Erin F. Giglia

Erin Giglia is co-owner and founder of Montage Legal Group, a freelance attorney comprised of former big firm attorneys who assist law firms nationwide. Montage is a nationwide network of experienced contract/freelance attorneys with impressive credentials from top law schools and training in prestigious law firms. Montage’s attorneys assist law firms with temporary and substantive legal projects on an hourly basis, providing a cost-effective way to manage case overflow.

Ms. Giglia graduated from Wellesley College, cum laude, with departmental honors in Political Science. She graduated from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2001, cum laude, Order of the Coif. After law school, Ms. Giglia practiced litigation at Brubeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP, and then at Snell & Wilmer, LLP.

Montage Legal Group has been discussed and highlighted in numerous articles and publications including Forbes.com, ABA Journal, The Huffington Post, Above the Law, and The Atlantic, among others. Montage Legal Group was featured in Freelance Law: Lawyers’ Network Helps These Women Keep a Hand in the Workforce (ABA Journal, 2011); and How Two Stay-at-Home Moms Are Changing the Legal Industry (Forbes.com, 2014). Montage’s unique business model has been discussed in various books, including Life After Law (2013), Overwhelmed (2015), and Lawyer Interrupted (2016). Ms. Giglia is a frequent speaker on issues involving the ethics of freelance/contract lawyering, women in the law, and alternative legal practice models. She has co-authored several articles, including “Ethics of Contract Lawyering” (Part 1 and Part 2); (Law.com-The Recorder, 2013); “Survey Results: Why are Women Really Leaving Firms?” (Orange County Lawyer, 2016); and “Why Lawyers Leave Law Firms and What Firms Can Do About It” (ABA Law Practice Today, 2016)."