South Georgia Personal Injury Attorney
Erik Rosskopf, Attorney at Law
Erik Rosskopf is an associate attorney with Farah & Farah at the law firm’s downtown Jacksonville office. Rosskopf is licensed to practice law in Georgia and passed the Florida bar in July 2009.
Born May 24, 1965, in Los Angeles, California, Rosskopf moved with his parents to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 1969, where his father practiced law. While living in the U.S.V.I., Rosskopf was a member of the Olympic, World Championship, and Pan-American Swim teams from 1979 through 1984.
Rosskopf attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he majored in advertising and journalism with a minor in economics. After graduating in 1987, he worked in the business world, managing restaurants and eventually owning a specialty bicycle retail outlet. With the sale of one of his businesses, he attended John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, Georgia in the evenings while working full-time as a trial consultant helping attorneys present their cases to a jury. While in law school he was on the mock trial team.
Previously, he practiced law in Georgia working as a trial attorney specializing in personal injuries including auto accidents, nursing home negligence, and premises liability.
When he’s not working, Rosskopf enjoys biking and surfing, and spending time with his wife on their farm in Georgia. They have two grown children who live nearby In Savannah and Orlando.
PRACTICE AREAS
Rosskopf is experienced in all areas of personal injury including auto accidents, medical malpractice and premises liability. His interests are expanding his practice into transportation and maritime law.
EDUCATION
Louisiana State University, Advertising, Journalism (B.A.)
John Marshall Law School, (J.D.)
MEMBERSHIP
The Georgia Bar Association
The Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA)
The Florida Bar, passed July 2009
American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) - Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee