Eric is a litigator who represents clients in complex business litigation. He delivers exacting and efficient legal services to his clients while remaining cost-effective.
Eric’s wide-ranging practice includes litigating contract disputes, business torts, fiduciary duty claims, and complex insurance coverage disputes among the myriad issues that arise from the demands of operating a business. Eric also regularly advises corporate and individual policyholders concerning insurance coverage issues and disputes, and litigates whenever circumstances call for it. Eric has first- and second-chaired multiple jury trials, entrenched himself in complex and protracted discovery phases of litigation, and briefed and argued countless dispositive issues in state and appellate courts, including before the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Clients value his singular ability to find innovative solutions to intricate legal challenges, and regard him as an exceptional yet approachable litigator who is able to strike a chord with any audience. For these reasons, among others, in 2018 Eric was recognized as one of “40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch” by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company.
Eric is committed to the firm’s diversity as a member of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee, and strives to ensure that the firm is held to the highest standards for embracing an open and equal environment. He also chairs the firm’s Summer Associate Hiring Committee. He is an active participant in the firm’s recruiting process, very active in pro bono work, and serves as a formal mentor to associates, clerks and interns.
He has served as Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Insurance Law Committee and the Treasurer of the Korean American Bar Association.