Associate
Contact
Erik R. Bennett
ebennett@bocclawfirm.com
Phone/Fax: 412-338-4765
Cell: 412-559-0748
Assistant Contact
Robyn Jones
rjones@bocclawfirm.com
412-338-2078
Prior to joining Baum O’Connor Cullen Chmiel, Mr. Bennett was a law clerk for the Honorable President Judge Thomas J. Doerr where he drafted opinions in civil, family, and criminal cases. After Judge Doerr’s retirement in January 2022, Mr. Bennett clerked for the Senior Judges.
Mr. Bennett earned his Juris Doctorate from Duquesne University in 2021. During law school, Mr. Bennett interned at the Center for Hearing and Deaf Services where he researched and drafted forms conveying the obligations of business owners with regard to people with hearing disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Mr. Bennett earned his Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh. After graduating, Mr. Bennett worked in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh, then the Department of Neurophysiology at UPMC. At UPMC, Mr. Bennett assisted in neurosurgical procedures by monitoring patients to help prevent iatrogenic injury.
Admissions
Pennsylvania, 2021
Education
University of Pittsburgh, B.A. cum laude Major in Neuroscience, Minor in Chemistry
Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., 2021