Erin M. Wright

Erin focuses her practice on assisting clients with municipal and civil disputes, as well as other complex litigation matters in both state and federal courts.

Erin earned her J.D. from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 2023 with distinction for her public service. While in law school, she served as the Managing Executive Editor for the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Erin also worked as a student attorney for the Federal Appellate Clinic, where her team won reversal of summary judgment in a section 1983 lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Prior to joining Landsman Saldinger Carroll, Erin served as a law clerk to the Hon. Karen Wells Roby of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and as an extern for Justice Carl A. Walker of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District.

Before turning to the legal profession, Erin enjoyed a successful career in the non-profit sector, first as the director of development for a Colorado-based classical music festival, then as the executive director of an international organization dedicated to bringing together Arab and Jewish youth through classical music education and cultural exchange.

Erin has lived, studied and/or worked in the United States, Germany, and Israel.

Education:

• Northwestern University, Pritzker School of Law, J.D., 2023 (Dean’s List; Public Service Distinction)
• Western Colorado University, B.A., 2012 (cum laude)

Bar Admissions

• Illinois Supreme Court, 2024
• Northern District of Illinois, 2024

Clerkships

• Karen Wells Roby, U.S. District Court, E.D. L.A.

• Chicago Council of Lawyers