Brian Wanca

Mr. Wanca has focused his practice on commercial litigation for over 25 years. Founded in 1998, Anderson + Wanca has become a premier class-litigation firm focusing primarily on consumer class-action cases, not only in the Chicago area but nationwide. His firm has been appointed class counsel in over 125 cases, and has secured as many class certifications for its clients.

Mr. Wanca attended Rutgers College, Brunswick, New Jersey where he received a Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction. He graduated magna cum laude in 1976. He then received his Juris Doctor from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, graduating cum laude in 1979. After law school, he clerked for two years with the Honorable S. Hugh Dillon, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana.

Areas of Concentration

  • Class Action
  • Chancery Litigation
  • Complex Business Litigation
  • Arbitration

Education

  • Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude
  • Rutgers College, Brunswick, New Jersey
    • Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, with high distinction

Experience

  • Owner, Anderson + Wanca, Rolling Meadows, IL
  • Clerk to the Honorable S. Hugh Dillon, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana

Admissions

  • Illinois, 1980
  • U.S. District Court – Northern District of Indiana, 1979
  • U.S. District Court – Northern District of Illinois, 1981
  • U.S. District Court – Central District of Illinois, 2009
  • U.S. District Court – Southern District of Illinois, 2010
  • U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Michigan, 2010
  • U.S. District Court – Western District of Michigan, 2010
  • U.S. District Court – Western District of Wisconsin, 2010
  • U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2011
  • U.S. District Court – Northern District of Ohio, 2012
  • U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Missouri, 2015

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