Zachary S. "Zach" Wessler
Recognized since 2023
Gulfport, Mississippi
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Zach Wessler is an associate in the firm’s Civil Litigation department. Zach has a diverse practice focusing on insurance, professional liability, maritime, and construction litigation.
Prior to joining Deutsch Kerrigan, Zach worked at a boutique bankruptcy law firm in Louisiana, where he represented creditors, debtors, and bankruptcy trustees in Chapters 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcy proceedings and contested matters.
While in law school, he served as a law clerk for the United States Coast Guard District 8 legal office, a legal intern/extern for three federal judges, and as a summer associate for a plaintiff law firm specializing in mesothelioma/asbestos, environmental litigation, class action/mass torts, occupational diseases, personal injury suits, and maritime claims.
- 2510 Fourteenth Street, Suite 1001
Gulfport, MS 39501
- Tulane University, J.D., graduated 2018
- University of Mississippi, B.A., graduated 2013
- Mississippi, State Courts
- Louisiana, State Courts
- American Bar Association - Admiralty Law Section Bankruptcy Law Section Business Law Section Lawyers’ Professional Liability Section Litigation Section Science & Technology Law Section Young Lawyers Division
- Defense Research Institute (DRI) - Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Federal Bar Association - Federal Bar Association
- Harrison County Bar Association - Harrison County Bar Association
- Jefferson Parish Bar Association - Jefferson Parish Bar Association
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Louisiana State Bar Association
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (MDLA) - Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (MDLA)
- Mississippi State Bar Association - Mississippi State Bar Association
- New Orleans Bar Association - New Orleans Bar Association
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Former extern for the Honorable Katharine M. Samson, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi
- Former intern for the Honorable Robert H. Walker, United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi
- Former extern for the Honorable Jerry A. Brown, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- Tulane Law School Pro Bono Krewe, 2018 Inductee
- The Best Lawyers in America©: Ones to Watch
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