Overview
Erica Abshez Moran helps clients prevent, defend, manage and resolve product liability litigation.
Litigation Experience
Erica has been involved in all stages of litigation, including bringing multiple cases to trial. Her experience includes case evaluation and client counseling, drafting pleadings and motions, managing pre-trial discovery, negotiating with opposing counsel, trial preparation, and second-chairing arbitrations.
Past Experience
Before joining the firm, Erica worked as an associate in the Los Angeles office of a large international law firm, where she defended class action lawsuits involving unfair business practices, false advertising and violations of data privacy laws, as well as complex commercial matters. Erica served as an extern to the Honorable Margaret A. Nagle, Magistrate Judge for the Central District of California.
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Credentials
Bar Admissions
California
Minnesota
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Education
UCLA School of Law
J.D. Journal of Environmental Law and Policy (chief managing editor) (2013)
Carleton College
B.A. in Art History and Studio Art, cum laude, with distinction in Studio Art (2009)
Insights & Events
Other Perspectives
Firm Blog Contributions
- Faegre Drinker on Products – a blog addressing all things product liability that covers legal issues and developments of interest to product manufacturers and their employers
Leadership & Community
Professional Associations
- Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter
- Minnesota Women Lawyers
Honors
- Best Lawyers® — "Ones to Watch," Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, 2024
- Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2020
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2019
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.