Erin M. Boggess

Erin is a member of Fredrikson’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group, representing clients in disputes and litigation involving patents, trademarks, copyright, and trade secrets.

Leveraging her prior experience with transactional law and employment & labor, Erin brings a holistic business approach to all of her clients.

Erin received her Juris Doctor degree with highest honors from Drake University Law School. While at Drake Law, Erin served as Research Editor for the Drake Law Review, represented business clients in the Entrepreneurial and Transactional Clinic, and externed for Chief Justice Susan Christensen at the Iowa Supreme Court during her third year of law school.

• Member of the trial team that obtained a favorable settlement for a client facing allegations of patent infringement related to advanced industry technology in multi-district litigation.
• Represented a client in a non-compete and trade secrets dispute, successfully reaching settlement with opposing counsel.

Education

• Drake University Law School, J.D., 2023, highest honors
• Simpson College, B.A., 2016, summa cum laude

Admissions

• Iowa, 2024
• Minnesota, 2025
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, 2024
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 2024
• U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2025
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2024

Clerkships

• Judicial Extern, Chief Justice Susan Christiansen, Supreme Court of Iowa, 2022
• Judicial Extern, Chief Magistrate Helen Adams, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 2021

• Order of the Coif

• American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law Young Lawyers Division, Fellow, 2024-2026
• Drake Law Review, Research Editor, 2022-2023