Masked is a superhero book and an amazing one at that. It may not be appropriate for younger teen readers.

It contains adult language, mild/moderate sexual content, and moderate violence. Somehow, with the help-and hindrance-of an annoying newly-minted super named Orion, Vada has to stop the chaos before it destroys her and everything she holds dear…and ruins her superhero debut. Then their mutilated corpses begin turning up all over town. Not trained to control their new abilities, the normals are frightened and vulnerable. But her indoctrination into the underground super community is derailed when normals start breaking out in superpowers themselves. Born into a family with special powers, she’s been training to fight criminals and villains her whole life. Vada Lawson can’t wait to be a superhero. Zach’s interests include music, basketball, and enjoying life with his wife and two daughters.No one ever said that being a superhero was easy. Tacha, United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Judicial Circuit. In his securities litigation practice, among other complex cases, Zach has represented and managed the litigation for a former director of Enron who was named as a defendant in scores of cases in multiple federal and state jurisdictions.īefore joining Tonkon Torp in 1993, Zach spent one year clerking for the Honorable Deanell R. Recently, he represented a group of chemical companies and their owner in multi-jurisdiction litigation connected with one of the largest and most complicated divorce proceedings in Oregon. He also represented the former CEO of a bankrupt agricultural cooperative in a complex mediation that successfully resolved claims in excess of $50,000,000. His experience includes defending an Oregon company in a lengthy arbitration before a panel appointed by the International Chamber of Commerce in which he successfully limited the award on a $14,000,000 claim for defective design and installation of a Belgian chemical factory to only $90,000. In another, he recovered for his client attorneys’ fees on a theory that had been rejected by courts in most other states.

In one case, he helped ensure full crime insurance recovery and prosecution of an employee guilty of multi-million dollar embezzlement. He has also successfully pursued several insurance coverage claims. Zach’s litigation successes include several matters for a major athletic-footwear and apparel manufacturer, including two separate successful motions for preliminary relief barring competitors from infringing on the client’s exclusive licensing rights. He has also focused on regulatory litigation, insurance coverage litigation, and the protection of rights in intellectual property. Zach’s practice is in complex business and securities litigation.

Masked by J.D. Wright