Eric A. Howard

Eric Howard is a Partner in the Boston office of GRSM. He focuses his practice on representing clients in complex business disputes, including professional malpractice, construction, intellectual property rights, tort, and commercial litigation matters.

Eric has represented clients in state and federal courts, administrative and arbitration tribunals and mediations.

Admissions

• Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Memberships

• Boston Bar Association
• State Bar of Massachusetts

Community Involvement

• ACEC/MA Risk Management Committee Member

PRESENTATIONS

• Speaker, Designing for Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency (“CCSR”) – Challenges and Concerns, Donovan Hatem Design Professional Roundtable, November 2022
• Speaker, What’s New: A Review of 2021 and Recent Cases Involving Design Professionals, Donovan Hatem Design Professional Roundtable, January 2022
• Lecturer, Words Really Do Matter, ACEC/MA Leadership Program, 2021
• Lecturer, Contracts and Risk Management, ACEC/MA Emerging Leaders Program, 2021
• Moderator, Climate Change: New and Emerging Trends, Donovan Hatem Design Professional Roundtable, March 2021
• Speaker, What’s New: A Review of 2020 and Recent Cases Involving Design Professionals, Donovan Hatem Design Professional Roundtable, January 2021
• Speaker, Measuring Design Professional Performance, Donovan Hatem Design Professional Roundtable, September 2020
• Speaker, Legal Bootcamp for Practicing Architects, AIA Conference on Architecture, June 2018
• Speaker, Professional Liability Risk and Exposure for Consulting Engineers,  ACEC/MA Emerging Leaders Program, 2015-2018
• Speaker, Recent Cases and Trends Involving Design Professionals, February 2018
• Speaker, Managing Digital Risks: Cyber and Data Security for Design Professionals, Donovan Hatem Design Professional Luncheon Series, March 2017
• Speaker, Contract Administration Pitfalls and Pointers, Donovan Hatem Design Professional Luncheon Series, February 2017
• Speaker, Being an Expert Witness, Donovan Hatem Design Professional Roundtable, September 2016
• Speaker, An Overview of Owner’s Project Managers, ACEC/MA, May 2016
• Speaker, Risk Management Strategies for E-Communications and Construction Site Accidents, Donovan Hatem Design Professional Luncheon Series, September 2015
• Speaker, Recent Court Decisions Impacting Design Professionals, Donovan Hatem Design Professional Roundtable June 2015
• Speaker, Professional Liability Risk and Exposure for Consulting Engineers, ACEC/MA Emerging Leaders Program, April 2015
• Speaker, What to Expect If/When You Are Sued, Donovan Hatem Design Professional Roundtable, March 2015
• Speaker, The Imperfection Study, Donovan Hatem Design Professional Luncheon Series, January 2015

EDUCATION

J.D., Temple University, James E. Beasely School of Law, 1998

• Moot Court Honor Society

B.S., summa cum laude, Northeastern University, 1995