Biography
Veteran - Naval Flight Officer
Eric served as a Naval Flight Officer for five years (1987 to 1992), rising on schedule to the rank of Navy Lieutenant (O-3), which is equal to the rank of an Army/Air Force/Marine Captain.
Eric served as a Bombardier-Navigator on A-6E Intruder attack aircraft aboard the aircraft carriers USS Independence and USS Constellation. Eric was assigned to Attack Squadron 196 (VA-196) of N.A.S. Whidbey Island, Washington.
Eric is a veteran of Operation Desert Shield, the pre-hostilities phase of the first Persian Gulf War. During his five years as a Naval Flight Officer, Eric recorded 149 carrier landings, and over 600 hours of flight time in naval aircraft.
(Note: neither Eric, nor his squadron, participated in any combat operations during Operation Desert Shield. Although Eric has received five military medals for participation in Operation Desert Shield, each was a unit or group award given to all members of the squadron, fleet or navy, and Eric has no personal military medals for individual acts of valor or courage.)
Eric served as a Naval Flight Officer for five years (1987 to 1992), rising on schedule to the rank of Navy Lieutenant (O-3), which is equal to the rank of an Army/Air Force/Marine Captain.
Eric served as a Bombardier-Navigator on A-6E Intruder attack aircraft aboard the aircraft carriers USS Independence and USS Constellation. Eric was assigned to Attack Squadron 196 (VA-196) of N.A.S. Whidbey Island, Washington.
Eric is a veteran of Operation Desert Shield, the pre-hostilities phase of the first Persian Gulf War. During his five years as a Naval Flight Officer, Eric recorded 149 carrier landings, and over 600 hours of flight time in naval aircraft.
(Note: neither Eric, nor his squadron, participated in any combat operations during Operation Desert Shield. Although Eric has received five military medals for participation in Operation Desert Shield, each was a unit or group award given to all members of the squadron, fleet or navy, and Eric has no personal military medals for individual acts of valor or courage.)
Education
1995 graduate of Baylor University School of Law, J.D., cum laude. Member of Law Review, Order of Barristers, and recipient of an American Jurisprudence Award
1986 graduate of Baylor University, B.A. in Foreign Service.
1983 graduate of Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas.
Attorney
For the last 13 years, Eric Roberson has been a practicing Trial Attorney. Eric's practice almost equally split in representing both corporations and individuals.
Plaintiffs Practice – representing individuals Since 2002, Eric habs been the sole Briefing Attorney for The Mulligan Law Firm of Dallas, Texas, a three attorney mass tort pharmaceutical trial firm that is one of the Nation’s most successful mass tort law firms. As Briefing Attorney Eric represents injured persons before state and federal judges from coast-to-coast. Eric has represented over 10,000 clients in the last five years alone, helping The Mulligan Law Firm pass the astounding record of over a half-a billion dollars of damages recovered for injured claimants.
Defense Practice – representing corporations In his first six years of practice, Eric was an employment litigation lawyer for Fortune 500 corporations for the prestigious Dallas law firms of Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. and Hughes & Luce, L.L.P. Eric's practice included both litigation and also had a large focus on corporate training to insure legal compliance and avoid litigation through best practices.
Family Man and Community Leader
Born in Dallas in 1965, Eric has resided in Plano, Texas, since 1995, with his wife of 19 years, Kristina, and their four children: Tori (14), Ali (12), Luke (8) and Julia (6). All four of the Roberson children attend public schools in the Plano I.S.D.
Eric has coached T-ball, baseball, softball, basketball and soccer teams for the past ten seasons in Plano organizations.
The Robersons are active members of St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Plano. For the last 10 years Eric has been the teacher of his adult Sunday School Class. Eric has been an active leader of the congregation, is a current member of the Discipleship Committee, routinely leads classes on comparitve religion and Christian History in the St. Andrew Academy, attends a weekly Men’s Small Group, and is a member of the church's governing board, the Charge Conference. For the past 4-years Eric and Kris have been the St. Andrew mission co-coordinators for Project Transformation, a program that brings adult reading mentors from the congregation to at-risk children.
Previously Eric has served as the Employment Law trainer for the Methodist Church in North Texas, teaching hundreds of Methodist Ministers best practices for preventing clergy abuse and malpractice avoidance. Eric also served for two years on the Bishop's Committee for Insurance Issues.
In 2000 and 2001 Eric was appointed by the Texas Board of Education to the citizens' review committee that ranked Charter School applications for the purpose of creating new Charter Schools. This citizens’ oversight committee was mandated by the
For several years Eric was a board member and ultimately President of his neighborhood Home Owners Association. Eric currently serves as Vice President.
1995 graduate of Baylor University School of Law, J.D., cum laude. Member of Law Review, Order of Barristers, and recipient of an American Jurisprudence Award
1986 graduate of Baylor University, B.A. in Foreign Service.
1983 graduate of Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas.
Attorney
For the last 13 years, Eric Roberson has been a practicing Trial Attorney. Eric's practice almost equally split in representing both corporations and individuals.
Plaintiffs Practice – representing individuals Since 2002, Eric habs been the sole Briefing Attorney for The Mulligan Law Firm of Dallas, Texas, a three attorney mass tort pharmaceutical trial firm that is one of the Nation’s most successful mass tort law firms. As Briefing Attorney Eric represents injured persons before state and federal judges from coast-to-coast. Eric has represented over 10,000 clients in the last five years alone, helping The Mulligan Law Firm pass the astounding record of over a half-a billion dollars of damages recovered for injured claimants.
Defense Practice – representing corporations In his first six years of practice, Eric was an employment litigation lawyer for Fortune 500 corporations for the prestigious Dallas law firms of Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. and Hughes & Luce, L.L.P. Eric's practice included both litigation and also had a large focus on corporate training to insure legal compliance and avoid litigation through best practices.
Family Man and Community Leader
Born in Dallas in 1965, Eric has resided in Plano, Texas, since 1995, with his wife of 19 years, Kristina, and their four children: Tori (14), Ali (12), Luke (8) and Julia (6). All four of the Roberson children attend public schools in the Plano I.S.D.
Eric has coached T-ball, baseball, softball, basketball and soccer teams for the past ten seasons in Plano organizations.
The Robersons are active members of St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Plano. For the last 10 years Eric has been the teacher of his adult Sunday School Class. Eric has been an active leader of the congregation, is a current member of the Discipleship Committee, routinely leads classes on comparitve religion and Christian History in the St. Andrew Academy, attends a weekly Men’s Small Group, and is a member of the church's governing board, the Charge Conference. For the past 4-years Eric and Kris have been the St. Andrew mission co-coordinators for Project Transformation, a program that brings adult reading mentors from the congregation to at-risk children.
Previously Eric has served as the Employment Law trainer for the Methodist Church in North Texas, teaching hundreds of Methodist Ministers best practices for preventing clergy abuse and malpractice avoidance. Eric also served for two years on the Bishop's Committee for Insurance Issues.
In 2000 and 2001 Eric was appointed by the Texas Board of Education to the citizens' review committee that ranked Charter School applications for the purpose of creating new Charter Schools. This citizens’ oversight committee was mandated by the
For several years Eric was a board member and ultimately President of his neighborhood Home Owners Association. Eric currently serves as Vice President.