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.