Eric J. Purchase
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI
2525 West 26th Street, Suite 200, Erie, PA 16506
About Eric J. Purchase
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- Criminal Law
- DUI & DWI
Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991J.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, 1988B.A.
- Major: Political Science
Representative Cases
- In Re: Estate of Miller, 18 A.3d 1163 (Superior Court 2011)
- Fedorko Properties v. Millcreek, et al., 755 A.2d 118 (Commonwealth Court 1999)
- Kerth v. Hamot Health Foundation, et al. , 989 F. Supp. 691 (U.S. District Court 1997)
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
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)
Past Positions
- MacDonald Illig Jones & Britton, LLP, Partner and Practice Group Chairman, 1991 - 2006
- Eric J. Purchase, Attorney at Law, Sole Practitioner, 2006 - 2010
Fraternities and Sororities
- Tau Kappa Epsilon
Articles
Published Works
- 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
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 31 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI
- Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Criminal Law, DUI & DWI
Nearby Lawyers
- Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- Criminal Law
- DUI & DWI
- 1.2 miles away
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