After graduating with dual music and political science majors from University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, Erika graduated from the California Western School of Law 2002 and moved to the Charlotte region to begin her practice of law. Erika has been practicing for the last 16 years with an emphasis in Real Estate, Business and Estate Planning. As a member of the Mecklenburg County Bar, she has served as the Real Estate committee and CLE chairs and has served on the Bar Leadership committee. Erika has been extremely involved with the community serving on various non-profit boards and has received a number of awards in her career and has been named Business Leaders Women Extraordinaire, Business Journal Legal Elite, NC Weekly Emerging Legal Leaders and Business Today Top Women in Business among others. Erika is excited to be joining ASCENSION LAW’s Business and Commercial Real Estate Teams.
Experience
Mecklenburg County Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee (Past Chair)
Mecklenburg County Bar Real Estate Section (Past Chair)
Business Leaders of Charlotte (Past President; Executive Council Member)
Rotary District 7680 (Past Conference Chair)
Rotary Club of North Mecklenburg County (Past President)
United Way of Mooresville - Lake Norman (Former Board of Directors Member; Former Campaign Cabinet Chair)
Executive Women of Lake Norman (Past President)
Rotary Leadership Institute (Graduate)
Elevation Church (Team Coordinator; eGroup Leader)
Lake Norman Chamber Board Member (Chair-Elect [designated as Chair for year 2021])
Leadership Lake Norman (Graduate) Bar Leadership Institute (Past Board Member)
Business Leaders Unleashed (Leadership Team)
Lake Norman Executive Group (Member)
Queen City Honor Flight (Special Event Chair)
Lotta Foundation (Board Member)
Performance Essentials 101 (Graduate)