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title: Erin Joyce
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![Erin Joyce](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Joyce-Erin_0d562a3494f5e935c1456f3ebbad77e7.jpg)

# Erin Joyce

Erin Joyce has extensive experience in State Bar investigations and disciplinary proceedings, plus over twenty five years of civil litigation practice. Erin was admitted in 1990 and practiced for nearly eight years in an intellectual property boutique before joining the Office of Chief Trial Counsel as a prosecutor for the State Bar, from 1997 through 2016. Before going into private practice, Erin served as Chief Special Investigator for the Los Angeles Fire Department, as a prosecutor for the State Bar of California, and as a lawyer for multiple private practices.

### Articles written by this author:

[![How to avoid a State Bar complaint](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Joyce-istock-1130576044_678f0163bef01471e7c326093c8f391a.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december/how-to-avoid-a-state-bar-complaint "How to avoid a State Bar complaint")

## [How to avoid a State Bar complaint](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december/how-to-avoid-a-state-bar-complaint "How to avoid a State Bar complaint")

Put the client’s interests ahead of your own — and return phone calls

[Erin Joyce](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/erin-joyce "Erin Joyce")

[2019 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december)

## [Pitfalls to avoid with litigation funding](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march/pitfalls-to-avoid-with-litigation-funding "Pitfalls to avoid with litigation funding")

Whether a third-party loan is made directly to the client or the attorney borrows the money, there are ethical pitfalls

[Erin Joyce](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/erin-joyce "Erin Joyce")

[2021 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march)

## [Navigating the world of co-counsel relationships](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-july/navigating-the-world-of-co-counsel-relationships "Navigating the world of co-counsel relationships")

Simple practices to help you form a successful co-counsel relationship and avoid potential ethical violations

[Erin Joyce](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/erin-joyce "Erin Joyce")
[Raquel Greenberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/raquel-greenberg "Raquel Greenberg")

[2022 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-july)

[![Key concepts to follow for trust accounting](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Joyce-istock-1463258483_100c1156b230b8af48b8655f02371de4.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october/key-concepts-to-follow-for-trust-accounting "Key concepts to follow for trust accounting")

## [Key concepts to follow for trust accounting](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october/key-concepts-to-follow-for-trust-accounting "Key concepts to follow for trust accounting")

In the post-Girardi landscape, attorneys must recognize their non-delegable duty to maintain absolute accuracy in their client trust accounts

[Erin Joyce](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/erin-joyce "Erin Joyce")

[2024 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october)