National Asbestos and Products Defense with Trial-Proven Results

Eric has a reputation for strategically navigating challenging cases. He serves as trial counsel in high stakes litigation and is widely recognized for the depth of his work with expert witnesses.

Before practicing law, Eric served six years in the United States Marine Corps as a linguist, intelligence analyst, and Reconnaissance Marine.

Notable Work & Achievements

National Trial Counsel

Eric serves as trial counsel nationwide for a variety of companies ranging in size from small companies to fortune 50 companies. He has served as trial counsel in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia, winning multiple defense verdicts.

Extensive Expert Witness Experience

Eric has taken or defended well over a thousand depositions of expert witnesses and treating physicians, including nationally recognized figures in occupational medicine, industrial hygiene, and toxicology. He has examined many of the most prominent experts in talc or asbestos litigation. His command of expert development and trial preparation has been pivotal in achieving decisive outcomes.

Trial Counsel

Eric has tried multiple cancer cases, reflecting his ability to distill complex scientific issues for juries in an environment of heightened scrutiny.

Mass Tort and Motion Practice Success

His motion practice has repeatedly delivered decisive results that minimize client exposure.  For example, as lead counsel in mass tort litigation, Eric secured dismissal of more than 1,300 cases.

Broad Product and Industry Litigation

Eric has represented clients in cases involving a wide range of industrial and consumer products, including cosmetic talc, aircraft engines, boilers, bulk suppliers, electrical supply equipment, floor tiles, friction products, gaskets, insulation, joint compound, mastics, packing, phenolic molding and plastics, pumps, purifiers, valves, welding rods, wire and cable, as well as premises and vessel owner liability. His familiarity with this broad spectrum of products informs the strategic defenses he builds for corporate clients facing multifaceted claims.

Appellate Success in Cases of First Impression

Eric has helped shape Maritime law,  including obtaining a defense verdict in a case of first impression involving vessel owner liability under 33 U.S.C. § 905(b). A loss in a subsequent trial led to a reversal of an adverse verdict, and a successful appellate decision in the client’s favor.