Background
Eric was drawn to criminal law after accepting an internship at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, working in the Office of the Prosecutor, Appeals and Legal Advisory Division. After that experience, he clerked while in law school with the First Judicial District Public Defender’s Office, and also with the Public Defenders of the Bois Forte and Menominee Tribal Courts. He gained additional valuable perspective when he clerked with a municipal prosecutor in Hennepin County. During law school, he was an assistant editor for the law review, made the Dean’s list, was a Burton Award nominee (excellence in legal writing), and was named a Benjamin B. Ferencz Fellow in Human Rights and Law.
Prior to law school, Eric had a previous career as an advertising account executive in New York City and Madison, Wisconsin. Stemming from this, he carries with him a solid focus on client service and an emphasis on strategic communication.
Eric lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two boys. When he’s not lawyering, he loves playing squash, bicycling, checking out live bands, and admiring his boys’ Lego creations.
