How much does it cost to hire Gretchen for a class action case?

Cost depends on the type of matter, the fee model (contingency, flat, hourly), and how contested the case becomes. Gretchen walks through the likely range during the consult so there are no surprises.

Does Gretchen offer a free consultation?

Gretchen charges for the initial consult; that fee is credited toward representation if you retain Gretchen's office. Some class action attorneys offer free consults — check Gretchen's current terms during booking.

How long do class action cases in Washington typically take?

Simple class action matters can wrap in a few weeks; disputed cases can run 6–18 months from intake to resolution, longer if the matter goes to trial. Gretchen gives a realistic estimate for your facts at the consult — vague answers here are a red flag.

Can Gretchen take my case if I'm outside Seattle?

Gretchen is licensed in Washington. Matters governed by Washington law are the natural fit. Out-of-state matters are handled case-by-case, sometimes with local co-counsel. Ask during intake — Gretchen will tell you if the case is a fit or refer you to someone closer to your court.

What should I bring to my first meeting with Gretchen?

Bring every document that touches the dispute: contracts, correspondence, police or medical reports, filed pleadings, invoices, photographs, insurance letters. Also bring a written timeline of what happened, in your own words. Gretchen will filter what matters — over-preparing at intake is always cheaper than needing a second meeting.

Is Gretchen accepting new class action clients right now?

Gretchen's intake status shifts week to week. Submit the form; the office will confirm availability or refer the matter out.

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Gretchen Freeman Cappio, Class Action Attorney in Seattle, Washington

Over 27 years of legal practice · focused on Class Action, Drug Crimes, and Employment · 5.0/5 rating from 19 verified client reviews

Litigation AttorneyatKeller Rohrback L.L.P.

Seattle, WA

Practicing class action in Seattle since 1999.

27+: Years practicing
5.0 ★: 19 client reviews
16: Bar admissions

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Gretchen Freeman Cappio is a litigation attorney based in Seattle, WA. The practice focuses on Class Action, Drug Crimes, and Employment. Gretchen has over 27 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at Keller Rohrback L.L.P.. Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 19 client reviews.

Based in: Seattle, WA
Experience: over 27 years
Known for: Class Action · Drug Crimes · Employment

Handles Class Action, Drug Crimes, and Employment matters from Seattle, WA.
Over 27 years of practice as a licensed attorney.
Recognized with AV Preeminent.

Areas of practice

Legal matters Gretchen takes on

Gretchen concentrates on class action, drug crimes, employment, general, and internet. Each area below outlines the kind of case Gretchen handles, typical outcomes to expect, and how the intake process starts.

Class Action cases in Seattle, Washington

Gretchen takes class action matters in Seattle, Washington. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Gretchen agrees to represent you.

Drug Crimes cases in Seattle, Washington

Gretchen takes drug crimes matters in Seattle, Washington. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Gretchen agrees to represent you.

Employment cases in Seattle, Washington

Gretchen takes employment matters in Seattle, Washington. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Gretchen agrees to represent you.

General cases in Seattle, Washington

Gretchen takes general matters in Seattle, Washington. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Gretchen agrees to represent you.

Internet cases in Seattle, Washington

Gretchen takes internet matters in Seattle, Washington. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Gretchen agrees to represent you.

Biography

Meet Gretchen Freeman Cappio — class action lawyer in Seattle

Gretchen Freeman Cappio is a partner at Keller Rohrback L.L.P., a nationally renowned law firm known for its skillful, effective advocacy.

Gretchens law practice emphasizes complex, cutting-edge litigation. She has played key roles in many well-known cases, including in the multibillion-dollar Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” litigation and in groundbreaking litigation holding Wells Fargo accountable for its unauthorized account scheme. Gretchen’s advocacy also extends to high-profile public health cases, and she serves as the primary client contact for major governmental clients, including in the massive Opioid multidistrict litigation. In that case, she has helped negotiate numerous agreements between states and local governments to allocate settlement funds that are dedicated to addressing the devastating impacts of the opioid epidemic. She has also successfully advocated for the fairer pricing of drugs and devices, including in the EpiPens Marketing litigation, for which she and her team have been honored by the American Antitrust Institute, winning an Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Practice Award in 2022.

In addition, judges have appointed Gretchen to leadership positions in a number of high-profile cases that are currently pending. She helps lead litigation about the safety and reliability of vehicles in the ZF-TRW Airbag, GM Transmission, and Chevy Bolt litigations.

