Erin is a commercial litigator in Rochester, NY. She earned her J.D. degree, with high honors, from the George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC, and also holds M.A. and B.A. degrees in English Literature from St. Bonaventure University. Erin practiced for six years at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in Manhattan, and for four years at Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP in Rochester. In 2023, Erin joined the Rochester office of Weaver Mancuso Brightman PLLC as a Partner in their litigation practice.
Erin represents clients in federal and state court litigation arising from large-scale corporate transactions, commercial and residential real estate and loan agreements, complex contractual and shareholder arrangements, employment disputes, land-use matters, and bankruptcy issues.
Erin serves on the Boards of both the Monroe County Bar Association (MCBA) and the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys (GRAWA), and has led and actively participated in several committees for both the MCBA and GRAWA, including the Litigation Council of the MCBA, and the Membership and Judicial Evaluation Committees of GRAWA.
Erin also dedicates much of her time to pro bono representation and community engagement on issues of social justice. She served as Chair of GRAWA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for two years, and is an active participant in the Lawyers’ Coalition for Racial and Social Justice, a joint coalition of the MCBA, GRAWA, and Rochester Black Bar Association. Erin was also selected as one of only eleven community members comprising the inaugural antiracism task force formed by the MCBA: the President’s Commission on Anti-Racism.
