Eric Schaefer

Senior Associate Attorney at Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban
Raleigh, NC13 years experienceAdmitted 2012

About Eric Schaefer

Eric R. Schaefer is the Senior Associate Attorney and Head of Litigation at Marcari, Russotto, Spencer & Balaban, based in the firm's Charlotte, North Carolina office. He joined the firm in July 2020 and was promoted to Head of Litigation in March 2024. He has spent his entire legal career litigating cases, with extensive experience in personal injury, childhood sexual abuse, federal aviation, premises liability, defamation, construction defect, civil rights violations, commercial litigation, and breach of contract matters. He has presented appellate oral arguments before the California Court of Appeal and is significantly involved in the Camp Lejeune water contamination cases. He was admitted to the California Bar in 2012 (CA Bar #285259) and practiced in Los Angeles until relocating to Charlotte in 2018.

Practice areas

Education

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
J.D., 2012
Northwestern University
Undergraduate, 2009

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California, admitted 2012
State Bar of North Carolina, admitted 2018
State Bar of U.S. District Court Central District of California, admitted 2014
State Bar of U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, admitted 2019
State Bar of U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, admitted 2019
State Bar of U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, admitted 2019
North Carolina State Bar
California State Bar
Mecklenburg County Bar Association

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