Erin M. Beckner 

Erin M. Beckner is an Associate in the firm's Litigation Department where she concentrates her practice in general commercial litigation. Prior to joining Tucker Arensberg, her litigation practice focused on the defense of complex, multi-jurisdictional actions in Pennsylvania and Ohio state courts.

Erin graduated with Honors from Allegheny College in 1999 cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a minor in Political Science. At Allegheny, she was an Alden Scholar, Presidential Scholar, and received the Nancy Lee Sutton Fellowship at Grey Advertising in New York, NY.

Erin received her Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2004.  At Pitt, she was an Executive Editor of the Journal of Law & Commerce.  She was also a Finalist for the Best Brief Award and Semi-Finalist for the Best Oralist Award in the Appellate Moot Court Competition.  In recognition of her achievements, she received the Pitt Law Alumni Scholarship Award. While in law school, Erin clerked for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, U.S. Department of Labor, and Pennsylvania Governor's Office of General Counsel.  Prior to attending law school, she worked in the Washington, D.C. office of a large New York based law firm and lobby group.

Erin volunteers her time doing pro bono work at Pittsburgh's McKees Rocks Legal Clinic and has also represented victims of domestic violence at protection from abuse hearings through Neighborhood Legal Services. She also volunteers as a Career Literacy for African American Youth mentor at Perry Traditional Academy.

She is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and Western District of Pennsylvania. Erin is a member of the Inns of Court, American, Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations, including the Women's and Young Lawyers Divisions.

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