Eric J. Purchase - Erie, PA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: The Order of the Coif
    Law Review: University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Notes & Comments Editor, 1989 - 1990

• Non Legal Education

  • Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1988
    B.A.
    Major: Political Science

Past Positions

• MacDonald Illig Jones & Britton, LLP, Partner and Practice Group Chairman, 1991 - 2006
• Eric J. Purchase, Attorney at Law, Sole Practitioner, 2006 - 2010

References

• W. Patrick Delaney, Esq.

• Michael Bishop, C.F.A.

• Daniel Sloppy, C.P.A.

• Thomas Spagel

Classes and Seminars

• Auto Law Update, Erie County Bar Association, 2009 - Present
  
• Joint and Several Liability, Erie County Bar Association, 2011 - Present
  
• Guest Lecturer, Medical Malpractice Litigation and Health Care Quality, Mercyhurst University, 2013 - Present
  
• Guest Lecturer: Lawyers, Litigation and Settlement, Mercyhurst University, 2013 - Present
  
• Apologies in the Medical Malpractice Context, Erie County Bar Association, 2012 - Present
  
• Guest Lecturer: Medical Malpractice and the Adversarial System, Mercyhurst University, 2012 - Present
  
• Civil Litigation for First Year Lawyers, Erie County Bar Association, 2011 - Present
  
• Pennsylvania Tort Reform: Joint and Several Liability, Erie County Bar Association, 2011 - Present
  
• Inside Secrets of ERISA: A Third Party Administrator Pulls Back the Curtain, Erie County Bar Association, 2011 - Present
  
• Effective Use of Depositions at Trial, Erie County Bar Association, 2008 - Present
  
• Underinsured and Uninsured Motorist Claims Practice, Erie County Bar Association, 2007 - Present
  
• Bad Faith Insurance Claims and Trial Tactics
  
• Emotional Distress Claims
  
• Premises Liability, Slip and Fall Update
  
• First Party Benefits Update

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer Lawyer, Northwestern Legal Services

Representative Clients

• General McLane School District

Representative Cases

• In Re: Estate of Miller
  • Citation: 18 A.3d 1163
  • Court: Superior Court
  • Year: 2011
• Fedorko Properties v. Millcreek, et al.
  • Citation: 755 A.2d 118
  • Court: Commonwealth Court
  • Year: 1999
• Kerth v. Hamot Health Foundation, et al.
  • Citation: 989 F. Supp. 691
  • Court: U.S. District Court
  • Year: 1997

Ancillary Businesses

• Judge of Elections, Erie County, 5th Ward, 20th District

Published Works

Articles

• A Roadmap to Justice: The Ultimate Guide to Car Accident Cases in PA, Word Association Publishers, 2010
  
• The Problem of the Minority Discount in Business Valuation, Business Magazine, January, 2002
  

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1991
• U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1991
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1997
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1998

Other Affiliations

• Pennsylvania Association for Justice, 1992 - Present (Board of Governors - President's Club)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2011 - Present (House of Delegates Political Action Committee Member)
• Pennsylvania Bar Foundation, 2012 - Present (Life Fellow)
• Erie County Bar Association, 2012 - Present (Board of Trustees)
• Erie County Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section, 2007 - 2008 (Chairman)
• Erie County Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section, 2012 - 2013 (Chairman)
• Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 - Present (Board of Governors)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Tau Kappa Epsilon