Zackary Paal ’92

Zackary Paal is a trial attorney at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP in Seattle. He has represented clients in complex and high-risk civil cases in the maritime, aerospace, natural resources, and manufacturing sectors for nearly two decades. He has litigated numerous cases to favorable verdicts and resolutions on a national level. He serves as president of YaleSeattle and co-chair of the litigation section of the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association.

Before becoming an attorney, Paal administered and provided counseling to at-risk youth in Los Angeles for more than a decade.

Paal has a BA in history from Yale University and a JD from Tulane University.