Erica L. Quigley
Erica is an Associate in the firm’s Employment and Labor practice group. She focuses her practice on management-side labor and employment counseling and litigation and sports law.
Labor & Employment Counseling and Litigation
Erica represents management in counseling and litigation across the full spectrum of workplace issues. Her practice includes drafting employment agreements, separation agreements, human resources policies, and employee handbooks, as well as advising on wage and hour compliance, health and safety protocols, employee discipline, and disability accommodation. Erica has a proven track record of litigation success, including dismissals, summary judgment victories, appellate wins, and favorable settlements for clients facing claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour disputes, FMLA issues, constitutional claims, and contract disputes. She has argued in state and federal trial courts and authored briefs in state and federal appellate courts. She also counsels clients on traditional labor matters, including unfair labor practice charges and NLRB elections.
Sports Law
Drawing on her litigation and employment law background, Erica advises clients in the sports industry on matters where workplace, contractual, and reputational risks often intersect. Her experience includes advising on agreements involving professional athletes and major sports agencies, with a focus on rights, obligations, and risk allocation under complex commercial terms. Erica also writes on the evolving intersection of sports and labor and employment law, including compliance trends, NIL and endorsement issues, and other legal developments impacting teams, leagues, conferences, and athletes.
Professional Affiliations an Honors
- Co-Chair of the Labor and Employment Section for the Washtenaw County Bar Association.
- Named a Best Lawyers 2026 Ones to Watch for Litigation – Labor and Employment.
- Named on the Michigan State Bar Pro Bono Honor Roll year after year.
Education and Personal
Erica received her law degree, cum laude, in 2020 from Wayne State University Law School, where she was a President’s Award recipient, served as the Senior Articles Editor of the Wayne Law Review, and worked as a student attorney for the Detroit Free Legal Aid Clinic.
Erica obtained her B.S., cum laude, in Political Science and Philosophy from Central Michigan University in 2016, where she was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Society.
Erica is an avid Detroit sports fan. She and her husband live in the Ann Arbor area with their dog, Champ.