Volk, Andrew M.

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Updated 10/27/2010

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Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP

1918 Eighth Avenue
Suite 3300

Seattle, WA 98101

Phone: (206) 268-9371

Fax: (206) 623-0594

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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.hbsslaw.com

Summary

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Volk is a partner at Hagens Berman where he has worked since 1996.

Mr. Volk was extensively involved in the Tobacco Litigation. 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.

More recently, Mr. Volk has worked on ERISA cases for breach of fiduciary duties, including claims on behalf of current and former employees of Enron, IPALCO, the Montana Power Company, and General Motors. Mr. Volk has also worked on a variety of consumer protection cases, including the current case against Expedia, as well as RICO and employment discrimination cases.

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.

Areas of Practice

  • Litigation & Appeals
  • Securities Law

West Practice Categories

Litigation & Appeals, Securities Law

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Oregon, 1995
  • New York
  • Washington

Past Employment Positions

  • Criminal Appeals Bureau of the Legal Aid Society in New York City, Staff Attorney

Education

  • Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York, 1991
    Honors: cum laude
    Law Journal: Cornell International Law Journal, Articles Editor
  • Columbia University

Office Information

Address

1918 Eighth Avenue
Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98101

Phones

(206) 268-9371

Faxes

(206) 623-0594

Emails

Contact Us

Websites

http://www.hbsslaw.com

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