Howard M. Erichson

Howard Erichson is a professor at Fordham Law School, where he teaches civil procedure, complex litigation, legal ethics, and torts. His research addresses the procedure and ethics of class actions, mass torts, and other complex civil litigation. Before entering the legal academy, he practiced as a litigator in New York City. Erichson is past chair of the civil procedure section of the Association of American Law Schools, and has served as an advisor on civil justice reform. He believes that substantive legal rights mean nothing unless there are procedures in place that provide access to justice and a mechanism for enforcing those rights. Passionate about teaching, he has taught at Columbia, Fordham, Seton Hall, and Vanderbilt law schools, and has won multiple teaching awards.