Eric Firkel, Sole Practitioner

Eric Firkel

Sole Practitioner

Eric Firkel, Esq.

Location
United States
Education
Doctorate, Law
Experience
16 years, 6 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 6 months

Sole Practitioner at Eric Firkel, Esq.
  • United States
  • My current job since June 2011

Legal counsel for individuals and businesses in Southwestern New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania. I primarily handled real estate, estate planning, trusts & estates, contracts, business formation/advising, and domestic relations cases.

Associate at Law Offices of Christian T. Mattie III
  • United States
  • August 2010 to June 2011

Worked as an associate in the Law Firm of Christian T. Mattie III, handling many cases ranging from School Law/Governmental Compliance to Estate Planning and Domestic Relations cases.

Certified Legal Intern at Allegheny County Family Court Division
  • United States
  • August 2009 to May 2010

Represented pro se clients before the Allegheny County Pennsylvania Family Motions Court.

Summer Associate at Damon Morey LLP
  • United States
  • May 2009 to August 2009

Worked as a summer associate with Damon Morey LLP, handling a number of different types of legal issues from various departments at the law firm. The work ranged from corporate due diligence to negligence defense cases.

Certified Legal Intern at Southwest Legal Services
  • United States
  • August 2008 to May 2009

Represented underprivileged clients in Washington County, PA before the Washington County Common Pleas Court. We primarily handled domestic relations issues.

Summer Law Clerk at McKean County District Attorney's Office
  • United States
  • May 2008 to August 2008

Worked as a summer law clerk doing research and preparation for criminal prosecutions in McKean County Pennsylvania.

Intern at Cattaraugus County Public Defender's Office
  • United States
  • August 2006 to May 2007

Investigative Intern with the Cattaraugus County Public Defender's Office. I helped with case prep and investigations for criminal cases in Cattaraugus County, New York.

Education

Doctorate, Law
  • at University of Pittsburgh School of Law
  • May 2010

3.4 GPA Certified Legal Intern with Allegheny County Family Law Division Certified Legal Intern with Southwest Legal Services Contributor to JURIST Legal News HJ Heinz Scholarship Award Winner

Bachelor's degree, Government
  • at Georgetown University
  • August 2006

3.6 overall GPA 3.7 major GPA Cum Laude Honors College Academic Council Member 2003-2006 Active in Student Government Volunteer ESL teacher Arlington County, Virginia Intern With US House of Representatives 2003-2004

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Negligence
Government
MS Excel
West Law Research
LexisNexis Research
MS Word
Typing 90wpm
Draft/Review Contracts
MS Powerpoint

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
Malayalam
Beginner
Italian
Beginner
Hindi
Beginner

Memberships

New York State Bar Assn.
  • Member
  • January 2011
Pennsylvania Bar Assn.
  • Member
  • April 2011
McKean County Bar Assn.
  • Member
  • April 2011