Eric participated in a case trial “boot camp” that gave him the hands-on experience to be a successful litigator.
Eric was appointed as a special prosecutor with the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office in the General Crimes Division in summer 2007. While on loan from the firm, Eric spent roughly 12 weeks handling misdemeanor cases. He tried cases before multiple judges and juries and handled motions, plea bargains, sentencings and reconfinements. Eric had to quickly learn his cases, execute plans and be ready to try multiple cases on any given day. He polled jurors after trial for insights on how they arrived at their decisions.
The program gave Eric experience in a rapid-fire environment before witnesses, opposing counsel, juries and judges and required that he deal with circumstances outside his primary practice. The experience helped him quickly identify what was important to a case, execute in a limited time frame and connect with the jury or judge to attain the desired outcome.