Giustino, Anthony Philip

Erica Reilley is a skilled litigator whose practice focuses on legal strategy, analysis, and advocacy in trial and appellate courts throughout the country. Erica has argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the California Court of Appeal, and federal and state trial courts.

Erica has authored winning briefs in a variety of practice areas. Among her notable accomplishments, she has written: summary judgment briefs that successfully defended against constitutional challenges to county-paid local judicial benefits, judgment on which is now being defended on appeal; trial and appellate court briefs that disposed of a putative wage and hour class action against a public entity; appellate briefs that secured a new trial for a school district defending against a teacher's sexual harassment lawsuit; and post-trial and appellate briefs that secured complete reversal, and entry of judgment in Jones Day's client's favor, on a class action race discrimination case against a public entity.

Erica is committed to public service. She has worked on pro bono matters for the Ninth Circuit Pro Bono Panel, Public Counsel, and Bet Tzedek and has volunteered at the LACBA Domestic Violence Project. Erica is a member of the ABA Council of Appellate Lawyers, the Federal Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), the National Association of Women Lawyers, and the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles and serves on committees for several of these organizations.

Erica is an adjunct professor of appellate advocacy at Loyola Law School. She also is a licensed California real estate broker.