Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Andrija Samardzich concentrates his practice on defending motor vehicle manufacturers across the country against product liability claims involving rollover/roof-crush, crashworthiness and restraint systems.  Some of his clients include Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan and Takata Corporation.

Prior to joining Bowman and Brooke, Andrija was a law clerk for The Honorable Patricia K. Norris at the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One for The Honorable Patricia K. Norris.  He also worked as an Administrative Law Judge presiding over unemployment insurance appeals for the Department of Workforce Development in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Areas of Practice

• Automotive Litigation
• Discovery and Document Management Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Arizona, 2008
• Oregon, 2007

Pro Bono Activities

• Arizona Justice Project, Volunteer Lawyers' Project

Education

• Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, 2006
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Dean's List
  
  Law Journal: Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, Articles Editor
• Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 2002
  B.A.
  Honors: with Distinction
  Honors: Dean's List
  Honors: Academic Honors List
  Honors: School of Liberal Arts Senior of the Year Award
  Honors: School of Liberal Arts Honors Degree
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
  Major: English

Published Works

• Protecting Race - Exclusive Scholarships from Extinction with an Alternative Compelling State Interest, 81 INLJ 1121, 1121-1138, 2006

Address

2901 North Central Avenue
Suite 1600
Phoenix, AZ 85012

Phones

602.643.2345

Faxes

602.248.0947

Emails

andrija.samardzich@phx.bowmanandbrooke.com

Websites

http://www.bowmanandbrooke.com