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Eric J. Purchase - Erie, PA
2525 West 26th StreetSuite 200 Erie, PA 16506- 3254
Purchase, George & Murphey, P.C.
Erie Personal Injury - General Lawyer
Overview
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Attorney Eric J. Purchase represents people and families suffering from injury or the death of a loved one. He was born and raised in Erie County, Pennsylvania. He is a 1988 graduate of Gannon University. In 1991, he received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh, graduating with honors. While at the University of Pittsburgh, Mr. Purchase served as a member and editor of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review...
| Eric John Purchase |
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Attorney Eric J. Purchase represents people and families suffering from injury or the death of a loved one. He was born and raised in Erie County, Pennsylvania. He is a 1988 graduate of Gannon University. In 1991, he received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh, graduating with honors. While at the University of Pittsburgh, Mr. Purchase served as a member and editor of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review...
| Eric John Purchase |
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Attorney Eric J. Purchase represents people and families suffering from injury or the death of a loved one. He was born and raised in Erie County, Pennsylvania. He is a 1988 graduate of Gannon University. In 1991, he received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh, graduating with honors. While at the University of Pittsburgh, Mr. Purchase served as a member and editor of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review. In recognition of his class standing upon graduation, Mr. Purchase was inducted into the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Order of the Coif.
Before opening his Pennsylvania personal injury practice, Mr. Purchase was a trial lawyer with one of Erie's largest law firms where he was both an equity partner and practice group chairman. His practice then consisted primarily of representing the region's largest insurance companies and employers in trials and arbitrations. His cases included personal injury and wrongful death claims, contract disputes, insurance coverage disputes, insurance bad faith claims, medical malpractice claims and shareholder rights disputes. Mr. Purchase has represented clients all over Pennsylvania, the United States and overseas, including cases and clients in Singapore, Denmark, the Netherlands, Brazil and Canada.
In 2006, Mr. Purchase founded his own law practice and has devoted himself to representing people and families, primarily in their cases against the larger insurance companies and corporations in the region. Today, that practice is successfully representing clients in auto accident, wrongful death, medical malpractice, and personal injury cases.*
Mr. Purchase has taught and lectured to other lawyers and insurance adjustors on subjects including trial tactics, Pennsylvania auto insurance, car accident law and other injury law subjects. His lectures include Supreme Court approved Continuing Legal Education seminars as well as private seminars for claims professionals.
Mr. Purchase and his team have the knowledge, experience and resources to handle nearly all types of trials, from the most basic to the most complex. If you've been injured as a result of someone else's carelessness call today at (814) 580-5017.
* Mr. Purchase also represents local businesses and business people in commercial litigation cases, including contract litigation, shareholder/partner disputes and other business disputes.
About Eric J. Purchase
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury - General 20%
- Car, Truck and Motorcycle Accidents 50%
- Medical Malpractice & Nursing Home Negligence 20%
- Commercial Civil Litigation: Business Disputes 10%
Litigation
- 99%
Qualifications
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)
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 - Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1988
B.A.
Major: Political Science
Fraternities and Sororities
- Tau Kappa Epsilon
Past Positions
- MacDonald Illig Jones & Britton, LLP, Partner and Practice Group Chairman, 1991 - 2006
- Eric J. Purchase, Attorney at Law, Sole Practitioner, 2006 - 2010
Pro Bono Activities
- Volunteer Lawyer, Northwestern Legal Services
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
Ancillary Businesses
- Judge of Elections, Erie County, 5th Ward, 20th District
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Eric J. Purchase
Included on the 2023 Pennsylvania list
Past Lists
- 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Business of the Year Award, Kearsarge Volunteer Fire Department, 2001 - Present
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2013
Representative Clients
- General McLane School District
References
- W. Patrick Delaney, Esq.
- Michael Bishop, C.F.A.
- Daniel Sloppy, C.P.A.
- Thomas Spagel
Office Information
Address
2525 West 26th StreetSuite 200 Erie, PA 16506- 3254
Offers Free Initial Consultation
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Office Hours
Always Open
Websites
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Publication
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
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