Legal Experience

• Partner, INGRAM, ZELASKO & GOODWIN, LLP – 2004 to present; Associate  – 1999 to 2003

• Judge Pro Tem – Grays Harbor and Thurston County District Courts

Judge Pro Tem – Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Cosmopolis, Westport, Ocean Shores, Montesano, Elma, and McCleary Municipal Courts

Areas of Practice

Criminal Defense (felonies, misdemeanors, DUIs, traffic infractions, domestic violence offenses, driver’s license suspensions, weapons offenses, marijuana and other drug charges, restore right to bear firearms, restore civil liberties, vacate felony/misdemeanor convictions)

• Personal Injury Law (pedestrian/auto accidents, wrongful death claims, slip/fall injuries)

Business Law (banking compliance, Bank Secrecy Act, internal control regulations, collections)

Real Estate Law (landlord/tenant, unlawful detainers, commercial and residential evictions, lease enforcement, agreements and contracts, collections)

Civil Litigation (contract disputes)

Education

• J.M. Weatherwax High School, Aberdeen, WA – June 1989

• Willamette University College of Liberal Arts – Salem, OR

      Bachelor of Arts, Political Science – May 1993

• William Mitchell College of Law – St. Paul, MN

      Juris Doctorate – May 1998

Professional Memberships / Community Involvement

• Washington State Bar Association, Member 1999 to present

• Grays Harbor County Bar Association, Member 1999 to present

• YMCA of Grays Harbor, Past President 2009-2010

• TwinStar Credit Union, Board Member 2006 to present

• United Way of Grays Harbor, Board Member 2009-2010

• Aberdeen Timberland Library, Current Board Member

Erik M. Kupka - Partner

Ingram, Zelasko & Goodwin, LLP

120 East First Street
Aberdeen, Washington 98520-5246
Telephone: 360.533.2865
Fax: 360.538.1511

Email:  ekupka@izglaw.com