Available to conduct virtual/remote mediations and other ADR proceedings on a variety of online platforms, including Zoom.
David M. Zacks, Esq. is a full-time JAMS mediator focusing on health care industry disputes, catastrophic personal injury matters, and business/commercial disputes. Throughout his distinguished legal career as a trial lawyer and neutral spanning 45 years, Mr. Zacks has garnered extensive experience in these areas.
In addition to acting as National Chair of the American Cancer Society and serving on the boards of several medical organizations, Mr. Zacks was the Chair of Kilpatrick Townsend’s Health and Life Science Section for eight years. As a neutral, he has resolved disputes throughout the country involving various players in the health care industry, including major health care systems, companies providing ancillary services, nursing homes and long term care facilities. He has worked on payor-provider disputes and various claims involving insurance coverage and companies.
Mr. Zacks has successfully settled many catastrophic personal injury cases drawing not only on his legal background working on these matters as an advocate, but on his skills as a mediator and his ability to connect with the parties. Best known for his commitment to the process, through truly listening and evaluating the merits of his cases, Mr. Zacks is able to consistently bring parties to resolution in highly complex disputes.
ADR Experience and Qualifications
- Evaluated, settled and arbitrated numerous complex cases, including multi-party cases and class actions
- 45 years as a trial lawyer for both sides of the bar, using ADR as a means of settlement from the early 1990’s
- At Kilpatrick Townsend, chaired Health and Life Sciences and Complex Business Litigation sections, co-chaired Native American practice group with Ambassador (Ret.) Keith M. Harper
- Captain and certified military judge in JAGC 1967-1971
Representative Matters
Health Care
- Successfully resolved a multimillion-dollar billing dispute between a major insurance carrier and hospital system
- Mediated and arbitrated wrongful death action against providers as well as nursing homes and hospitals
- Handled disputes involving credentialing issues and privatization of state health care systems
- Resolved disputes between a hospital system and a medical billing vendor
- Handled the partnership dissolution of a health care practice
- Successfully resolved employment matters involving health care providers, including whistleblower cases, matters alleging billing improprieties against providers, personal misconduct and medical malpractice claims against hospital personnel and employee discrimination claims
Catastrophic Personal Injury
- Mediated a number of wrongful death actions, including a high-profile matter at a public sporting event
- Resolved severe burn cases involving product liability issues
- Handled personal injury matters alleging premises liability at various locations including airports and other public areas
- Mediated aviation matters that resulted in catastrophic injury and death of passenger
- Mediated many professional negligence cases including medical malpractice claims
Other ADR Experience
- Served as principal negotiator during a critical phase of litigation on behalf of 500,000 Native Americans in a case involving the government’s mismanagement of trust lands and accounts for over a century, resulting in a multibillion-dollar settlement
- Handled various breach of contract issues, including proximate cause and damages, dissolution of business and bankruptcy
- Handled many employment cases alleging wrongful termination, harassment and discrimination
- Resolved employment matters involving key executives at commercial businesses and law firms
- Successfully mediated a licensing dispute between a nationwide restaurant and casino chain and a gaming company
- Handled a case involving an art collector and an art preservation foundation
