Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich is an environmental activist and consumer advocate who runs Brockovich Research & Consulting. She works on environmental issues around the world, including groundwater contamination, oil spills, and fracking. She also advises victims of environmental contamination and medical device injuries.

Erin Brockovich is a 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.

She wrote a New York Times business bestseller, "Take It From Me: Life’s A Struggle, But You Can Win." She has also written two fiction novels, "Rock Bottom" and "Hot Water." Her latest release, "Superman's Not Coming: Our National Water Crisis and What We the People Can Do About It" is a companion to her website where crowd-sourced data on public drinking water is amassed.

As president of Brockovich Research & Consulting, she is currently involved in numerous environmental projects worldwide. She has requests for her help in ground water contamination complaints in every state of the US, Australia, and other international hot spots. She is currently working on cases in California, Texas, Florida, Michigan, Illinois, and Missouri. Erin is one of the most requested speakers on the international lecture circuit and travels the world for personal appearances. She is a true American hero whose icon status and “stick-to-it-iveness” only fuels her determination to expose injustice and lend her voice to those who do not have one.

She is this generation’s “Dear Abby”, and in fact receives thousands of “Dear Erin” letters and emails each year from people who are begging for help and support in their own personal struggles. Erin proudly answers every one of them.

Brockovich hosted 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.

It’s been over 20 years since Julia Roberts starred in the Oscar-winning tour de force, "Erin Brockovich." The film turned an unknown legal researcher into a 20th century icon by showcasing how her dogged persistence was the impelling force behind the largest medical settlement lawsuit in history.

After being seriously injured in a traffic accident in Reno, Brockovich hired Masry & Vititoe to represent her. They won a small settlement, but she still needed work, so she got a job at the law firm as a file clerk. It was while organizing papers on a pro bono real estate case that Erin first found medical records that would explode into the largest direct action lawsuit in US history.

Erin’s exhaustive investigation uncovered that PG&E had been poisoning the small town of Hinkley’s Water for over 30 years. They had been leaking toxic Chromium 6 into the ground water. This poison affected the health of the population of Hinkley. In 1996, as a result of the largest direct action lawsuit of its kind, spearheaded by Brockovich and Masry, the utility giant was forced to pay out the largest toxic tort injury settlement in US history: $333 million in damages to more than 600 Hinkley residents.

The story and eventual film made 'Erin Brockovich' a household name. Over time, she realized that she could use her notoriety to spread positive messages of personal empowerment and to encourage others to stand up and make a difference.

Brockovich has conquered all forms of media. Her first TV project was ABC’s 2001 Special, Challenge America With Erin Brockovich, where she helped motivate and organize the rebuilding of a dilapidated park in downtown Manhattan. This show is best described as “Extreme Make-Over Home Edition on steroids”. For three seasons, Erin hosted the Lifetime series, Final Justice With Erin Brockovich. The show celebrated everyday women who triumphed when faced with overwhelming adversity.