Gretchen’s leadership and devotion to justice drive her legal work and personal time. Her colleagues at Keller Rohrback L.L.P. recognized these skills by electing her to the firm’s Executive Committee. Gretchen is a founding board member of the Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association (MAMA), an organization supporting mothers in the legal profession, now with nine chapters across the United States. She is also the proud mother of two daughters, both of whom inspire her to seek justice every day.

Articles & Presentations

•Panelist, Antitrust Litigation Panel, APES, UW School of Law (April 27, 2027).
•Panelist, Antitrust Day, UW School of Law (February 5, 2026)
•Guest Lecturer, Litigating MDLs, Harvard Law School (February 19, 2025).
•Guest Lecturer, Latest Developments in Nuance Law, Harvard Law School (November 1, 2023).
•Guest Lecturer, Litigating MDLs, Stanford Law School (March 2, 2023).
•Quoted, Buyers Gaining Ground in ‘Right To Repair’ Fight, Law360, (April 8, 2022).
•Quoted, Products Liability Group of the Year: Keller Rohrback, Law360, (February 16, 2022).
•Conference on MDL Rules and Innovation, Emory Institute for Complex Litigation, Miami (March 9-10, 2022).
•Guest Lecturer, MDL Mass Tort and Class Action Cases, Seattle University School of Law (March 8, 2022).
•Author, Letter to the Editor in New York Times, Mental Health on College Campuses Amid Covid (January 4, 2022).
•Guest Lecturer, Complex Litigation, MDL Experience, and Bellwether Trials, Seattle University School of Law (September 23, 2021).
•Presenter, Statewide Opioid Litigation Update, Colorado County Attorneys Association Virtual Summer Conference (June 11, 2021).
•Guest Lecturer, MDL Mechanics Q&A, Seattle University School of Law (March 8, 2021).
•Guest Lecturer, From Takeoff to Landing: Litigating MDLs, Stanford Law School (February 23, 2021).
•Presenter, Trials in Class Actions and Post-Trial Motion; Panelist, Settlement Strategies, Law Seminars International Presents: The 16th Annual Conference on Litigating Class Actions (November 12-13, 2020).
•Guest Lecturer, From Takeoff to Landing: Litigating the MDL, Stanford Law School (February 14, 2020).
•Presenter, Opioid Class Action Litigation, Colorado Municipal League: Annual Seminar on Municipal Law (September 27-28, 2019).
•Presenter, Settlement Strategies, Law Seminars International Presents: The 15th Annual Conference on Litigating Class Actions (May 9-10, 2019).
•Guest Lecturer, Multidistrict Litigation, Stanford Law School (February 22, 2019).
•Presenter, Discovery and Ethical Rules of the Road for Working with Expert Witnesses, ABA Section of Litigation (July 19, 2018).
•Presenter, Bristol Myers Squibb Panel, UC-Irvine, UC-Berkeley, & Emory University Schools of Law First Joint Coordination Conference, Berkeley (June 5, 2018).
•Presenter, Consumer Protection and the Opioid Crisis; Presenter, Corporate Fraud Against Consumers; Presenter, Settlement Strategies for Class Actions and Multidistrict Litigation, Law Seminars International Presents: The 14th Annual Conference On Litigating Class Actions (May 10-11, 2018).
•Presenter, Causation and Science, HarrisMartin’s Plaintiff Opioid MDL Conference (January 8, 2018).
•Presenter, Opioid, Equifax & Talcum Powder, Equifax Data Breach: What Happened? Who Was Impacted? What Are the Damages?, HarrisMartin MDL Conference (November 29, 2017).
•Presenter, Effectively Persuading Your Judge, NCLC Consumer Class Action Symposium, National Consumer Law Center (November 18, 2017).
•Presenter, 22nd Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute, Practising Law Institute (2017).
•Panelist, 13th Annual Conference on Litigating: Settlement Strategies for Class Actions and Multidistrict Litigation, Law Seminars International (April 28, 2017).
•Panelist, EmoryLaw NextGen Conference and EmoryLaw Fed. Judicial Ctr. and JPML Program (December 14-16, 2016).
•Panelist, Settlements in Mass Tort and Class Action Litigation, HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference (July 27, 2016).
•Panelist, Dissecting the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, American Association for Justice webinar (May 26, 2016).
•Panelist, VW Diesel Emissions Litigation: A Case Study of the Interplay Between Government Regulatory Activity and Consumer Fraud Class Actions, Law Seminars International (May 6, 2016).
•Presenter, Consumer Financial Services Institute 2016: Data Security & Privacy Issues, Practising Law Institute (May 12, 2016).
•Panelist, Class Action and Data Breach Litigation, HarrisMartin Pharmaceutical and Environmental Mass Tort Litigation (March 30, 2016).
•Panelist, Current State of the Law on Ascertainability and Standing, Bridgeport Consumer Class Action Litigation Conference (January 2016).
•Panelist, HarrisMartin MDL Conference Volkswagen and Pharmaceutical Update: RICO and Additional Clients (December 2, 2015).
•Panelist, Diesel Emissions Scandal, Bridgeport Volkswagen Class Action & MDL Seminar (November 23, 2015).
•Panelist, HarrisMartin Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Litigation Conference: RICO and Additional Defendants (October 27, 2015).
•Panelist, The Eleventh Annual Comprehensive Conference on Class Actions: Data Breaches: Cases at the Intersection of Class Actions and Internet Technology, Law Seminars International (June 4, 2015).
•Panelist, A View From the Trenches: Whats Working and Whats Not Working with Mediators, ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Meeting 17th Annual Spring Conference - Solutions in Seattle (April 16, 2015).
•Presenter, Coming of Age: The Differences between Employee and Consumer Cases, HarrisMartin Data Breach Litigation Conference (March 25, 2015).
•Presenter, Managing Complex Litigation 2014: Class Actions; Mass Torts & MDL, Practising Law Institute (October 21, 2014).
•Presenter, Recent Settlement Trends in Class Actions and Multidistrict Litigation: A Detailed Look at the Process for Settling and Administering Settlements: How case law in the past several years is playing out in the courts and in ADR; best practices for designing a settlement that the courts will approve; how to administer the settlement once it is approved, Class Action Conference (June 13, 2014).
•Presenter, Recent Development, Issues in Data Breach Litigation, HarrisMartins MDL Conference: Target Data Security Breach Litigation (March 26, 2014).
•Presenter, Class Actions and Other Aggregate Litigation Seminar: Post-Certification Motion Issues in Class Actions, Law Seminars International (May 14, 2013).
•Panelist, Chartis Security & Privacy Seminar (October 20, 2011).
•Presenter, Toxic Torts: Toxins In Everyday Products, 20th Annual American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Spring CLE Meeting (April 1, 2011).
•Author, Erosion of Indigenous Right to Negotiate in Australia, 7 Pac. Rim L. & Poly J. 405 (1998).

