Erica J. Stutman, Counsel at our Phoenix law office
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Erica J. Stutman

Counsel
Biography

Erica J. Stutman is a member of the firm’s Litigation, Investigations, and Trials Practice Group. She concentrates her practice on commercial litigation. She has represented individuals and a wide range of businesses, including financial institutions, real estate companies, insurance companies, small businesses, and others. Erica has experience in a variety of commercial litigation matters, including lender liability claims regarding mortgage practices and foreclosure, disagreements among business partners, real estate title disputes, lien priority challenges, contract disputes, fraud actions, and negligence claims. Erica has worked on numerous cases in the financial services field, where she has defended national institutions in actions involving claims of alleged wrongful foreclosure, loan servicing errors, breach of loan modification agreements, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA), and Ponzi schemes. She earned both her Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) magna cum laude from Northwestern University.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Arizona
  • Supreme Court of Nevada
  • Supreme Court of New Mexico
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court, District of Arizona
  • United States District Court, District of Colorado
  • United States District Court, District of Nevada
  • United States District Court, District of New Mexico
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia
  • United States District Court, Western District of Michigan


Education

  • Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Dean’s List
    • Northwestern University Law Review
  • Northwestern University (B.S., Speech, Theater, and Communication, magna cum laude)
    • Golden Key International Honor Society
    • National Society of Collegiate Scholars
    • National Dean’s List
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation (2025-2026)
  • Southwest Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars Edition, Business Litigation (2016-2017)

Previous Professional Experience

  • Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., Associate, Las Vegas, NV
  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Summer Associate
  • Sidley Austin LLP, Summer Associate
  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Real Estate Paralegal

Community Involvement

  • Arizona Theatre Company, Board of Trustees (2020-2026)
  • American Liver Foundation, Desert Southwest Division (2016-2019)
    • Advisory Board of Directors
  • Scottsdale League for the Arts, Member (2015)
  • Arizona Humane Society, Compassion with Fashion Committee (2013-2014)