Eric Zumbach
Attorney
Phone: 612.355.4100
Fax: 612.355.4101
Email: zumbach@parkerdk.com
Address: 888 Colwell Building
123 North Third Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
Professional Experience
- Joined Parker Daniels Kibort in October 2025.
- Before joining PDK, Eric was a felony public defender in Sherburne County, Minnesota.
- Prior to that, he litigated civil cases in Twin Cities law firms.
Areas of Expertise
- Business and Commercial Litigation
- Real Property Litigation
- Civil Rights Litigation
- Second Amendment Litigation
- Employment Litigation
- Arbitration and Mediation
Courts Admitted
- Minnesota
- United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
Education
- North Carolina State University, BA in English Literature
- North Carolina State University, MA in English Literature
- Harvard University, MTS in Comparative Religion
- Simmons University, MS in Library Science
- University of Minnesota Law School, JD
Representative Cases
- Represented numerous defendants in cases challenging the constitutionality of firearms-related laws in the wake of Bruen. (2023-24)
- State v. Defendant—Acquittal for client against baseless charges of felony controlled-substances possession at jury trial. (2025)
- State v. Defendant—Acquittal for client against felon in possession charge carrying a 60-month mandatory minimum at jury trial. (2025)
- State v. Defendant—Won motion to dismiss case for incarcerated client accused of participating in a jail-house riot. (2024)
- State v. Defendant—Acquittal for client against 2nd-degree assault charges at jury trial. (2024)
- State v. Defendant—Acquittal for client against unfounded felony domestic assault charges at jury trial. (2024)
- Plaintiff v. Construction Company (client)—Successfully mediated construction defect case against client Construction Company, securing favorable result against claims of significant defects. (2021)
- Won motion to reorganize parties to defeat diversity jurisdiction in Minnesota district court on behalf of client subcontractor. On remand to state court, the case, a messy wrongful death action, collapsed. (2021)
- Plaintiff v. Township (client)—Won motion for summary judgment against plaintiff claiming Township had unlawfully shifted surveyor monuments marking the boundaries of his property. (2020)
- Borrower v. Lender (client)—Won dismissal of all claims, including breach of contract and usury, against client Lender at bench trial. (2020)
Honors
- North Star Lawyer for 2019, 2020, and 2021
Community Involvement
- Member of various philatelic organizations
- Member of the Aleph Society, devoted to the preservation of the works of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz.