Erin brings broad-based litigation experience to First & Fourteenth. Before joining the firm, she practiced at a regional firm in Denver, where she handled matters across all phases of litigation—from pre-litigation settlement negotiations through discovery, dispositive motions, and appeals. Her work spanned a wide range of substantive areas, including breach of contract, environmental law, employment disputes, intellectual property, and real property matters.
In addition to her litigation practice, Erin has experience protecting clients’ intellectual property rights. She has guided clients through trademark registration and protection before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and World Intellectual Property Organization, and has safeguarded copyrights through strategic cease-and-demand efforts designed to protect and enforce creative works efficiently.
Erin has extensive experience drafting critical motions and handling appeals in both state and federal courts. She successfully obtained affirmance of a favorable ruling denying qualified immunity in a pro bono matter before the Tenth Circuit, taking the lead on briefing and presenting oral argument. She also played a key role in post-trial and appellate briefing in a complex construction dispute with $75 million at stake, helping defeat a motion seeking more than $15 million in attorneys’ fees and costs.
Before entering private practice, Erin served as a law clerk to the Honorable Timothy M. Tymkovich of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the Honorable Daniel D. Domenico of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. She graduated in the top one percent of her law school class.
When Erin is not practicing law, she enjoys skiing, mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking, and attempting to fly fish.
Education
University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, Constitutional Rights & Remedies Certificate, 2021
University of Texas at Austin, B.S. in Advertising with Honors and McCombs Business Foundations Certificate with High Distinction, 2018
Legal and Community Involvement
- Officer, Colorado Division of the Federalist Society
- Board Member, Corporate Secretary, and “Tales from the Tenth” Podcast Co-Host, Tenth Circuit Historical Society
- Civil Pro Bono Panel Committee Member, Faculty of Federal Advocates
- Member, IP Inn of Court
- Member, Minoru Yasui Inn of Court
- Member, Colorado Women’s Bar Association
Publications
- Co-authored with Theresa Benz, “SCOTUS considers indirectly regulated entity redressability: Diamond Alternative Energy LLC v. EPA”, for the American Bar Association
- Co-authored with John Jacus, “Supreme Court preview”, for the American Bar Association 2025 November/December Trends
- Co-authored with John Jacus, “Supreme Court review”, for the American Bar Association September/October 2025 Trends