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ERIK CORLETT

Erik Corlett is a founding member of Attwood Corlett LLC with over 15 years of experience handling complex litigation matters pertaining to commercial and corporate law, trusts and estates law, and defense of insureds, public entities and employees.  Before co-founding Attwood Corlett LLC, Erik was a partner at a regional mid-sized law firm where he represented both public and private clients in high-stakes litigation and appeals. He is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and New York.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Erik has extensive experience in the trial courts and on appeal as defense counsel for an array of public entities, including state transportation entities, municipalities, boards of education, county prosecutor’s offices, and county improvement and utility authorities in contract disputes, regulatory enforcement, civil rights, personal injury, and property damage matters. He also has extensive experience representing individuals and corporate clients at both the trial and appellate levels in complex corporate and trust and estate matters, multi-jurisdictional matters,  and post-judgment collection and enforcement matters.

PRACTICE AREAS

Appellate Practice

Commercial Litigation & Business Disputes 

General & Complex Litigation

Insurance Law

Local Counsel 

Public Entity Law 

Trusts, Estates & Fiduciary Litigation

BAR ADMISSIONS

New Jersey | New York

EDUCATION

B.A., Macalester College, 2002

 

J.D., Seton Hall University School of Law, 2006, magna cum laude

SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS

Sipko v. Koger, Inc., 251 N.J. 162 (2022)

Verge Properties Urban Renewal, LLC v. Union County Improvement Authority, 2015 WL 6739538 (App. Div. Nov. 5, 2015)

 

Estate of Cohen v. Cohen, 2013 WL 5476569 (App. Div. Dec. 12, 2013)

 

Cohen v. Booth Computers, 421 N.J. Super. 134 (App. Div. 2011)

HONORS & AWARDS

 New Jersey Law Journal, Unsung Heroes, 2020

 

New Jersey Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2014-2019

 

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating lawyers

The New Jersey Rising Star list is issued by Thomson Reuters. Selection methodology

The Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings list is issued by Martindale-Hubbell. Selection methodology

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