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Biography

Erick represents companies and individuals in a wide variety of highly sophisticated litigation matters across the country.  He has assisted clients in complex matter ranging from contract disputes and insurance coverage to product liability claims, including achieving successful settlements of multimillion-dollar claims.   

Having been selected to serve as an editor of his law school’s law review periodical, Erick is skilled at writing powerful and persuasive... briefs and at finding strong legal arguments to support his clients.  He routinely prevails at the federal courts of appeals based on the briefs he has drafted. 

Prior to joining the firm, Erick gained over five years of experience working for the federal courts, serving in a prestigious federal judicial clerkship with a United States District Judge in the Eastern District of Virginia and as a federal staff attorney for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.  In this capacity, Erick advised federal trial and appellate judges regarding a full spectrum of legal issues.  As a result, Erick has unique “behind the scenes” insight into how courts operate and how judges make their decisions. 

In addition to his work for the firm, Erick enjoys reading and visiting national parks and historic sites.  Erick is blessed to share his journey with his beloved wife and their two little boys.  

Experience

  • A complex business dispute that had been ongoing for a decade when Erick was retained, in which Erick was able to achieve a favorable settlement. 
  • A multimillion-dollar multiparty products liability case, in which Erick was able to achieve a favorable settlement. 
  • An elections dispute in which Erick prevailed before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

Education

  • Additional Degrees: Regent University (MA, Government), summa cum laude
  • College Attended: George Mason University (BS, Economics), summa cum laude
  • Law School Attended: Regent University, summa cum laude

Admissions

State
  • Virginia
Court
  • Virginia State Courts

Teaching & Academia

  • Lost Profits in Commercial Litigation: Proving and Defending Damages, Panelist (2025) 
  • The Beginning and End of Distributorships, Panelist (2024) 
  • Proving What Could Have Been: Methods and Standards for Establishing Lost Profits, Panelist (2021) 
  • Conflicts of Interest when Representing Businesses: One Enterprise, Many Persons, Panelist (2019) 
  • Best’s Insurance Law Digest, Reviser, A.M. Best (2018) 
  • Note, Interfacing Your Accuser: Computerized Evidence and the Confrontation Clause following Melendez-Diaz, 23 Reg. U. L. Rev. 213 (2010)—This note predicted Justice Thomas’s decision to cast his deciding vote with the Melendez-Diaz dissenters in Williams v. Illinois, 567 U.S. 50 (2012) and discussed many of the points that Justice Sotomayor would cover in her concurrence in Bullcoming v. New Mexico, 564 U.S. 647 (2011). 
  • Regent University Law Review, Articles Editor, 2010–11 

Outside of Work

  • National Parks
  • History
  • Travel

Articles & Blogs from Frederick (Erick) Poorbaugh

Thought Leadership
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Intern Program

As part of our effort to recruit, develop and retail the best and brightest attorneys, Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig offers a summer intern program for promising law school students who are looking to work as part of an innovative and incredibly successful team. With a global team of lawyers, selected candidates are able to work on high level projects in a collaborative space.

Paralegals and Legal Support Staff

At Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, our team of paralegals and staff work together collaboratively along side our attorneys toward a common goal. We have created a positive work environment where our paralegals and legal assistants work to successfully reach firm-wide goals and support each other to combine individual strengths to enhance team performance. They regularly assist our attorneys with organizing and maintaining files, conducting legal research, and preparing documents.