Nicholas P. Zalany focuses his practice on general and complex commercial litigation matters, including in the areas of commercial contract disputes, business torts and insurance coverage disputes. Nick also provides legal counsel to insurance companies, trade associations and healthcare systems in matters involving insurance law and regulatory compliance.
Prior to joining the firm, Nick worked in both the private and public sectors, including as an associate in the Columbus office of a national boutique litigation firm and as a staff attorney for two Ohio state court judges. Before becoming a lawyer, Nick worked overseas as a law clerk at a Paris law firm and as an intern at the US Consulate in Budapest, and he has leveraged this experience and his foreign language skills for the benefit of various firm clients.
Nick has an active pro bono practice, as he represents clients in a variety of the Columbus Legal Aid Society’s programs, including the VRC Consumer Project, Tenant Advocacy Project and Wills Clinic. He is also active as a volunteer judge for the Moritz College of Law moot court and lawyering skills program, and serves as Chapter Leader for the Columbus Chapter of the Case Western Reserve University Alumni Association. Nick is the author of “The European Union Constitution and its Effects on Federalism in the EU,” published in the Ohio State Law Journal in 2005.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Nicholas P. Zalany
- A Reminder to Patentees Suing for Infringement: Your Allegations Must be Sufficient to Show Plausibility that the Accused Product Infringes - (Posted On Thursday, July 29, 2021)
- Another COVID-19 By-Product: A Reduction in the NFL Salary Cap - (Posted On Sunday, March 28, 2021)
- A Season in Flux Due to COVID-19: Major League Baseball Players and Owners Reach Agreement on Player Service-Time and Salary Terms. - (Posted On Monday, April 06, 2020)
- Case Closed?: Not Quite Yet, But Serial TCPA Litigator Testing Court’s Patience - (Posted On Friday, August 09, 2019)
- Mixed Decision: Court Deems Automatic Maintenance Request System Triggered By Resident Calls Not An ATDS, But Treats Resident Voice Mails Conveying The Requests “Prerecorded Voice[s]” Within Scope of TCPA - (Posted On Monday, July 15, 2019)
- Not A Relaxing Message: Plaintiff Defeats Motion to Dismiss Her TCPA Action Claiming Spa’s Use Of An ATDS To Send Text Advert - (Posted On Monday, June 10, 2019)
- Message Still Not Received: Company Fails In Yet Another Bid to Certify Fax Class Action - (Posted On Wednesday, May 22, 2019)
- Stayin’ Alive in TCPA World: How TCPA Claims Can Outlive The Plaintiff - (Posted On Friday, May 17, 2019)
- District Court Denies Defendant’s Bid to Bifurcate Discovery on Safe Harbor Defense, But Stay Tuned - (Posted On Tuesday, May 07, 2019)
- The March of Technology: Takeaways from T-Mobile’s Announcement of Anti-Robocalling Feature - (Posted On Thursday, April 18, 2019)