ERIKA CONTRERAS
Partner
Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP
Erika Contreras is an attorney at Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP and focuses her practice on catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and motor carrier liability cases. Licensed in California and Nevada, Contreras has obtained millions of dollars in awards for her clients, including many seven-figure and eight-figure verdicts and settlements throughout California.
Most recently, Contreras obtained a $15,750,000 settlement for the wrongful death of a 13 year old girl who died as the result of a mismanaged asthma attack at school. More importantly, Contreras was able to obtain five non-monetary terms which included more training for employees to help prevent this type of tragedy from ever happening again. She was selected by the Consumer Attorneys of California as a finalist for 2023 Consumer Attorney of the Year for her work on this case. Contreras also serves on the Latina Lawyers Bar Association Board of Directors.
