Erin Hoffman is an attorney in the Faegre Baker Daniels business litigation group, focusing primarily on financial services and real estate litigation. Her clients include many of the largest financial institutions in the country, including Capital One, U.S. Bank, Wachovia and Wells Fargo.

Erin represents clients across the United States and has litigated cases in Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.

She has successfully defended clients against a variety of consumer claims, including claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Credit Billing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.  Her experience also includes state consumer protection laws and foreclosure statutes, in both individual and class action contexts.

Prior to joining the firm, she clerked for the Honorable Matthew E. Johnson,  now Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. During law school, she clerked for the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and served as judicial extern to the Honorable Donald C. Nugent of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. 

Representative Cases Include:

• Scanlon v. Northwest Mortgage, Inc., Civ. No. 11-3128, 2012 WL 28140 (D. Minn. Jan. 5, 2012). Successfully defended against motion to enjoin foreclosure sale.
• Lansing v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Civ. No. 11-3132, 2011 WL 6754083 (D. Minn. Dec. 23, 2012). Successfully obtained partial dismissal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) on claims under the FDCPA and Minnesota Consumer Fraud Act.
• Bazil v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Civ. No. 11-1206, 2011 WL 4442835 (D. Minn. Sept. 22, 2011).  Obtained complete dismissal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) on claims challenging foreclosure. Court held majority of claims were preempted by Home Owners' Loan Act and remainder failed as a matter of law.
• WCM v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n ND, Civ. No. 11-480, 2011 WL 4290637 (D. Minn. May 20, 2011), adopted (D. Minn. June 22, 2011). Successfully defended against motion to enjoin automatic withdrawals of payments on secured line of credit. 

Professional Associations

• Minnesota State Bar Association—Appellate Practice and Consumer Litigation Sections

Clerkships

• Minnesota Court of Appeals, Hon. Matthew E. Johnson, 2008-10

Presentations

• The ABCs of Federal Consumer Credit Protection
  Minnesota State Bar Association, Minneapolis (2012)
• How to Respond to a Qualified Written Request (QWR)
  Iowa CLE (2011)