Erica Bergmann

ATTORNEY

Erica joined Bergman Draper Oslund Udo in 2018. She has been involved in preparing several cases for trial against multi-national corporations including a case that settled for $3 million dollars after opening statements. She has been an integral part of teams that have resulted in more than $10 million dollars in settlements for mesothelioma victims. Erica enjoys working closely with clients and their families to help them tell the story of how mesothelioma has impacted their lives.

Before joining the firm, Erica clerked in the Washington State Court of Appeals for the Honorable J. Robert Leach. She graduated magna cum laude from Seattle University School of Law where she received recognition for her legal writing and served as a Lead Article Editor for the Seattle University Law Review. During law school, Erica also interned for the Honorable Thomas S. Zilly in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Erica is a lifelong Washington resident and has close ties to the Pacific Northwest. She currently lives in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Erica has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. In her spare time, Erica keeps up with her martial arts training in Seattle’s Rainier Valley neighborhood, improving her practice and mentoring students of all ages and backgrounds.

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Education

Seattle University School of Law, J.D, 2016, magna cum laude
Lead Article Editor, Seattle University Law Review
University of Washington, Law Societies & Justice, B.A.

Admissions

Washington

Publications

Three out of Four Economists Recommend Raising the Minimum Wage! A Closer Look at the Debate Surrounding Seattle’s Minimum Wage Ordinance, 39 Seattle U. L. Rev 593 (2015).

Memberships

Washington State Bar Association
Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association
King County Bar Association
Washington State Association for Justice
American Association for Justice

Recognition/Awards

CALI Awards for highest grades in Legal Writing I and Legal Writing II

Representative Cases

Kraemer v. Lone Star Industries, Inc. (King County 2021) – $10 million dollar jury verdict for 79-year-old mesothelioma victim and his wife based on World War II era take-home exposures
$4.1 million in settlements to a 77-year-old sheet-metal worker who was employed at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
$3.5 million in settlements to a 66-year-old career insulator who consistently used respiratory protection
$2 million in settlements for 76-year-old mesothelioma victim with childhood asbestos exposure to plaster and three years of asbestos exposure as a boilermaker