Erica Howard

About Erica Howard

I am a Juris Doctor graduate of Campbell University School of Law with hands-on experience in litigation, family law, criminal law, and client advocacy. My legal training is grounded in real-world practice through multiple legal clinics and trial advocacy programs, including the Gailor Family Law Litigation Clinic, the Richard Blanchard Criminal Law Clinic, the Campbell Innocence Project, and the Wills & Advanced Directives Clinic.I currently serve as a volunteer judge with North Carolina’s Teen Court diversion program, where I preside over youth proceedings and help promote accountability, rehabilitation, and restorative justice for first-time juvenile offenders.My experience includes legal research and writing, drafting motions and memoranda, preparing pleadings, managing discovery, trial preparation, and working directly with clients in high-stakes matters. I bring a practical, strategic, and business-minded approach to legal problem-solving, informed by my background in property management and entrepreneurship.In addition to my legal background, I am the founder and managing operator of a real estate and property management firm that I built from the ground up. My experience includes launching and scaling operations, residential leasing, tenant relations, contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, budgeting, and dispute resolution. This entrepreneurial background gives me a strong business and operational lens that directly informs my legal practice.My legal experience includes legal research and writing, drafting motions and memoranda, preparing pleadings, managing discovery, trial preparation, and working directly with clients in high-stakes matters. I approach legal problems strategically, pragmatically, and with a strong client-centered mindset.I am seeking opportunities in family law, criminal defense, real estate, or civil litigation where I can contribute immediately, grow as a litigator, and provide thoughtful, client-centered representation.

Experience

1. Real Estate Managing Broker

   Heavenly Realty

   Feb 2019 — Present · Virginia Beach, VA, US

   Founded a real estate agency and recruited real estate agents to build operations from the ground up.Trained and developed real estate agents on consultative sales techniques while assessing the needs of buyers and sellers to provide relevant properties and/or marketing strategies. Identified and solved complex strategy problems that impacted sales management and business direction. Ensured real estate agents performed all fiduciary duties as required by law.

Education

• Tidewater Community College

  Associate of Arts - AA, Criminal Justice

• Old Dominion University

  Bachelor of Science

• Regent University

  Master of Arts, Criminal Justice

• Campbell University

  Doctor of Law

• Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law

  Juris Doctor, Law

• Old Dominion University

  Bachelor of Applied Science - BAS, Criminal Justice

• Nottingham Trent University

  Master of Laws - LLM

Skills

• Real Estate Investor
• Short Sales
• Property
• Fha
• Rentals
• Listings
• Asset Management
• Negotiation
• Leases
• Investment Properties
• Sales
• Investors
• Buyers
• Fha Financing
• Accounting
• Hud
• Marketing
• Sellers
• Condos
• Credit
• Referrals
• Apartments
• Customer Service
• Leadership
• Social Networking
• Mortgage Lending
• Contract Negotiation
• Selling
• Loans
• Time Management
• Real Estate Transactions
• Residential Homes
• Customer Satisfaction
• Training
• Single Family Homes
• Investments
• Mortgage Servicing
• Home Staging
• Closings
• Buyer Representation