Erik Porcaro

Erik Porcaro is a personal injury attorney at Rutter Mills, LLP in Virginia, with decades of litigation experience. His practice covers personal injury litigation, car accidents, wrongful death, slip and fall claims, and complex injury cases.

Before his current role, Porcaro served as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan, handling complex investigations and jury trials, and as house counsel to a large insurance company.

He earned his B.A. from Hamilton College and his Juris Doctor from Fordham Law School.

He is admitted to the Virginia State Bar.

Porcaro is a long-standing member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and serves on the Advisory Board of Operation Smile. He is featured on Coastal Virginia Magazine's Top Lawyers List and won the second-highest trial verdict in Virginia in 2015. He serves as a guest lecturer and trial advocacy instructor for lawyers in New York, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

Notable case results include a $3.5 million verdict for a teacher hit by a drunk driver and a $1.8 million wrongful death settlement.