
Education
- University of Texas School of Law, 2013 (J.D. with Honors; Supreme Court Clinic; Judge Wilson Cowen scholarship in public law)
- Texas International Law Journal, 2012 (New Media Editor)
- University of Texas, 1997 (B.A. with High Honors, Philosophy)
Bar & Court Admissions
- Texas (2013)
- Admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Professional Activities
- Texas Bar Association (Member)
Erik D. Grostic
senior esi counsel
Erik’s practice primarily involves counseling clients on intellectual property matters, including trademarks and copyrights, software development, licensing, and matters involving technology. Before his second career as an attorney, Erik worked as a software developer at the University of Texas where he designed and implemented digital library software. During law school, Erik clerked for the Attorney General of Texas, Office of the Solicitor General where he worked on high-profile appellate briefs on behalf of the State of Texas before the U.S. Supreme Court. After graduating from law school, Erik joined a patent litigation boutique where he gained substantial experience in litigating patent infringement matters, as well as counseling clients in trademarks and copyrights.
- Lead associate on a series of patent cases involving digital archives
- Counseled clients on trademark registrations and responding to trademark actions
- Assisted in writing briefs for three cases appearing before the U.S. Supreme Court
- Clerkship at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Office of the Solicitor General
Education
- University of Texas School of Law, 2013 (J.D. with Honors; Supreme Court Clinic; Judge Wilson Cowen scholarship in public law)
- Texas International Law Journal, 2012 (New Media Editor)
- University of Texas, 1997 (B.A. with High Honors, Philosophy)
Bar & Court Admissions
- Texas (2013)
- Admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Professional Activities
- Texas Bar Association (Member)