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GENERAL PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Zachary Best was born in 1968. He grew up in Oakland and Berkeley, California. Zachary graduated from Berkeley High School in 1986 and subsequently attended UC Davis where he earned a bachelor’s degree in History in 1990. Zachary then enrolled in the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, and graduated in May, 1993.
Zachary was sworn in as an attorney in December, 1993. He worked for the firm of Ross and Associates in Oakland until 2000. Ross and Associates handled plaintiff’s civil rights cases exclusively. While there, he became quite experienced in handling employment related civil rights cases, both state and federal.
In 2000, Zachary began working for the Law Offices of Waukeen McCoy. While there, he was part of the legal team that represented the plaintiffs in the historic case of Carroll v. Interstate Brands Inc., SF Superior Court Case No. 995728 (AKA the “Wonderbread Case”). The Carroll case was a race discrimination case that resulted in what is to this day, the largest jury verdict ever awarded in a discrimination case ($132 million).
Zachary has successfully appealed many cases, both state and federal. He has reversed several Superior Court rulings including one published decision, Carroll v. Interstate Brands Corp. (2002) 99 C.A.4th 1168.
Zachary joined Corfee Stone in 2005. His practice is now focused on representing defendants in employment cases, as well as representing businesses who have been sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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