Erik works in our Employment Services practice group. Prior to joining Meagher + Geer, Erik served as a judicial law clerk at the Minnesota Court of Appeals and the Minnesota District Court in Sherburne County. He earned his J.D. at the University of Iowa College of Law graduating with distinction. While at the University of Iowa College of Law, he served as a member of the Iowa Law Review and earned the Dean’s Award for Academic Achievement for receiving the top grade in several of his classes, including his Employment Discrimination course.
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., with distinction, 2015
- University of Minnesota, B.A., 2011
Clerkships
- Sherburne County District Court, Tenth Judicial District
- Minnesota Court of Appeals
Professional Affiliations
- Minnesota State Bar Association
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
- Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society, Events Committee Member
Presentations & Publications
- Presentation with Debra Weiss, MRA 2020 Employment Law Update, Clearing the Smoke on Minnesota’s Drug and Alcohol Testing Requirements in Light of Medical Marijuana, CBD Oils, and Lawful Consumables in the Workplace (March 2020)
- Presentation with Debra Weiss, Marsh & McLennan Agency Seminar, Sexual Harassment in the Age of #MeToo, (September 2019)
- Author, What it Means to be Exclusive: The Overruling of Karst and the Effect on the WCA's Exclusivity Provision, Minnesota Defense (Summer 2019)
- Presentation with Debra Weiss, Marsh & McLennan Agency Seminar, Challenges for Employers in This New Era of Workplace Harassment in light of the #MeToo Movement (April 2019)