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Erin Slusser

Eagle Rock,VA

Summary

Highly skilled legal professional with extensive experience in managing complex legal matters and leading teams of attorneys. Proven track record in litigation, negotiation, and strategic planning, ensuring compliance and achieving favorable outcomes. Strong focus on collaboration and adaptability, consistently delivering high-quality results in dynamic environments. Recognized for analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and effective communication skills.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Managing Attorney

GEICO
10.2017 - Current


  • Represented GEICO insureds and GEICO entities in Virginia and West Virginia in complex litigation cases in both state and Federal courts, ensuring timely resolution and adherence to legal and ethical standards.
  • Supervised attorneys and managed daily operations in multiple offices, fostering professional growth and collaboration by the attorneys.
  • Onboarded, trained and mentored GEICO attorneys to provide excellent service in accordance with GEICO's goals and standards.
  • Led legal strategy development in Virginia Staff Counsel offices to align with organizational objectives of the GEICO Legal Department and Staff Counsel to provide best in class legal services to GEICO stakeholders, including GEICO insureds and the GEICO claims department. Organized regional claims meeting and "lunch and learn" for presentations by Virginia Staff Counsel Attorneys to our claims adjusters.
  • Collaborated with attorneys, staff and others within the GEICO Legal Department as a member of the Change Management and Communications Committee to find ways to effectively communicate change with each other, our clients within the department and across the company. Presented on these efforts at the Legal Department Town Hall in January 2025.
  • Collaborated with attorneys, staff and members of the Mitratech TeamConnect Team as part of a working group to discuss and facilitate potential changes to the platform to meet the needs of the department.
  • Utilized reports and tools provided by GEICO, including Power BI and Monthly KPI reports, to identify trends and coaching opportunities for attorneys. Presented on the effective use of Power BI reports at the 2025 Staff Counsel Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Associate

Kalbaugh, Pfund & Messersmith
11.2014 - Current
  • Represented commercial, insurance and self-insured clients before regulatory, state and federal courts on matters including complex commercial disputes, personal injury/wrongful death claims, property damage claims and coverage disputes.
  • Represented commercial trucking companies and their insurers from initial accident investigation stage through litigation.

Associate Counsel, Litigation Division

McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP (formerly Dombroff Gilmore Jaques & French, PC)
08.2005 - 11.2014
  • Provided legal representation in complex commercial, insurance, personal injury/wrongful death, property damage and employment litigation matters before state and federal courts, administrative agencies, and arbitration tribunals in multiple jurisdictions throughout the United States.
  • Served as outside general counsel to aviation industry companies, private corporations and government contractor clients. Provided advice on a wide range of legal matters, including reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, drafting and negotiating employment agreements, drafting and auditing employment policies, advising on compliance with applicable federal and state statutes and regulations.
  • Supervised multiple junior attorneys and staff in the discovery phase for complex litigation arising from airline disasters and commercial disputes.

Associate

Semmes, Bowen & Semmes
01.2002 - 08.2005
  • Provided legal representation to national insurance and self-insured companies for workers’ compensation, coverage, employer’s liability and personal and complex tort liability matters. Advised employers and managers on issues relating to the Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Workers’ Compensation, OSHA and OWBPA. Personally maintained 100 plus active litigation files from the initial investigation and discovery process through trial. Responsibilities included maintaining extensive client contact, managing written discovery, conducting depositions and defending claims before Virginia and Federal courts and agencies.

Associate

Gilmer, Sadler, Ingram, Sutherland & Hutton
08.2000 - 01.2002
  • Represented and advised clients on labor and employment issues and federal and state statutes, including Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act and Fair Labor Standards Act. Also provided advice and legal representation on issues involving employment contracts, non-compete agreements, wrongful termination, defamation, etc. Represented clients before Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Virginia Human Rights Counsel, United States Labor Board, Virginia Courts and the United States District Court, Western District of Virginia.

Education

Juris Doctorate - Law

George Mason University School of Law
Arlington, VA
05.2000

Bachelor of Arts - Government, History

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
05.1997

Skills

  • Strategic prioritization of tasks
  • Comprehensive legal evaluation
  • Legal analysis
  • Legal analysis and writing
  • Office management

Interests

  • Cooking
  • Baking

Timeline

Managing Attorney

GEICO
10.2017 - Current

Associate

Kalbaugh, Pfund & Messersmith
11.2014 - Current

Associate Counsel, Litigation Division

McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP (formerly Dombroff Gilmore Jaques & French, PC)
08.2005 - 11.2014

Associate

Semmes, Bowen & Semmes
01.2002 - 08.2005

Associate

Gilmer, Sadler, Ingram, Sutherland & Hutton
08.2000 - 01.2002

Bachelor of Arts - Government, History

University of Virginia

Juris Doctorate - Law

George Mason University School of Law

Publications

  • February 2014 Moderator and Presenter, 8th Annual Aviation Symposium, An Airplane is Down . . . And the Pilots Forgot How to Fly
  • January 2013 Client Presentation to Human Resource Executives, Managers and Supervisors, How to Effectively Implement Human Resource Policies and Procedures.
  • June 2004 Featured Seminar Speaker, Processing Workers’ Compensation Claims
  • June 2003 Featured Seminar Speaker, Interaction Between the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act and the Social Security Act

Bar Admissions

  • Virginia
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • United States District Court, Western District of Virginia
  • United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

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