Eric K. Falk

Eric Falk concentrates his practice on toxic tort and hazardous substances litigation, with nearly four decades of experience defending Fortune 500 companies and regional businesses against claims involving alleged exposure to asbestos, silica, coal tar pitch, coal tar pitch volatiles and a wide range of chemicals and solvents. He has represented clients in matters involving allegations of mesothelioma, lung cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, colon cancer, esophageal cancer, laryngeal cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, toxic encephalopathy and other neurological disorders.

Additionally, Eric has handled toxic tort litigation across numerous jurisdictions, representing clients in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arkansas, New Jersey, Georgia, Indiana and Tennessee. His multistate experience provides him with an understanding of the varying legal, medical and scientific issues that arise in complex toxic exposure litigation.

Eric has held leadership roles with national legal organizations focused on toxic tort and environmental litigation. He previously served as Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee, Chair of the Defense Research Institute Industrywide Litigation Committee and newsletter editor for the DRI Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee. He has also presented at DRI and ABA asbestos and toxic tort conferences and authored or co-authored numerous articles for their publications.

Outside the practice of law, Eric is an avid photographer whose work has been exhibited in galleries in Pennsylvania, Vermont, Rhode Island, England and Italy and published in photography monographs and books.