Experience

Erica is a Partner at VAB who practices commercial litigation and real estate litigation.  As a former law clerk in the mortgage foreclosure division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Erica is uniquely qualified to navigate all aspects of state court practice, and she has significant federal court experience as well.  Erica is a longtime supporter of the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, where she is active in their Project Law Track that encourages Girl Scouts to pursue the practice of law. 

Bar Admissions

• State Bar of Illinois

• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Employment

• Garfield & Merel, Ltd. - Associate (2012-2021)

• Circuit Court of Cook County Illinois - Law Clerk (2009-2012)

• City of Chicago — Municipal Prosecutions & Department of Buildings (2007-2009)

Languages

• Portuguese

Publications

• Contributing Author and Editor, Cook County Mortgage Foreclosure Judicial Bench Book

Organizations

• Chicago Bar Association, Member

• Illinois State Bar Association, Member

• Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, Member

• The Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, Mentor & Volunteer

Education

The John Marshall School of Law
Chicago, Illinois – Juris Doctor, 2008

Purdue University Krannert School of Management
West Lafayette, Indiana - Bachelor of Science in Management, 2005
Activities: School of Management Council

Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana - Bachelor of Science in Business Management, 2005