August 23, 2024

Welcome Zach!

2024 Legal Fellow
2024 Legal Fellow

Earthrise is excited to welcome our newest legal fellow, Zach Nacev! Zach graduated from Lewis & Clark Law School summa cum laude last year. During law school, Zach worked as a clinic student and summer law clerk for Earthrise and was the Submissions Editor for the Lewis & Clark Law Review. He also served as a Teaching Fellow for the Lawyering Department his 2L year and as the Senior Teaching Fellow his 3L year. Prior to law school, Zach worked as a high school teacher, largely in Racine, Wisconsin. He also holds a Master of Arts from the University of Chicago (MA 2017) where he studied Latin American history and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Swarthmore College (BA 2013). In his free time, Zach can be found at farmers’ markets around Portland, playing and watching soccer, and spending time with his family.