Home / Attorneys / Max N. Gruetzmacher Max N. Gruetzmacher MemberConsumer Fraud Protection, Public Client, Securities Class Actions Experience843.216.9623 Contact Max Download V-Card Max Gruetzmacher focuses his practice on securities and consumer fraud, representing large public pension funds, unions and other institutional investors in securities and consumer fraud class actions and shareholder derivative suits, as well as consumers, businesses, and governmental entities in other types of complex civil litigation.Max Gruetzmacher focuses his practice on securities and consumer fraud, representing large public pension funds, unions and other institutional investors in securities and consumer fraud class actions and shareholder derivative suits, as well as consumers, businesses, and governmental entities in other types of complex civil litigation.Max also brings substantial experience counseling the firm’s attorneys and clients with respect to e-discovery strategy throughout the various stages of litigation, from pre-filing through trial.Prior to joining the firm, Max gained experience in a variety of legal practice areas, including defense of pharmaceutical mass torts cases, of banks in mortgage-backed securities cases, and in appellate criminal defense. * Please remember that every case is different. Any result we achieve for one client in one matter does not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients. Connect With Max or call 843.216.9623 Areas of Focus Consumer Fraud Protection Public Client Securities Class Actions Attorney Credentials EducationJ.D., Marquette University Law School, 2008B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2004 State Licensed InSouth Carolina Admitted to Practice BeforeU.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitU.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, and the Northern District of Illinois AssociationsSouth Carolina Bar AssociationCharleston County Bar Association Learn More About Max N. Gruetzmacher: LinkedIn FindLaw US News AVVO Experience.com Max's Awards, Accolades & RecognitionsThese honors recognize the work Max has done for clients, community and the legal profession. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.The National Trial Lawyers2022 Rising Stars of the Plaintiffs BarCharleston Regional Business Journal2022 Forty Under 40
Admitted to Practice BeforeU.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitU.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, and the Northern District of Illinois
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