Eric is an appellate and trial litigator who has represented both plaintiffs and defendants. His practice focuses on constitutional law, government regulation, and complex civil litigation.

Before joining the firm, Eric was a law clerk to the Hon. Samuel A. Alito at the U.S. Supreme Court and Chief Judge William H. Pryor at the Eleventh Circuit. Eric also served as a special counsel to Senator Lindsey Graham and as a Deputy Attorney General and the Assistant Solicitor General for the State of Alabama. In the latter role, he handled a variety of constitutional, criminal, and regulatory matters.

Apart from his government service, Eric was formerly an associate at a large international law firm. His work focused on class actions, securities and corporate-governance disputes, white-collar investigations, First Amendment matters, and corporate defamation.

Eric has briefed matters in the U.S. Supreme Court and a variety of other state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels. He has argued before the Eleventh Circuit and other state and federal courts.

Co-author, A Kantian System of Constitutional Justice: Rights, Trusteeship, and Balancing, 6 Global Constitutionalism 377 (2017)

  • Yale Law School, J.D.
  • University of Pittsburgh, M.A., Philosophy; Mellon Fellow
  • Pomona College, B.A., Philosophy; Phi Beta Kappa

Bars

  • Florida
  • Alabama
  • Ohio

  • Hon. William H. Pryor, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals: Eleventh Circuit
  • Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., U.S. Supreme Court