Overview
Erin chairs Dorsey's Consumer Financial Services practice and is a member of the Firm's Finance & Restructuring Practice Group. She draws on prior in-house experience at one of the nation's largest banks to give clients a 360-degree view of their challenges — a view shaped by law firm, in-house, and public service settings. That perspective allows her to identify practical solutions that align with her clients' business objectives rather than simply reciting legal requirements.
Erin's regulatory and compliance practice covers anti-money laundering and the Bank Secrecy Act, buy now pay later products, credit reporting, debt collection and default servicing, consumer loan origination and servicing, digital assets, the Dodd-Frank Act and consumer protection laws, earned wage access products, electronic banking and payments, enterprise risk management, fair lending, financial technology, government examination and supervision, licensing, mortgage origination and servicing, financial privacy, and remediation.
Erin has served as lead counsel on regulatory and government inquiries into consumer bankruptcy servicing practices and provided critical legal support in connection with resolution of consent orders with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve. She has also managed a national privacy remediation matter.
Leading publications seek Erin's analysis of the impact of new laws and regulations on the financial services industry. She speaks regularly to national industry and legal audiences on emerging issues facing financial institutions and shares her views through Dorsey podcasts, blogs, and e-newsletters.
Erin also serves as Dorsey's Co-Pro Bono Partner, supporting the Firm's commitment to providing quality legal services to those most in need.
Education & Admissions
University of St. Thomas School of Law (J.D., 2007),
- cum laude, Presidential Scholar, LuAnn Dummer Fellowship
University of St. Thomas (The Leadership and Management Program, Executive Education, 2016)
Lawrence University (B.A., 2004),
- cum laude, Otho Pearre Fairfield Prize
Admissions
- Minnesota
- U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Clerkships
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota, United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit, Honorable Robert J. Kressel, 2008-2011
Experience
Representative Experience
Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement, and Consent Order Resolution
- Oversaw the development of national compliance surveys and operational guidance concerning commercial and consumer lending licenses (including mortgage lending licenses), money transmitter licenses, limits on fees and interest, consumer disclosures, debt collection, bankruptcy servicing and credit card surcharges, among other subjects.
- Served as lead counsel to national earned wage access providers in connection with CFPB investigation and state attorney general inquiries.
- Served as lead counsel to national non-bank lenders in connection with obtaining lending licenses across the United States.
- Served as lead counsel to national non-bank lenders in response to state regulatory inquiries.
- Served as lead counsel to credit union in development and implementation of digital assets custody services.
- Conducted anti-money laundering/Bank Secrecy Act audits for major insurance company and regional banks.
- Served as lead counsel on regulatory and government inquiries into consumer bankruptcy servicing practices at a major financial institution, including matters relating to court-filed documents — payment change notices, proofs of claim, responses to notices of final cure, and post-petition fee notices — and mortgage servicing practices involving payment application and escrow.
- Provided critical legal support in connection with the resolution of mortgage servicing-related consent orders with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve on behalf of a major financial institution.
- Served as Single Point of Contact for United States Trustee inquiries for a major financial institution.
Privacy Remediation and Compliance Infrastructure
- Managed a national privacy remediation matter involving historic bankruptcy filing deficiencies that had exposed personally identifiable information prohibited by Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9037.
- Directed and oversaw the development and implementation of fee matrices covering 94 jurisdictions for a financial services client.
- Advised mortgage servicers on implementation of CFPB mortgage servicing rules and credit reporting of bankruptcy accounts under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
News & Resources
Articles
News & Press Mentions
Events & Speaking Engagements
Legal Writings
- The Basics of Representing Creditors in Bankruptcy Cases, Debtor-Creditor Handbook (MinnCLE 2012, 2014, & 2016).
- Ethical/Practice Expectations, Bankruptcy Deskbook (MinnCLE 2012, 2014, & 2016).
- Review in Bankruptcy Cases, Eighth Circuit Appellate Practice Manual (MinnCLE 2010 & 2013).
Industries & Practices
Government Enforcement & Corporate Investigations
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- Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
- Cannabis
- Consumer Financial Services
- Corporate Trust Services
- Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG)
- Financial Services Regulatory
- Government Enforcement & Corporate Investigations
- Mortgage Banking
- Privacy & Social Media
Professional & Civic
Professional Achievements
- Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Minnesota Chapter, Board Member and Chair of Network of Women Committee
- American Bar Association, Banking Law Committee and Consumer Financial Services Committee Member; previously served on leadership of the Banking Law Committee (Bankruptcy and Workouts Subcommittee, Lending Subcommittee, and Financial Products and Servies Subcommittee)
- The Fund for Legal Aid, Board Member
- International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation- Minnesota Chapter, Member
- Workout Professionals, Member
- Volunteer Lawyers Network’s Housing Court Project and LGBTQ Clinic, Pro Bono Volunteer
- Minnesota Lavender Bar Association, Member and Former Chair
- Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Former Adjunct Professor (Bankruptcy)
- Minnesota Women Lawyers, Member
- Bankruptcy Practice Committee, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota, Former Member
- Housing Justice Center, Former Board Member
- Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association, Former Board Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association Women in the Legal Profession Committee, Former Co-Chair
Accolades



- Best Lawyers in America®
- Banking and Finance, 2026-2027
- Financial Services Litigation, 2026-2027
- Minnesota Lawyer, Legal 250, 2026
- American Bar Association, Banking Law Committee Leadership, 2021-2026
- Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch in America, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2023-2025
- Consistently providing pro bono legal assistance to those in need through Dorsey’s Pro Bono program
- Dorsey & Whitney – Scales of Justice Team Award (Heritage Park HOA Team), 2025
- Minnesota Monthly, Top Lawyer in Banking & Financial Service Law, 2024
- MSBA, North Star Lawyer, 2012-2013, 2017-2023, 2025
- Contributed more than 50 Diversity hours, 2020-2023
- Minnesota Super Lawyers® Women's Edition, "Rising Stars," 2022
- Minnesota Super Lawyers®, "Rising Stars," 2022
- Minnesota Lawyer, Diversity & Inclusion Honoree, 2022
- Twin Cities Diversity in Practice, Minnesota Racial Equity Challenge Certification, 2021
- American Bar Association, Business Law Fellow, 2019-2021
- Minnesota Supreme Court, Outstanding Pro Bono Service, 2019
- The National LGBT Bar Association, 40 Best LGBT Attorneys Under 40, 2017
- Minnesota Lawyer, Up & Coming Attorney, 2014
