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Eric R. Nowak
Partner

enowak@harrell-nowak.com
Phone: (504) 522-7885
Fax: (504) 528-3131

Mr. Nowak represents individuals, families, and businesses at both the federal and state courts in tort lawsuits for physical and mental injuries, contract disputes, and insurance litigation.  He spends a significant amount of his time on cases where the issues are based on medicine and science - such as serious injury cases, medical malpractice, products liability, and toxic exposures.

He brings a resume of hard work, compassion, and experience to every case. 

Before starting his own firm, Mr. Nowak practiced at the nationally acclaimed firm of Hunton & Williams where he earned his litigation stripes.  At Hunton & Williams, he handled products liability, premises liability, and contract cases in Virginia, Texas, and Arkansas.  He also participated in over 100 hearings where he represented custodial parents trying to collect child support.  And, as a Legal Aide Volunteer, he successfully represented and tried cases for families with housing disputes.  His trial work on behalf of the less privileged in our society, earned him the E. Randolph Williams Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service.

From Hunton & Williams, Mr. Nowak joined the law firm of Sessions, Fishman & Nathan, where he later became a litigation partner.  There his practice continued to focus on products and medical liability issues, including pharmaceuticals.  Mr. Nowak was counsel for Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Novartis Consumer Health, Inc. in the phenylpropanolamine (PPA) cold medicine litigation - conducting medical and fact discovery for over 900 plaintiffs in more than 85 separate lawsuits.  He also successfully defended Novartis through the US 5th Circuit where the Court applied and interpreted the Louisiana Products Liability Act with respect to prescription drugs.  Stahl v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. , 283 F.3d 254 (5th Cir. 2002).

He graduated with academic honors from the University of Texas School of Law. At the University of Arizona, he earned a Bachelor of Arts, graduated magna cum laude, and was awarded the Phi Beta Kappa key.

Mr. Nowak is licensed to practice law in all the federal and state courts of Louisiana and Virginia, as well as the Fourth and Fifth Circuits of United States Courts of Appeals.  He is a member of the governing board of the New Orleans Federal Bar Association and is a past chairman of its Young Lawyers Division.