He was appointed to the Commission by the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation. Zales practices in the area of complex commercial civil litigation and appeals in both state and federal court representing individuals, small businesses and other professionals. Zales is a current member of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Board of Governors and a former member of the board of the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation. He has served on the Wisconsin’s Judicial Council and presently serves on the State Bar’s Communications Committee, the editorial board for the Wisconsin Lawyer, the State Bar’s official monthly magazine.Zales received his undergraduate degree from UW Oshkosh and his law degree from Marquette University Law School.