J.D. University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2002, Cum Laude, University of Pittsburgh Law Review (Topics Editor)
Bar admissions: New York, Colorado, United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
Erik began his legal career with Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York, where his practice included complex civil and securities litigation as well as pro bono appellate work for the Kings County District Attorney’s Office. He then joined the business litigation and white-collar criminal defense firm of Stillman Friedman & Schechtman, P.C. (which later merged with Ballard Spahr). From 2016-2023, he was an Assistant Corporation Counsel in the Special Litigation Unit of the New York City Law Department, where he handled high-value tort cases against the City and first-chaired trials in both state and federal court.
Erik lives in Durango, Colorado, where he hikes and skis in the nearby San Juan mountains.
