Current Role
Current Role
- Partner, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
- Practice focuses on automobile defect and emissions cheating cases and consumer protection claims
- Member of Hagens Berman teams pursuing class actions against automobile manufacturers and suppliers Stellantis (FCA), General Motors, Bosch, and Cummins over allegations of excessive diesel vehicle emissions
Experience
Experience
- Member, Cornerstone Law Group, PLLC
- Associate, Danielson Harrigan Leyh & Tollefson, LLP
- Assistant City Attorney, Seattle City Attorney’s Office, Civil Division
Recognition
Recognition
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2006, 2007 and 2010
Notable Cases
Notable Cases
- In re: Stericycle, Inc., Steri-Safe Contract Litigation: ongoing litigation resulting in a February 2017 order certifying a nationwide class for breach of contract and consumer fraud with damages estimated between $600 million and $1 billion
- Toyota Sudden, Unintended Acceleration (SUA) class-action lawsuit on behalf of Toyota owners and lessees, which resulted in an historic settlement recovery valued at $1.6 billion
Personal Insight
Personal Insight
Mr. Wojtanowicz has deep roots in the Pacific Northwest. Originally from Tacoma, he attended the University of Washington for both undergraduate and law school, and worked his way through college in the Alaska fishing industry, He continues to live in Seattle with his family. In his free time, Mr. Wojtanowicz enjoys the more extreme side of sports. His interests include mountaineering — he has summited Mt. Rainier six times and continues working toward his goal of climbing Alaska’s Denali, North America’s highest peak — “Spartan” style obstacle course racing, and recreational boxing.
