Barnes & Thornburg has added new ethics, healthcare, intellectual property and litigation attorneys to its Atlanta, Chicago, Fort Wayne and Indianapolis offices.
Andrew J. Erickson is a staff attorney in our Chicago office who leverages knowledge gained from working in the medical field, along with his legal background, to bring added insight to healthcare clients.
Erickson earned his J.D., cum laude, from DePaul University College of Law and his B.A., magna cum laude, from DePaul University.
Lynn M. Eriks, of counsel in the Indianapolis office, brings her knowledge and skill to the firm serving as a member of the professional responsibility counsel team, where she focuses her practice on various legal ethics and professional responsibility matters.
Eriks earned her J.D. from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and her B.S., cum laude, in business administration and economics from Manchester College.
Adam Gajadharsingh, an associate in the Atlanta office, focuses on commercial litigation, insurance coverage disputes and intellectual property matters, along with a variety of other subject matter areas. As a former business owner, he also brings first-hand knowledge of running a company when helping clients with their corporate legal needs.
He earned his J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 1998 and his B.A., magna cum laude, in political science and English from Tulane University in 1995.
Leonard Giannone, who is an associate in the Chicago office, strategically guides clients by focusing on virtually all aspects of their intellectual property, with an emphasis on patent portfolio management and development. As a counselor, he draws on his legal experience and technical knowledge to provide business value.
He earned his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 2012 and his B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2009.
Apryl Elizabeth Underwood is an associate in the Fort Wayne office and a litigator with trial experience defending multinational companies and governmental entities in a broad range of commercial, personal injury, and product liability matters, including multidistrict litigations, coordinated proceedings, and cases in federal and state courts nationwide.
Underwood earned her M.P.A. from Indiana University-Indianapolis School of Public and Environmental Affairs in 2012, her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2010, her M.S. from the Indiana University School of Medicine in 2005, and her B.A. in psychology from St. Mary's College in 2003.
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