Erica Holzer Elected to Serve as Secretary of the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota

Maslon is pleased to announce that Erica Holzer, attorney in Maslon's Litigation Group, has been elected to serve as Secretary of the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota (EFMN), effective January 1, 2021. Erica has been a member of EFMN's Board of Directors since 2019, and currently serves as Chair of EFMN's Governance Committee, which works to effectuate EFMN's mission to lead the fight to overcome the challenges of living with epilepsy and to accelerate therapies to stop seizures, find cures, and save lives.

Since 1954, EFMN has offered services for people with epilepsy and seizures across Minnesota and eastern North Dakota. The organization provides support, connection, and education to overcome the challenges of living with epilepsy.

Erica represents clients in complex commercial disputes primarily in the areas of tort and product liability, consumer fraud, business torts, and breach of contract actions. Along with her dedicated work for clients, Erica is committed to advancing the profession through leadership, education, mentorship, and pro bono service. She regularly devotes several hundred hours each year to pro bono work on behalf of the ACLU of Minnesota, the Innocence Project of Minnesota, individual pro bono clients, and the MSBA. Erica's successes as a litigator and community member have been recognized by the MSBA, which named her as Minnesota's "2018 Outstanding New Lawyer of the Year" and the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, which named her a 2020 "Business of Pride" Honoree.