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Erin graduated cum
laude from Wellesley College in 1998.
At Wellesley, Erin attained departmental
honors in Political Science upon successful
completion and defense of an undergraduate
honors thesis, “Power, Politics, and the
Tenth Amendment.” She then attended
University of San Diego School of Law, where
she was a member of the San Diego Law
Review. During law school, Erin led a
supplemental course in Contract Law for
first year law students. She obtained her
Juris Doctor, cum laude, Order of
the Coif, in 2001.
After law school, Erin
practiced complex commercial litigation at
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison in Irvine until
2002. At Brobeck, Erin defended many
national clients through motion practice and
discovery in a wide range of litigation
matters. Erin then joined Snell & Wilmer,
LLP in Costa Mesa, where she practiced until
February 2009. At Snell & Wilmer, Erin
defended entertainment and amusement venues,
consumer products manufacturers,
pharmaceutical and medical device
manufacturers, and automobile manufacturers
in product liability, premises liability,
environmental law, and commercial
litigation. Erin has prepared and argued
numerous motions in state and federal court,
taken hundreds of depositions, conducted
complex discovery on a national level, and
prepared for dozens of trials.
After leaving Snell and
Wilmer in 2009, Erin co-founded Montage
Legal Group, and is currently Of Counsel at
Hewitt Wolensky, LLP. Her contract work has
given her experience in numerous areas of
law, including probate, employment
litigation, real estate litigation, business
litigation, health care litigation,
construction defect and class actions.
Erin’s practice currently focuses on major
dispositive motions and discovery disputes,
including motions for protective order,
sanctions, and injunctions.
Erin is a
frequent speaker on legal outsourcing,
work-life balance, women in law, and
contract attorneys. Erin has also been
featured in numerous publications, including
CNBC, Yahoo Finance, The Glass Hammer, and
was named one of OC Metro Magazine’s 2011
Top 40 under 40. Erin was recently
featured in ABA Journal's article,
"Freelance Law: Lawyers' Network Helps These
Women Keep a Hand in the Workforce" (ABA
Journal Magazine, August, 2011).
In addition to her
legal career, Erin serves on the board of
directors of NAWBO. |
