Overview
Erin Hodgson represents businesses and individuals in real estate litigation and commercial litigation matters. She advises and represents clients in matters involving real estate, land use, contracts, landlord/tenant disputes, and consumer protection in state and federal courts in New Jersey and New York. Erin's appellate experience includes drafting many appellate briefs in New Jersey and New York appellate courts.
Erin also represents clients seeking Final Restraining Orders on a pro bono basis through the Morris County Battered Women's Legal Advocacy Project. Erin serves as a co-chair of Day Pitney's Working Parents Group.
Erin was a Summer Associate with Day Pitney in 2017. She later clerked for the Honorable Walter F. Timpone, Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Education and Credentials
Education
- Rutgers University School of Law - Newark, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2018, Rutgers Law Review, Moot Court Board
- Quinnipiac University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2012
Admissions
- State of New Jersey
- State of New York
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Morris County Bar Association
- The LGBTQ+ Bar
News & Insights
Thought Leadership
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Appellate Division Rejects Objectors' Attempt to Challenge Development Approvals , April 23, 2024 -
New Jersey Supreme Court Offers Guidance for Evaluating Emotional Support Animal Requests , March 25, 2024 -
The Property Tax Deskbook , January 31, 2024 -
Failure to Timely Join Applicants Shuts Objectors Out of Court , January 3, 2024 -
Reaffirming Deference Owed to Municipal Planning Boards, Appellate Division Rejects Challenge to Liquor Store Approval , July 6, 2023
Events
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The 2024 Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair , August 7-9, 2024 -
"Riding Out the Storm: Managing Big Feelings in Our Kids," Day Pitney Webinar, Working Parents Group , January 24, 2024
News
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Day Pitney Consumer Finance Team Secures Precedential Victory , February 18, 2021
In The Media
Publications
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When Rape Claims Become Contract Disputes: Addressing Contractual Obligations in the Aftermath of Sexual Assault , Rutgers University Law Review , 2018
Media Mentions
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The Property Tax Deskbook, December 9, 2022 -
Day Pitney's Pro Bono Tax Team Wins NJ Supreme Court Appeal Involving Religious Use, The Record, Law 360, July 16, 2020