Honors & Awards

•Lawdragon, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, 2022-2026
•Law360 MVP, Product Liability, 2024
•Lawdragon, 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, 2023-2026
•Selected to Super Lawyers list in Super Lawyers - Washington, 2020-2025
•American Antitrust Institute - Antitrust Enforcement Award Honoree, in the category of Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice - for work in In re EpiPen Marketing, Sales Practices, and Antitrust Litigation, 2022
•AV, Peer Review Top-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
•Selected to Rising Stars list in Super Lawyers - Washington, 2002, 2009-2012

How Gretchen handles class action matters

Gretchen Freeman Cappio is a partner at Keller Rohrback L.L.P., a nationally renowned law firm known for its skillful, effective advocacy. Gretchens law practice emphasizes complex, cutting-edge litigation. She has played key roles in many well-known cases, including in the multibillion-dollar Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” litigation and in groundbreaking litigation holding Wells Fargo accountable…

Who Gretchen represents

Gretchen reviews new inquiries case-by-case for class action, drug crimes, and employment matters in Seattle and the surrounding Washington area.

Credentials

Education, bar admissions, and languages

University of Washington School of Law
J.D. Executive · 1999
Dartmouth College
B.A. · 1995

Jurisdictions

Gretchen's state bar admissions

Colorado
2025 · ACTIVE
U.S. Court of Appeal
2024 · ACTIVE
Arizona
2024 · ACTIVE
Michigan
2020 · ACTIVE
U.S. Court of Appeal
2020 · ACTIVE
Michigan
2020 · ACTIVE
U.S. District Court
2018 · ACTIVE
U.S. District Court
2015 · ACTIVE
U.S. Court of Appeal
2011 · ACTIVE
U.S. District Court
2011 · ACTIVE
U.S. Court of Appeal
2009 · ACTIVE
U.S. Supreme Court
2009 · ACTIVE
U.S. Court of Appeal
2008 · ACTIVE
U.S. District Court
2000 · ACTIVE
Washington
1999 · ACTIVE
Washington
1999 · ACTIVE

Gretchen studied at J.D. Executive in University of Washington School of Law and B.A. in Dartmouth College.

