Women’s Initiative Committee, Member

• Ohio

• Northern District of Ohio
• Southern District of Ohio

• The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, J.D., 2004
• • Ohio State Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate
  • Ohio State Public Service Fellowship Honoree
  • Associate Editor of the Ohio State Criminal Law Journal
  • Vice-President of Fundraising for Public Interest Law Foundation
  • Appointment of Professorship Committee
  • Loan Repayment Assistance Program Committee
  • Moritz Community Service Group
    
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    College of Wooster, B.A., 2001

Erika is a member in the litigation department.  Erika's practice is primarily focused on acting as national coordinating counsel for manufacturers of consumer products.  Erika has experience defending manufacturers of glass homewares, hand held torches, roof shingles, food products and pharmaceutical products. 

Erika has also successfully litigated on behalf of clients in insurance coverage and bad faith actions.  She has defended commercial disputes, including banking matters, lease disputes, purchase disputes, foreclosures and commercial vendor disputes.

Erika has tried a wrongful death case which settled favorably mid-way through trial for her client.  She recently also won a defense verdict in a federal jury trial in a bad faith insurance action.  She has taken numerous depositions, argued before the 10th District Appellate Court and handled multiple hearings before Ohio courts and administrative review boards.

Erika is a member of the Firm’s Women’s Initiative Committee.  She is an active member of the Ohio Chapter of the MS Society and was a founding member of United Way Women Leadership Council of Central Ohio.  She also serves on the DRI Women in the Law Steering Committee.

Erika graduated with honors from the College of Wooster with an English degree and a concentration in Urban studies.  In Spring of 2004, she graduated from the Michael Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University.  During law school, Erika worked for the Ohio State Civil Clinic, interned for the Ohio State Defense Clinic and the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office, mediated at the Franklin County Municipal Court, interned at the Ohio State Legislature and volunteered for the Ohio State Supreme Court Mediation Section.

• Business First's Forty Under 40 Award, 2012
• Multiple Sclerosis Society Taubman Community Award
• Selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars® 2010, 2011, 2012
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate
• Recipient of two Cali Awards for Academic Achievement
• Recipient of Dean's Designated Public Service, Fellow

• First Lesson from the Recent Toy Recalls: The Buck Stops Here
• U.S. and Chinese Government Product Safety Agencies Sign Joint Safety Agreement to Improve the Safety of Imported Toys and Other Consumer Products

• Multiple Sclerosis Buckeye Chapter - Dinner of Champions Board Member, Walk Committee Member
• Defense Research Institute, Women in the Law Steering Committee
• Nationwide Children Hospital Development Board, Slice of Columbus Committee
• United Way Women's Leadership Council, Founding Member

"After the Recalls: The Future Landscape of Importing from China"
International Update Series, Frost Brown Todd, February 22, 2008
Presented by Erika Schoenberger

"After the Recalls: The Future Landscape of Importing from China"
DRI Product Liability Closed Door Sessions, February 5, 2008
Presented by Erika Schoenberger and Joe Walker

U.S. and Chinese Government Product Safety Agencies Sign Joint Safety Agreement to Improve the Safety of Imported Toys and Other Consumer Products
Frost Brown Todd Legal Update, September 13, 2008
By Erika Schoenberger and Joe Walker

What Recent Steps has the U.S. Government Taken to Address Children's Product Safety After Recent Recalls of Children's Products?
Business Courier, June 6, 2008

$450,000,000 Big Dig Settlement Expected
Frost Brown Todd Legal Update, January 25, 2008

CPSC Reporting Refresher: When is a company required to report a potential defect?
Frost Brown Todd Legal Update, January 8, 2008
By Erika Schoenberger and Joe Walker

Big Dig Criminal Indictment: Zealous Prosecution or Future Trend?
Frost Brown Todd Legal Update, October 19, 2007

Congress Seeks to Strengthen Regulations in Juvenile Products Industry
Frost Brown Todd Legal Update, October 16, 2007
By Erika Schoenberger and Joe Walker

First Lesson from the Recent Toy Recalls: The Buck Stops Here
Frost Brown Todd Legal Update, October 3, 2007

When the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act of 2008 was ratified by both the House and the Senate, Congress took a leap forward to strengthen regulations within the juvenile products industry. The Act passed convincingly, passing the House, 424-1, and the Senate following suit passing the Act, 89-3.  This article was published in the following:
The Future Landscape of Importing From China
The Whisper, DRI Newsletter Publication, November 2007
By Erika Schoenberger and Joe Walker