Aaron R. Wegrzyn

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Appellate

Class Actions

Commercial Litigation

Education

Insurance Disputes

Products Liability

Aaron R. Wegrzyn

Over the past decade since he graduated law school, Aaron Wegrzyn (pronounced “Way Grin”) has demonstrated a track record of securing favorable outcomes for clients involved in high-stakes cases. Aaron has represented Fortune 500 companies in nationwide federal lawsuits with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, while also successfully defending cases in Wisconsin state courts and prosecuting claims in arbitration proceedings.

Aaron’s analytical ability, strategic insight, and experience working for a federal judge allow him to make complex matters simpler and to present his client’s case most effectively to judges and juries. He has experience spanning a variety of industries, including financial services, health care, and manufacturing. Aaron possesses extensive experience with class action litigation, with a particular focus on claims involving consumer protection, fraud, breach of warranty, and product liability. Across these domains, Aaron has helped clients get lawsuits dismissed at the pleading stage, defeat class certification, exclude testimony from opponents’ expert witnesses, win summary judgment, and defend those victories on appeal. As a certified information privacy professional through the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Aaron also offers clients knowledge and experience on cybersecurity and data privacy matters.

Before joining Gass Turek, Aaron served as a law clerk to the Honorable Michael B. Brennan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, advocated for clients for more than eight years as an attorney with an AmLaw 50 firm, and interned with the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office during law school. Aaron regularly publishes and presents on legal topics involving civil procedure, class action litigation, and expert witness strategies.

  • J.D., The University of Chicago Law School, with honors, 2013; The University of Chicago Law Review, book review and essays editor, Volume 80
  • B.A. in Economics, English, and History, Marquette University, magna cum laude, 2010
  • Honorable Michael B. Brennan, US Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
  • Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • “Parties: Joinder of Parties and Claims, Third-Party Practice, and Class Action Procedure,” Wisconsin Civil Procedure Before Trial (7th ed. 2021), State Bar of Wisconsin
  • “7th Circ. Ruling Highlights Continuing BIPA Questions,” Law360 Expert Analysis (Jan. 27, 2021)
  • “5 Article III Takeaways From 7th Circ.’s FDCA Ruling Frenzy,” Law360 Expert Analysis (Dec. 22, 2020)
  • “Ninth Circuit Rules That the Class Action Fairness Act Cannot Cure Jurisdictional Defects in Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act Claims,” National Law Review (July 30, 2020)
  • “Top Eight Action Items for Educational Institutions to Avoid, Prepare for, and Resolve COVID-19 Class Actions,” National Law Review (May 22, 2020)
  • Presentation: Wisconsin’s New Class Action Statute, Milwaukee Bar Association, May 4, 2018
  • “A Primer: Wisconsin’s New Class Action Statute,” Wisconsin Lawyer Vol. 91, No. 4 (Apr. 2018)
  • “Wisconsin Supreme Court Addresses Expert Testimony Under Daubert,” National Law Review (Feb. 9, 2017)

Pleading-Stage Wins

  • Won a motion to dismiss a putative class action brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act concerning collections of delinquent student-loan debts. Toney-Adkins v. Pioneer Credit Recovery, Inc., No. 1:19-cv-06868 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 15, 2021)]
  • Secured dismissal of Fair Credit Reporting Act, defamation, negligence, and invasion of privacy claims brought against a student lender. Schuster v. Sallie Mae Bank, No. JKB-18-3587, 2019 WL 4600652 (D. Md. Sept. 23, 2019).
  • Obtained complete dismissal of invasion of privacy, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and Consumer Financial Protection Act claims. Thomas v. Navient Solutions, Inc., No. 2:17-cv-12232, 2018 WL 3141946 (E.D. Mich. June 27, 2018)

Dispositive-Motion Victories

  • Secured merits judgment for student-loan servicer defeating fraud and negligence claims that sought more than $100 million on behalf of a certified nationwide class. Dawson v. Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc., No. 15-cv-475-jdp, 2022 WL 1641143 (W.D. Wis. May 24, 2022)
  • Won Daubert motion to exclude testimony from opposition’s expert witness on damages and defeated plaintiffs’ motion for class certification in nationwide antitrust case. In re Pharmacy Benefit Managers Antitrust Litigation, No. 06-1782, 2017 WL 275398 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 18, 2017).

Appellate Successes

  • Assisted automotive-component supplier obtain complete dismissal of breach of warranty and consumer fraud claims allegedly totaling over $1 billion in damages in the Southern District of Illinois and successfully defended the judgment before the Seventh Circuit. Flynn v. FCA US LLC, 39 F. 4th 946 (7th Cir. 2022)
  • Won a summary-judgment victory against “junk fax” claims brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in the Eastern District of Missouri and a complete affirmance by the Eighth Circuit. BPP v. CaremarkPCS Health, L.L.C., 53 F.4th 1109 (8th Cir. 2022)
  • Won affirmance of a Dane County Circuit Court victory on behalf of an agricultural product manufacturer challenging a municipality’s interpretation of its zoning ordinance. Sanimax USA LLC v. Village of DeForest Board of Zoning Appeals, 373 Wis. 2d 767 (Ct. App. 2017)

 

  • Chair, Governance Committee, Board of Directors, Betty Brinn Children’s Museum
  • Volunteer Attorney, Legal Action of Wisconsin Volunteer Lawyer Project
  • Over the course of his career, Aaron has represented disadvantaged children and low-income individuals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, and the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.

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