Eric M. Brooks

Eric M. Brooks is a Montana civil litigation attorney at Moore, Cockrell, Goicoechea & Johnson, P. C, whose practice includes general civil litigation, governmental liability, personal injury, insurance defense, and commercial litigation lawsuits and disputes. He represents clients in disputes involving public entities, insurers, businesses, and individuals, drawing on a litigation background developed through both military and private practice. His work includes handling contested matters from early case assessment through discovery, motion practice, negotiation, and trial preparation, with experience addressing complex factual and legal issues in state and federal forums.

Eric earned his J.D. cum laude from Cornell Law School and his B.A. in History from Haverford College. After law school, he accepted a commission as an officer in the United States Air Force and served as an attorney in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. His legal training and military service provided extensive courtroom experience and exposure to a broad range of legal matters, particularly litigation requiring disciplined preparation, evidentiary analysis, witness examination, and persuasive advocacy.

Eric served as both a prosecutor and defense counsel while in the Air Force and tried numerous criminal cases to completion. His experience on both sides of contested proceedings gives him a practical understanding of case development, courtroom strategy, and trial advocacy. After completing active-duty military service in 2019, he entered private practice in Montana, where he applies that litigation background to civil matters involving governmental liability, personal injury, insurance disputes, commercial claims, and other contested issues.

Eric M. Brooks is admitted to practice in Maryland and Montana and before the US Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals and the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. His background combines military trial work with civil litigation experience, supporting representation in matters that require careful factual investigation, strategic motion practice, and effective courtroom presentation. He brings a trial-focused perspective to cases involving injury claims, insurance defense, government liability, and commercial disputes while providing clients with practical legal guidance throughout the litigation process and case strategy.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Moore, Cockrell, Goicoechea & Johnson P.C
• Member, State Bar of Montana
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Montana
• Maryland

Education

• Cornell Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Haverford College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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