Eric J. Weiss Partner

Clients enlist Eric for his efficiency, strategy, and candor. He helps them avoid or resolve their disputes through favorable negotiated settlement or presentation at trial. Eric's courtroom and deposition skills have been widely praised, and he has been described by instructors of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy as having “the most natural trial talent” among his peers. Jurors and judges have lauded Eric's "incredible trial work" and "extraordinary presence" in the courtroom.

Eric approaches legal writing as a craft requiring clarity and precision, and he is well known for his ability to make complex issues easily understandable for judges and juries. Clients, judges, and collaborators have praised his written analysis and legal briefs as "they best [they've] seen," resulting in "superb" work product with which clients are "proud to have [their] name and organization associated."

After graduating first in his class and summa cum laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School—where he also served as Editor-in-Chief of the Wisconsin Law Review and as a clinical associate on the Wisconsin Innocence Project—Eric clerked for the Honorable Ronald M. Gould of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and later for the Honorable John C. Coughenour of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Before practicing law, Eric was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard, where he held a Top Secret security clearance from age 19. During his military service, Eric deployed to Pakistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and received several military honors, including Basic Military Training Honor Graduate, Small Arms Marksmanship Ribbon, Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal (2x), Air Force Achievement Medal (2x), National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and for contributions leading to the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. Eric also earned two associate degrees from the Community College of the Air Force, in Information Systems Technology and Education & Training Management.

For 20 years, Eric volunteered as a counselor and legal instructor for a youth leadership and citizenship program.