Adam Zenor
founding partner
Adam Zenor focuses his practice on the trial and appeal of complex matters across the firm’s practice areas. Adam has litigated all manner of cases and secured over 30 trial verdicts for his clients. He has also successfully litigated more than 30 appeals in Iowa’s appellate courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He is a Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Adam is a Fellow in the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. Adam has long been recognized by numerous professional organizations, including Best Lawyers, for his advocacy, experience, and professionalism. He was recently selected as the “Lawyer of the Year” for his trial work in personal injury matters. He practices in state and federal courts in Iowa and throughout the United States.
In his civil practice, Adam represents firm clients in wide-ranging matters including bad faith, breach of contract, construction, coverage, dram shop, employment, false claims act, fire, health law, medical malpractice, professional negligence, products and premises liability, qui tam, semi-truck collisions, serious personal injury, and wrongful death. Where appropriate, he has successfully represented his clients in motion practice — often obtaining summary disposition — or otherwise trying cases to verdict. Recent examples include:
Successfully trying a False Claims Act matter to verdict in federal court.
Securing a directed verdict in federal court on behalf of a firm client.
Winning a jury verdict in state court on behalf of an Iowa business owner.
In his regulatory and white collar practice, Adam focuses primarily on assisting clients with issues presented in health care and finance, he also represents clients facing challenges in a host of other industries, including agriculture, gaming, government relations, immigration, information technology, and manufacturing. Recent examples include:
Winning full acquittals in state and federal jury trials.
Winning full dismissal in a federal suit alleging constitutional violations against a state actor.
Securing full dismissal on behalf of a healthcare provider for allegations of improper medical coding.
Adam presents and publishes on legal developments across his practice areas. He regularly presents for professional organizations such as the Iowa Bar Association, the Polk County Bar Association, and the Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers. For those presentations, he has most recently presented on legal ethics, examination of expert witnesses, and legal issues surrounding government investigations of corporate entities. He has published two law review articles on defamation and in various legal publications on aspects of civil law.
Adam is currently serving his second term on the Board of Governors for the Iowa Bar Association. He is a recent past president of the Polk County Bar Association and continues to serve on its Board of Governors.
EDUCATION
University of Iowa College of Law, 2008
Drake University, 2005
ADMISSIONS
Iowa
Missouri
Northern District of Iowa
Southern District of Iowa
District of Colorado
District of North Dakota
Western District of Missouri
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States
CONTACT
515.650.9010
adam@zenorlaw.com
PARALEGAL
Craig VandeVenter
515.650.9025
craig@zenorlaw.com
LEGAL ASSISTANT
Katelyn Payne
515.650.9005
katelyn@zenorlaw.com
