Spencer Fane is pleased to announce that Eric Block has joined the firm’s Litigation Practice Group as Associate Attorney.
Eric has spent several years with Lewis Rice in St. Louis, MO, as an Associate Attorney, providing representation in a broad range of practice areas and matters, including commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation, media and communications law, construction law and labor and employment law.
“We are excited to welcome Eric to the Spencer Fane family. He represents precisely the caliber of talent we strategically and selectively seek out to expand our team,” said Erik Solverud, co-chair of the Spencer Fane Litigation Practice Group. “He brings a broad range of experience to the table and will be a valuable member of our litigation group.”
Eric is admitted to practice in Missouri and Illinois, as well as the United States District courts for the Western District of Missouri, the Eastern District of Missouri, the Southern District of Illinois and the Central District of Illinois.
During his undergrad tenure at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he graduated with a B.A. in Political Science and Government, Eric served as the captain of the Fighting Illini football team. He later graduated summa cum laude from Southern Illinois University School of Law. During his time at SIU, Eric worked on the Southern Illinois University Law Journal as the lead articles editor.