Erick M. Drlicka

Director

Erick concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury and employment law. He graduated from the University of Florida College of Law, where he was a member of the trial competition team. Prior to earning his law degree, Erick received an undergraduate degree from Spring Hill College, cum laude, and a graduate degree in international affairs from Columbia University.

Practice Areas

Corporate

Personal

Erick concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury and employment law. He graduated from the University of Florida College of Law, where he was a member of the trial competition team. Prior to earning his law degree, Erick received an undergraduate degree from Spring Hill College, cum laude, and a graduate degree in international affairs from Columbia University.

Since joining Emmanuel, Sheppard & Condon in 1987, he has become a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, board-certified by the Florida Bar as a Civil Trial Lawyer and Labor and Employment law. He has also distinguished himself as a member of numerous professional associations, including the Florida Bar and the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association.

Experience

  • Director, Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon, 1987

Education

  • University of Florida College of Law, 1987,
  • Trial Competition Team
  • Columbia University, M.I.A., 1983
  • Spring Hill College, cum laude, 1981

Bar Admissions 

  • Florida Bar

Court Admissions

  • Admitted to Florida State Courts, 1987
  • Admitted to United States District Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1997
  • Admitted to United States District Court:
  • Northern District of Florida, 1988
  • Middle District of Florida, 2005

Professional & Community Affiliations

  • The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section
    • Past Chair 2019-2020
  • Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association
    • Executive Council 2006-2007 and 2007 – 2008
  • Society of Human Resource Management
    • Member
  • Catholic High School Development Council, past President and Member Finance Committee
  • Catholic High School
    • Past Mock Trial Coach
  • Pensacola Chamber of Commerce
    • Member
  • American Red Cross, 
    • Past Board of Directors, Past Chair of By-law Committee, and Past Audit Committee
  • Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida
    • Advisory Board of Directors 2011
  • Diocesan School Advisory Council, Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
  • National Diocesan Attorneys Association

Recognition & Awards

  • AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Super Lawyer 2013 – 2020
  • The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Lawyers