Law school and academic background

Gretchen completed J.D. Executive in University of Washington School of Law and B.A. in Dartmouth College. Formal legal training is one signal of substantive knowledge — the day-to-day practice Gretchen runs in Washington is where that training gets applied to real client questions.

Recognition

Recognition and thought leadership

Gretchen has received 1 formal recognition from bar associations, industry bodies, and peer-review services.

AV Preeminent

Legal awards and honors

AV Preeminent.

Affiliations

Gretchen's professional memberships and bar associations

•The William L
membership

Locations

Gretchen Freeman Cappio's office in Seattle

Gretchen's primary office is at 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3400, Seattle, WA, 98101. In-person meetings are by appointment; a phone intake usually comes first.

Main office

Keller Rohrback L.L.P.

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3400

Seattle, WA 98101

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Client feedback

Client reviews of Gretchen Freeman Cappio — 5.0/5 rating from 19 verified client reviews

Every review below is from a verified client of Gretchen. Reviews cover communication, case outcome, and value — the three signals that matter most when comparing class action attorneys in Seattle.

5.0

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Hiring guide

How to hire Gretchen Freeman Cappio — what to expect in your first consultation

Working with a new class action attorney should feel structured. Here's how the first two conversations with Gretchen usually go, from the moment you request a consult to the day representation begins.

Consultation formats and pricing

Gretchen charges for the initial consult. That fee is credited toward representation if you retain Gretchen's office.

What to bring to your first meeting

Bring any documents you already have — police reports, medical records, filed pleadings, correspondence from an insurer, a copy of the contract at issue. If you're not sure, err on the side of bringing everything; Gretchen will tell you what matters and what doesn't.

Questions to ask a class action attorney in Seattle, Washington

A short list to run through before you commit: How many class action matters have you handled in the last year? What's your fee structure? Who else in the office will work on this? What's your realistic estimate of timeline and range of outcomes? How do I reach you between meetings?

Fees & payment

Fees, payment methods, and consultation options for Gretchen

Gretchen discusses fees during intake so the arrangement fits the matter. Contingency, hourly, and flat-fee options are all common in class action practice — ask which fits.

Hourly rates, contingency fees, and flat-fee options

Every class action matter is priced differently. Simple document review might be a flat fee. Injury litigation is often contingency. Complex commercial disputes usually run hourly with a retainer. Gretchen confirms the model in the engagement letter before any work starts.

Payment methods and payment plans

Gretchen's office accepts standard payment methods. Ask about payment plans if the retainer is a stretch — many class action practices work with clients on structured schedules.

Frequently asked

Frequently asked questions about Gretchen Freeman Cappio

How much does it cost to hire Gretchen for a class action case?
Cost depends on the type of matter, the fee model (contingency, flat, hourly), and how contested the case becomes. Gretchen walks through the likely range during the consult so there are no surprises.
Does Gretchen offer a free consultation?
Gretchen charges for the initial consult; that fee is credited toward representation if you retain Gretchen's office. Some class action attorneys offer free consults — check Gretchen's current terms during booking.
How long do class action cases in Washington typically take?
Simple class action matters can wrap in a few weeks; disputed cases can run 6–18 months from intake to resolution, longer if the matter goes to trial. Gretchen gives a realistic estimate for your facts at the consult — vague answers here are a red flag.
Can Gretchen take my case if I'm outside Seattle?
Gretchen is licensed in Washington. Matters governed by Washington law are the natural fit. Out-of-state matters are handled case-by-case, sometimes with local co-counsel. Ask during intake — Gretchen will tell you if the case is a fit or refer you to someone closer to your court.
What should I bring to my first meeting with Gretchen?
Bring every document that touches the dispute: contracts, correspondence, police or medical reports, filed pleadings, invoices, photographs, insurance letters. Also bring a written timeline of what happened, in your own words. Gretchen will filter what matters — over-preparing at intake is always cheaper than needing a second meeting.
Is Gretchen accepting new class action clients right now?
Gretchen's intake status shifts week to week. Submit the form; the office will confirm availability or refer the matter out.

Areas served

Class Action attorneys serving Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma in Washington

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