Zachary M. Wallen

Chalmers, Adams, Backer & Kaufman, LLC

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Zachary M. Wallen

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Admitted In: Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia

Personal Experience & Biography

Zach Wallen concentrates his practice in the area of federal and state political law. His clients appreciate Zach’s client-centric approach and responsive counseling as to the unique priorities and challenges of candidates and campaigns, political advocacy entities, and their vendors. 

Zach counsels and advises candidates, vendors, and independent political organizations, including PACs, super PACs, and 501(c)(4) organizations on campaign finance, political advocacy, entity formation, and election law compliance.  He has been a trusted part of many high-profile political campaigns at both the state and federal level.  He also advises corporations and political advocacy entities on lobbying and political advocacy compliance issues. 

Zach also has an extensive constitutional and election litigation practice, including recent cases in both state and federal court concerning the defense of election integrity statutes from third-party challenges and the defense of the First Amendment rights of a federal political committee. Zach is an active member of the Republican National Lawyers Association. 

Zach received his undergraduate degree from Trinity University, and his law degree from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, where he was a member of the Arizona Law Review.

Zach is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.  He is also a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States and admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania; the Southern District of West Virginia; and the District of Columbia.