Erik is a litigator representing clients in a variety of legal contexts. He concentrates his practice on civil litigation with a focus on tort liability in the areas of commercial general liability, insurance defense and professional malpractice liability. Erik also has experience handling cases involving construction accidents, premises liability, property damage, personal injury and general negligence. He represents clients in disputes concerning indemnity and insurance coverage, employment and wages, administrative enforcement actions, commercial litigation and workers’ compensation.
Erik has additional practice experience in family law, landlord-tenant disputes, land use and zoning disputes, and criminal defense. He is well versed in discovery practice and depositions, preparing pleadings, drafting and arguing motions and dispositive motions, and pursuing alternative dispute resolution such as arbitration and mediation.
Erik has represented businesses and individuals in the Rhode Island Supreme Court and Rhode Island Superior Court, as well as Rhode Island’s District Court and Workers’ Compensation Court, the Family Court and Traffic Tribunal. He has also handled matters in the Massachusetts Superior Court, Massachusetts District Court and Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents.
Practices
Education
- Roger Williams University School of Law, JD, 2016, cum laude
- Roger Williams University Law Review, Articles Editor (2015-2016)
- Mediation: 40-hour Fundamental Skills Training Certificate (2015)
- Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Commitment to Pro Bono Legal Service
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, BS, Political Science, 2006, cum laude
Admissions
- Rhode Island
- Massachusetts
- United States District Court: District of Rhode Island
Languages
- English
Honors & Awards
- Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) Excellence for the Future Award Recipient for Spiritual Dimensions of Lawyering (Spring 2015); Seminar: Judicial Process & Ethics (Fall 2015); Elder Law (Fall 2015); and, Torts I (Fall 2013)