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Zach graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Texas at Dallas before continuing to attain his Juris Doctor at Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington. The summer after his first year of Law School, Zach worked for the District Attorney’s Office in Dallas, Texas. After which, Zach continued on to work for a personal injury law firm in Spokane. Eventually he found his home in criminal defense the summer after his second year of law school where he was able to be a rule 9 summer associate for a criminal defense firm in Tacoma, Washington where he gained extensive courtroom experience. Zach has always had a passion for cars and the community and now wants to combine those passions with his legal practice. After law school Zach partnered with Michael Ghebrial and founded Northwest Law to bring a personalized approach to the legal field. Zach saw an opportunity to connect with people and bridge the gap between the court process and the persons involved in the system. Zach sees every case as an opportunity for him to advocate for his clients and keep them informed throughout the process. Zach’s ultimate goal with every case is to have the client feel like they were in charge and informed through every step of the case. Zach has dedicated himself to have a spirit of excellence imbedded into the DNA of Northwest Law and will continue to fight for his clients to the greatest extent possible.

Mel E. Myers brings deep courtroom experience to his work as a litigator and tax controversy attorney. Mel represents developers, corporations, partnerships, and high-net-worth individuals as a litigator, often related to tax controversy or complex property tax appeals. The outcome of these cases often has a material impact on revenue and profitability for his clients. He also defends corporations, tax partnerships, and individuals during IRS or State of New Jersey audits and litigates tax disputes at the federal and state levels. As an experienced transactional tax attorney, Mel also handles transactional and deal-related tax matters. Transactional clients benefit by having corporate and tax issues addressed as they come up, rather than engaging a tax attorney separately. To approach and ultimately win a complex dispute, Mel carefully considers the timing, potential risks, and potential benefits of each motion and argument, for example when to join parties and claims in an ongoing dispute or determining which arguments will be most persuasive to the tribunal. The result: Mel is a strong and strategic advocate for his client. Mel’s clients also benefit from his extensive background in the real estate industry. Mel brings diverse litigation and transactional experience to his work as Partner, including five years in the Real Property division of the GSA, where government contract disputes often led to his leading litigation and trial work. Directly before joining McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC, Mel worked in the tax group of a prestigious Wall Street law firm nationally recognized for its shareholder activism practice. He was a tax associate in the international tax department of a Big Four accounting firm, experience that enables him to quickly grasp the funds flow and financing aspects of a real estate transaction. Earlier in his career, Mel was a Tax Associate at a Houston, Texas firm. Before law school, he worked at Jones Lang LaSalle and the Urban Land Institute. Mel is an accomplished public speaker, having presented on diverse topics like the state taxation of oil and gas pipeline networks and litigating transfer pricing disputes. He has spoken at the American Bar Association, as well as at state bar association events.

SOO J. MYLAND is an attorney at MMZ LAW, A Professional Corporation, where she practices in the areas of estate planning, family succession and business succession planning, wealth preservation, special needs planning, trust administration, probate, conservatorships and guardianships. Ms. Myland graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and a concentration in Shakespeare Studies. While in college, she studied abroad at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University in Cambridge, England, and the Université de Rennes in Rennes, France. While in college, she also created a conversational English course that she taught exclusively to physicians in Seoul who were traveling for continuing education and career opportunities in the States. Ms. Myland has recently returned to the practice of law with invaluable life experience to complement her professional experience, including creating, owning and operating a successful small business and experiencing the death of a spouse and business partner. Ms. Myland is involved with a number of community, professional and philanthropic organizations, serving as a Board Member of the San Antonio Regional Hospital Foundation Board, past Board Member for the Rancho Cucamonga Animal Care Foundation, member of the Executive Advisory Council for Inland Empire United Way, member of the Executive Advisory Council for The Community Foundation for Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, the Fontana Police K-9 Pals, and the San Bernardino and Pomona Valley Estate Planning Councils. Ms. Myland is an active supporter of various philanthropic organizations with a particular passion for animal charities. Despite her successful entrepreneurial venture in the competitive pet industry, she chose to return to the practice of law specifically to assist others in ensuring that their life’s work, pursuits, achievements, possessions, passions, and legacy continue on in the manner they intend and desire.

Jordan is a native of Charlotte and attended Central Piedmont and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte before earning his law degree in Virginia. He began his legal career after commissioning in the U.S. Marine Corps. In 2013, Major Nabb received the American Bar Association's Legal Assistance for Military Personnel Award as a Legal Assistance Attorney. He then served as a Defense Counsel trying courts-martial and representing Servicemembers in administrative matters before transferring to Miami to advise the Commanding General of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South. Major Nabb today continues to serve as a Civil Affairs Officer in the Select Marine Corps Reserves and recently deployed to the Arctic Circle with Marine Rotational Force - Europe 20.2. He founded Nabb Law with the goal of leading his community, veterans, and their families through legal matters such as USERRA, SCRA, Boards for Correction of Military Records, Performance Evaluation Review Boards, and Article 15 / non-judicial punishment, estate planning, probate, wills, trusts, judgment collection, bankruptcy, and other matters. Some of his more unique cases include a case related to one of Blackbeard's pirates, collecting a $200,000+ judgment, writing a will for a WWII veteran, and removing years of "velvet dagger" non-adverse material from a captain's military record. Outside of work, Mr. Nabb spends time with his wife, three children, cockatiel, and two dogs. He can be found playing violin or soccer and enjoying the outdoors around Matthews.