Erica R. Lerner | Associate

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About Erica

Erica R. Lerner is an experienced civil litigator and a 2020 graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School. Ms. Lerner started her legal career in 2012 working as a paralegal, which she did for five years prior to attending Cardozo. Ms. Lerner has extensive experience in civil litigation in New York State. While in law school, she served as a summer clerk for Hon. Lisa A. Sokoloff in New York Supreme Court, interned in the Appeals Division of New York City Law Department to assist in drafting a Supreme Court brief for a seminal Second Amendment case, served as a Student Assistant District Attorney at the New York County District Attorney’s Office and worked as a part-time associate for medical malpractice solo practitioner. After graduation, Ms. Lerner has practiced exclusively as a civil litigator in New York State courts. While the focus of her practice has been tort litigation, Ms. Lerner has conferred on various real estate, corporate and commercial matters since her admission to the bar.

Ms. Lerner is also an avid athlete and artist. She is fluent in Spanish and is a published translator.

Experience

Associate

Silverman Shin & Byrne PLLC

2021-2022

Associate

Denehy Law Firm

2020-2021

Student Assistant District Attorney

New York County District Attorney's Office

Admission

Verified New York

2007

Education

Sarah Lawrence College

B.A.

2012

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • New York City Bar Association
  • New York Women’s Bar Association
Honors / Awards
  • Nathaniel E. Gates Scholarship for Academic Excellence

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Corporate, Insurance, Workers' Compensation, Health Care, Labor Law, Real Estate

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