Isaac “Zac” Sauls was born and raised in Colleton County, South Carolina. He graduated summa cum laude from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, after completing his studies at Colleton County High School. Upon graduation from The Citadel, Zac was commissioned as a Field Artillery Officer in the Georgia Army National Guard, where he continues to serve as a First Lieutenant.

Zac earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law, graduating cum laude. He began clerking for Parker Law Group prior to law school and continued in that role throughout his legal studies. During law school, he also served as Vice President of the Student Chapter of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. Following graduation, Zac served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Robert J. Bonds of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit.