Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich | |
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Brockovich in 2016 | |
| Born | Erin Pattee June 22, 1960 Lawrence, Kansas, US |
| Alma mater | Wade College (AAA) |
| Occupation | Consumer advocate |
| Spouses | Shawn Brown
(m. 1982; div. 1987)Steven Brockovich
(m. 1989; div. 1990)Eric L. Ellis
(m. 1998; div. 2012) |
| Children | 3 |
Erin Brockovich (née Pattee; born June 22, 1960) is an American paralegal, consumer advocate, and environmental activist who was instrumental in building a case against Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) involving groundwater contamination in Hinkley, California, for attorney Ed Masry in 1993. Their successful lawsuit was the subject of the Oscar-nominated film, Erin Brockovich (2000), starring Julia Roberts as Brockovich and Albert Finney as Masry.
Since then, Brockovich has become a media personality, hosting the TV series Challenge America with Erin Brockovich on ABC and Final Justice on Zone Reality, and became president of Brockovich Research & Consulting. She also works as a consultant for the New York law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg, which has a focus on personal injury claims for asbestos exposure, and Shine Lawyers in Australia. She worked as a consultant for the now-defunct California law firm Girardi & Keese.