Dick Zadina, Chief Prosecutor, Specialized Crime Division

Attorney Zadina heads the Specialized Crime Division at the District Attorney’s Office where he supervises 10 attorneys, 5 investigators and 1 support position. He has been with the DA’s Office for 16 years and has practiced law for a total of 37 years. He specializes in the investigation and prosecution of financial crimes.

The Omaha, Nebraska, native earned his Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree at Southern Methodist University School of Law in Dallas, Texas, and attended the University of Nebraska for undergraduate studies and North Texas State University (now known as the University of North Texas) in Denton, Texas, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and economics. Mr. Zadina is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Dallas Bar Association, and is authorized to practice law in the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.