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Erica L. Brody

Partner

P 617-880-7100 | F 617-880-7171

Assistant: Eryn Ryan | eryan@bhpklaw.com

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Erica L. Brody

Partner

P 617-880-7100 | F 617-880-7171
ebrody@bhpklaw.com

Assistant: Eryn Ryan
eryan@bhpklaw.com

Erica Brody is a partner at Brody Hardoon Perkins & Kesten, LLP. A former prosecutor, has devoted her career to demanding justice and accountability on the behalf of people whose civil rights have been violated. In 2025, she obtained a $11 million-dollar jury verdict against the state police for its discrimination against a female trooper, one of the largest employment verdicts in Massachusetts history. She was named to Forbes’ Advisor’s List of Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Boston, awarded Massachusetts Lawyer of the Year in 2023, and was recognized by the Federal Bar Association for her outstanding advocacy in securing a historic $7 million-dollar settlement in a precedent-setting case against the Department of Children and Family Services and state social workers. Her clients consistently express appreciation for her results, her tireless advocacy, her empathy, and for her understanding of the societal barriers and personal costs that are often associated with coming forward to report abuse, harassment, and discrimination. Erica’s cases are regularly featured in the media, and she has served as a legal analyst in both the local and national news.

Erica is licensed to practice in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and she appears regularly in federal and state court, as well as before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.

Erica is also frequently retained to conduct workplace investigation. Her prosecutorial background and experience in employment litigation allows her to navigate the often sensitive and intensive fact-finding inquiries required in ensuring that investigations are conducted promptly, equitably, and effectively.

Erica’s trial experience also prepared her to teach “know your rights” training to companies and municipalities – training that is required by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. She has attended MCAD-certified trainings and has educated management and employees alike. She understands how courts analyze the legal issues that arise in these cases and what they will look like before a jury, and uses this insight to advise workers and employers on how to prevent discrimination and harassment in the workplace, as well as how to conduct fair, thorough, and thoughtful investigations into reports of workplace misconduct.

Erica earned her B.A. at Tufts, where she graduated magna cum laude and with highest honors. She earned her J.D. at Boston College Law School. During law school, she studied abroad in London at King's College School of Law, where she worked for Cherie Blair at Ms. Blair’s law firm and at her women’s foundation. Following Erica’s graduation from law school, she spent a year clerking for the Massachusetts Superior Court Justices.

Areas of Practice
Education
  • Boston College Law School, J.D. (2011)
  • King’s College School of Law (2011)
  • Tufts University, B.A. in Comparative Religion, magna cum laude and highest honors (2007)
Bar Admissions
  • First Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
Memberships and Affiliations
  • Board Member, Federal Bar Association Civil Rights Section
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Trustees of the Reservation