Eric J. Purchase

Background

Purchase, Eric J. was born on July 21, 1966 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

Gannon University (Bachelor of Arts, 1988). University of Pittsburgh (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1991).

Career

Worked at MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton Limited Liability Partnership (Erie, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trials and Appeals in all State and Federal Courts. Banking, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Taxation, Environmental, Real Estate, Labor Relations, Estate Planning and Probate, Municipal and Corporate Finance, Insurance Defense, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Hospital, Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Unfair Trade Practice and Antitrust.

Admitted to the bar, 1991, Pennsylvania and United States.

District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Order of the Coif. Member, University of Pittsburgh Law Review.

Member: Pennsylvania Defense Institute. Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

Since its founding in 1897, MacDonald, Illig, Jones and Britton Limited Liability Partnership has grown to become one of the largest law firms in Northwestern Pennsylvania.

Accompanying this growth has been steady expansion of the firm"s areas of expertise. Long known for its litigation, corporate, labor, trusts and estates, banking and real estate practices, over the past few decades the firm has added talent and developed proficiency in the fields of bankruptcy, health care, intellectual property, environmental law and public finance. The firm serves a diversified clientele throughout Northwestern Pennsylvania.

Achievements

• Eric J. Purchase has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Member: Pennsylvania Defense Institute. Association of Trial Lawyers of America.