Erin Liem

Erin Emily Pritchard Liem joined the Office of the County Counsel in 2017 and is a member of the Child and Family Protection Team.  Erin advises the Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS) in juvenile dependency matters, including representing DFCS in court proceedings.  Before joining the Child and Family Protection Team, Erin practiced in the Office’s General Government section, advising a range of County departments and agencies, including the Department of Tax and Collections and the Child Abuse Prevention Council.  Erin’s professional expertise includes children’s welfare, government contracting and procurement, taxation, open government law, including the Brown Act and the California Public Records Act, land use and planning, including affordable housing, environmental law, and sustainability, intellectual property, and complex civil litigation. 

Office practice areas

• Child and Family Protection Team 

​​Education

• Harvard Law School, J.D., 2013 
  • REACH Scholar, Federal Circuit Scholar 
  • Technical Editor, Harvard Environmental Law Review 
  • Digest Writer, Harvard Journal of Law and Technology 
• University of California, Irvine, B.S. Environmental Engineering, B.A. Philosophy, Phi Beta Kappa, 2009 
  • Founder and President, Engineers Without Borders at UCI 
  • Treasurer, Society of Women Engineers 

Prior experience

• Deputy County Counsel at San Benito County (2017) 
• Associate at Cooley LLP (2013-2017)