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David M. Zacks, Esq. is a full-time JAMS neutral focusing on health care industry disputes, catastrophic personal injury matters, and business/commercial disputes. David has garnered extensive experience in these areas throughout his distinguished legal career as a trial lawyer and neutral spanning 50 years. He is renowned for his natural ability to bring people together and build trust to get to the heart of difficult issues. Before joining JAMS, David was a founding partner at Knox & Zacks, which later merged with Kilpatrick Townsend, an international firm based in Atlanta. While a partner at Kilpatrick, David served on the firm’s executive committee, chaired the health and life science section, as well as the firm’s complex litigation section. Additionally, he served as National Chair of the American Cancer Society from 2002-2003 and has served on several boards at a notable medical institution. As a neutral, he has resolved disputes throughout the country involving various players in the health care industry, including major health care systems, companies providing ancillary services, nursing homes and long-term care facilities. He has worked on payor-provider disputes and various claims involving insurance coverage and companies. David has successfully settled many catastrophic personal injury cases drawing not only on his legal background working on these matters as an advocate, but on his skills as a mediator and his ability to connect with the parties. Best known for his commitment to the process, through truly listening and evaluating the merits of his cases, David is able to consistently bring parties to resolution in these highly complex disputes.
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