ERIN BRINKMAN, ESQ.

Erin is a fourth-generation Angeleno with a passion for social justice issues. She attended Harvard University, where she graduated with a BA in Government (magna cum laude) and a Special Citation in Spanish. She is also a graduate of The University of North Carolina School of Law.

During law school, Erin served more than 300 pro bono hours working with the California Innocence Project, the North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence, the ACLU Capital Punishment Project, and the Center for Death Penalty Litigation. She has interned for the District Attorney’s office, externed for the North Carolina Department of Justice, and volunteered as a Guardian ad Litem (serving abused and neglected children by advocating for their best interests in court).

After graduating from law school, Erin worked as an attorney in Southern California and as the Director of Public Affairs for AT&T in Sacramento. Her work as an attorney included cases dealing with school choice and disability law issues. She submitted an amicus curiae brief to the California Supreme Court on behalf of a Rocketship Education, a network of nine public charter schools providing high-quality education to nearly 5,000 primarily low-income English language learner students from Transitional Kindergarten through Fifth Grade.

In February 2020, Erin started her own solo law firm called Pursuit of Justice, focused on pursuing criminal justice reform and advocating on behalf of low-income incarcerated individuals. In this capacity, she has served numerous incarcerated clients requiring assistance with post-conviction appeals, habeas corpus petitions, Franklin motions, Commutation applications, and resentencing petitions.

In addition to her criminal law work, Erin has years of experience working on labor and employment litigation and civil rights cases (including class action discrimination cases). She brings her passion for helping others and more than a decade of legal advocacy experience to pursue justice for her clients.

Erin currently resides in Wilmington, NC and loves spending time at the beach, kayaking, and stand-up paddle boarding. In her free time, she loves practicing yoga and Pilates (which she taught for many years in London, LA, and Chapel Hill), traveling, hiking, boating, ocean swimming, biking, and walking on the beach with her family.

Erin is licensed to practice law in California.