Zachary B. Simonoff is a resident of the City of Lorain. While he grew up in New York he met his wife and has settled in the City. This is home.

After high school, Zack attended The George Washington University in Washington, DC and studied History and International Affairs. He received his Bachelor’s in History from GWU in 1987.

Zack began his life of public service in 1988. He joined the Army National Guard served for over a decade, leaving the service as a Staff Sergeant in 2000.

In 1989, Zack was a civilian with the Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command. During this time, Zack was certified in Logistics and worked closely with Engineers and Sailor in the development and deployment of ship systems. As a result of this position Zack lived in Washington State as well as Indiana, and traveled extensively to engineering companies and Naval Stations.

Zack left his position with the Navy in 1995 and attended Cleveland State University, Cleveland Marshal College of Law, graduating in 1998 and passing the bar the same year. He briefly was employed by Law Director Michael Scherach in the Lorain City Law Director’s Office as a city prosecutor.

In 2000 Scherach lost re-election Zack opened Simonoff & Swenski Co., LPA with his spouse Lisa I. Swenski. Attorney Swenski was elected Domestic Relations/Juvenile Court Judge on November 6, 2012, and the firm has been renamed to reflect that.

Zack has spent his career representing people who need someone in their corner. His practice focuses on real estate law, including foreclosure defense, landlord-tenant disputes, and real estate transactions. He also handles estate administration, probate litigation, and consumer law matters. He continues to accept criminal defense cases as well.

During his career, Zack has formed and chaired the Foreclosure Section of the Lorain County Bar Association (LCBA), and is now co-chair of the Real Estate section. He also chairs the fee dispute arbitration section and is on the admission to the bar committee. Zack currently serves as Treasurer of the LCBA.

For many years Zack has presented the Continuing Legal Education Seminar, dealing with Foreclosure Law, put on by the Lorain County Bar Association and is available to speak about representing clients in foreclosure cases. Since 2007, Zack has represented over 100 clients in Foreclosure cases.

In 2023, Zack was named Member of the Year by the Lorain County Bar Association. That same year, he received the Social Justice Award from the Metro Central NAACP in recognition of his commitment to equal access to justice in the community.

Zack is a participating attorney under the Lorain County Veterans Service Commission (LCVSC) Legal Services Plan, which provides legal services to eligible veterans, surviving spouses, and dependents in Lorain County.