Born:

Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, April 1, 1970

Admitted to bar:

1997, Oregon, United States District Court, District of Oregon; 1998, Washington, United States District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Washington; 2001, Puyallup Tribal Court Bar; 2004, Tulalip Tribal Court Bar

Education:

University of Washington (B.A. 1993, with honors); Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College (J.D. 1997), Certificate of Emphasis in Environmental and Natural Resources Law

Memberships:

Washington State Bar Association, WSBA Professionalism Committee Member/Washington Law School Subcommittee Chair (2004-2005), "Random Acts of Professionalism" Award (2005); King County Bar Association; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers, Trustee (2005-present), Committee Chair (2005-present); Defense Research Institute, Products Liability Committee Member (2004-present); Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (1997-2000)

Matthew R. Wojcik

Partner

Phone: (206) 386-0214
Email: mwojcik@jacksonwallace.com

Mr. Wojcik began his legal career in Portland, Oregon handling medical malpractice and personal injury cases before moving to Seattle in 1999. He joined the Seattle office of Jackson & Wallace as a Partner in 2006, where he focuses his practice on litigating complex civil matters, primarily in the areas of professional malpractice, product liability, construction defect, personal injury and commercial litigation. Mr. Wojcik has over 10 years of trial, arbitration and mediation experience in federal and state courts of Washington, Oregon and Alaska. He also assists clients in developing risk management strategies to proactively avoid liability claims and related litigation.

Mr. Wojcik was named a "Rising Star" for 2004 and 2007 by Washington Law & Politics magazine and was awarded the "Random Acts of Professionalism" Award by the WSBA Professionalism Committee in 2005. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers and annually volunteers for the YMCA High School Mock Trial State Championship and University of Washington Law School Mentorship Program.