Zachary R. Pancoast
Zachary R. Pancoast practices in the area of civil litigation, with a focus in medical malpractice
and significant personal injury cases.
Zach grew up in Shelbyville, Illinois, where his parents and grandparents still live. Following high school, he graduated from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana with a B.S. in Political Science in 1997. While at DePauw, Zach spent a semester studying international politics in Leiden, Holland.
In 2000, Zach graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law. He also received a Certificate in International Law, having studied international politics and law in Brussels, Belgium.
Following graduation, Zach worked in Edwardsville, Illinois for the law firm of Reed, Armstrong, Gorman, Mudge and Morrissey, specializing and litigating general civil defense cases. In 2001, Zach joined Moser and Marsalek, PC in St. Louis, Missouri, where he devoted his practice to complex litigation and specialized in the defense of physicians, nurses, hospitals, psychologists, nursing homes and other healthcare providers in State and Federal Courts. In 2006, Zach became a principal/partner in the Medical and Health Care Litigation Group at Moser and Marsalek, PC.
On June 1, 2010, Zach joined Hefner, Eberspacher & Tapella, LLC as a partner. Zach brings ten years of litigation experience to Hefner, Eberspacher & Tapella, LLC, has represented clients in Missouri and Illinois, and has served as both lead counsel and assistant counsel in numerous jury trials in Missouri and Illinois Courts.
Zach has been active in a number of professional organizations. He is a member of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, the St. Clair Bar Association, the Illinois Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He previously served as the co-chair of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis - Bench, Bar and Professional Development Conference, after serving as a committee member for the conference for many years, and speaking to the conference on the topic of “Motion Practice for New Attorneys.” Zach currently sits on the Board of the St. Louis Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
