Erik E. Money

Erik brings a practical approach to representing individuals and businesses in complex litigation matters.

Erik excels at litigating shareholder and partnership disputes for closely-held companies, and has expertise in appellate procedure at both the state and federal level. Erik also has experience in litigating breach of contract, trade secret, healthcare payor, and False Claims Act cases.

During law school, Erik worked as a law clerk at a large agricultural cooperative where he assisted in drafting and negotiating various commercial agreements. After law school, he clerked for Chief Justice Lorie Gildea on the Minnesota Supreme Court and Judge Carlos Bea on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

• Obtained favorable arbitration award for a payment solutions company in a complex breach of contract dispute.
• Assisted in obtaining favorable judgment in trust dispute following a bench trial.
• Assisted in obtaining favorable outcome in franchise dispute following a three-day bench trial. The Franchisor sued our clients, seeking to prevent the sale of the franchise. After the court ruled in our clients’ favor, the parties resolved their dispute.
• Assisted in obtaining several favorable rulings with respect to the enforcement of employer non-compete agreements.
• Assisted in obtaining favorable settlement in complex healthcare payor arbitration.
• Assisted in obtaining affirmance on appeal of favorable superior court judgment in will contest.
• Obtained dismissal of appeal in Minnesota Court of Appeals.
• Obtained dismissal of counterclaims for lack of personal jurisdiction in federal trade secret case.
• Obtained favorable settlement in shareholder dispute over closely-held South Dakota business.

Education

• University of St. Thomas School of Law, J.D., 2020, summa cum laude
• St. Olaf College, B.A., 2015

Admissions

• Minnesota, 2020
• U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2021
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2025
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2025

Clerkships

• Judicial Clerk, Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, Minnesota Supreme Court, 2020
• Judicial Clerk, Judge Carlos Bea, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2022

• Minnesota State Bar Association, North Star Lawyer, 2021
• Dean’s Award, Family Law, 2019
• Dean’s Award, Secured Transactions, 2019
• Dean’s Award, Intellectual Property, 2018
• Dean’s Award, Lawyering Skills I & II, 2017–2018
• Dean’s Award, Contracts, 2017

Community

• Volunteer, LegalCORPS, 2020
• Volunteer, Ronald McDonald House, 2018-2019