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Andrew M. Volk - Partner

1918 Eighth Ave.
Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206) 268-9371
andrew@hbsslaw.com
Mr. Volk is a partner at Hagens Berman where he has worked since 1996.

Recently, Mr. Volk has been working on hotel tax collection cases against the major online travel companies (“OTCs”). To date, the firm has achieved a settlement on behalf of Brevard County, Florida, and just obtained summary judgment against the OTCs in favor of the Village of Rosemont, Illinois. Mr. Volk is also working on similar cases on behalf of a certified class of Tennessee cities and counties, and on behalf of the city of Denver, Colorado. Mr. Volk also worked on related litigation against Expedia on behalf of a nationwide class of consumers who purchased hotel reservations and paid excessive “taxes and fees” charges. That case resulted in summary judgment in Plaintiffs’ favor and an eventual settlement for cash and credits totaling $134 million.

Mr. Volk has also worked extensively on ERISA cases for breach of fiduciary duties, including claims on behalf of current and former employees of Enron, Washington Mutual Bank, General Motors IPALCO, and the Montana Power Company. Currently, Mr. Volk is working on similar claims on behalf of the employees of Sterling Savings Bank and Bank of America.

Mr. Volk was extensively involved in the Tobacco Litigation in the late 1990’s. He wrote many of the major briefs on behalf of the states represented by the firm. In addition, he helped research and develop legal theories used in the action, and headed the successful attack on defendants' claims that millions of documents were privileged.

Prior to joining Hagens Berman, Mr. Volk taught legal writing and research at the University of Oregon School of Law. He also spent three years as a staff attorney at the Criminal Appeals Bureau of the Legal Aid Society in New York City.

Mr. Volk earned his undergraduate degree from Columbia University. He graduated cum laude from Cornell Law School in 1991 and served as an articles editor of the Cornell International Law Journal. He is admitted to practice in New York, Oregon and Washington.
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