About Zach
Zach Jones grew up interested in how complex projects get built and how the law shapes those projects. He studied at Trevecca Nazarene University and went on to earn his J.D. from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. Those years set the groundwork for a practice that bridges construction, engineering and corporate counsel work.
He began his legal career in the construction practice group at Stites & Harbison, PLLC in 2013. There he worked on matters tied to the construction industry and gained experience in contract issues and dispute resolution. In 2018 he took a position as corporate counsel at Smith Seckman Reid, a role that expanded his inside-counsel perspective and exposed him to the operational and risk-management side of engineering and construction projects.
In 2021 he became a member of Jones Law, PLLC, where he now practices. His admissions include the bars of Kentucky and Tennessee, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. That combination of state and federal admissions allows him to handle matters that cross jurisdictions and to appear in a wider range of forums.
Jones is active in several professional organizations that align with his work. He holds membership in the Kentucky Bar Association and the Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel. At the national level he serves on the Division 6 Steering Committee of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law. He also participates in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ Legal Counsel Forum and its Risk Management Committee. Those roles keep him in contact with engineers, owners and other lawyers who deal with contract drafting, claims and risk allocation.
Colleagues describe his approach as pragmatic. He spends time on drafting and negotiating contracts to clarify responsibilities before problems occur. When disputes arise, he has experience in preparing claims and defending or prosecuting those claims in court or in alternative dispute forums. His corporate counsel background gives him an eye for how legal work interacts with business and project timelines.
He continues to practice through Jones Law, PLLC. His current work centers on construction-related matters and representation of clients connected to engineering and building projects.
