legal work of less senior attorneys and staff.
Legal Services of North Florida, Tallahassee, Florida; May 2004 to Aug. 2004
Certified Student Attorney
 Representation of indigent clients including court appearances.
Strong & Hanni, Salt Lake City, Utah; May 2003 to Aug. 2003
Law Clerk
 Litigation experience preparing pleadings, briefs, interrogatories, and memoranda.
INTERESTS
Tennis, Running, Basketball, Fly Fishing (dry), Scuba, Travel, Ichthyology, Reading/Writing Fiction