Erik Lawrence is an associate attorney in Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty’s business department.  His practice comprises general business matters, business and real property transactions and financings, mergers and acquisitions, private security placements, business entity formation and alcohol beverage law. 

Before joining DP&F in 2008, Erik was an associate attorney with Shartsis Friese LLP in San Francisco, where he specialized in business and corporate matters, with an emphasis on representing investment advisers, particularly hedge fund managers.  Before Erik attended law school, he was an Associate Vice President in Wells Fargo’s Commercial Banking Group. 

Erik earned his B.S. in Managerial Economics from the University of California, Davis, where he was also the center and a captain of the football team.  Erik earned his J.D. from the University of California, Davis where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, graduated in the top five percent of his class, served as the Managing Editor for the UC Davis Law Review, earned Witkin Awards in Federal Taxation and Antitrust Law and was awarded the Deborah J. Frick Memorial Scholarship for excellence in business law.

Erik is a native of Napa and spends much of his time with his wife Christina and their two daughters.  When not occupied with domestic duties, Erik enjoys outdoor activities, including mountain biking, hiking and fly-fishing.

Erik currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Napa Valley College Foundation and is a graduate of Leadership Napa Valley, Class 24.