Erin Sellberg
Erin was admitted to the Iowa Bar in 2025. She originally began working for Barten Law as a legal assistant, before being sworn in as an attorney. Her primary practice area is employment-based immigration law.
She graduated from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2024. Throughout her time in law school, she was a research assistant for Professor Andrea Armstrong, Dr. Norman C. Francis Distinguished Professor of Law and 2023 MacArthur from 2023-2024; a legal research assistant for Professor Mitchell Crusto, Henry F. Bonura, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Law from 2023-2024; and was a summer law clerk at the Justice & Accountability Center of Louisiana through the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center in 2022. In addition, she served as Vice President of the Women’s Law Student Association (WLSA); and was a member of the Committee on Inclusive Excellence, Student Bar Association (SBA), First Generation Law Student Association (FGLSA), National Lawyers Guild (NLG), and Environmental Law Society (ELS).
Erin graduated magna cum laude from Loras College in 2020 with both a B.A. in Sociology and a B.A. in International Studies. She was also a member of the Loras College Women’s Soccer Team.
Education:
J.D.
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
2024
New Orleans, LA
B.A. in Sociology
B.A. in International Studies
Minor in Gender Studies
Magna Cum Laude
Loras College
Dubuque, IA
Involvement:
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Women’s Law Student Association (WLSA) – Vice President 2023-2024
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Committee on Inclusive Excellence – Member
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Student Bar Association (SBA) – Member
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First Generation Law Student Association (FGLSA) – Member
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National Lawyers Guild (NLG) – Member
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Environmental Law Society (ELS) – Member
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Loras College Honors Program – Member
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Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor Society – Member
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Better Together Club – Leadership Team Member
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Peace and Justice Club – Member
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Interfaith Club – Member
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Loras College Women’s Soccer Team
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Co-Founder of the Food Scholars Program at the Convivium Urban Farmstead
Experience:
Research Assistant
2023-2024
Employed by Professor Andrea Armstrong, Dr. Norman C. Francis Distinguished Professor of Law and 2023 MacArthur Fellow
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Spearheaded the website creation and revamp of Incarceration Transparency, with the mission being to publicly share date and research addressing the significant harms arising from conditions of incarceration, particularly within the state of Louisiana. Submitted public records requests; performed extensive data research and analysis; conducted phone calls and interviews; tracked parish noncompliance with the Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA); wrote reports, memos, and edited narratives of inmates killed due to correctional oversight, noncompliance, and violence. Assisted in planning the 2024 Carceral Death Data Collective Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Legal Research Assistant
2023-2024
Employed by Professor Mitchell Crusto, Henry F. Bonura, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Law
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Conducted extensive research on the “Name, Image, and Likeness” (NIL)/media rights of college athletes over the span of recent decades amidst an ever-changing legal landscape.
Summer Law Clerk
Employed by the Justice & Accountability Center of Louisiana (JAC) through the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center
2022
New Orleans, LA
Provided legal services and related community education to eliminate obstacles to opportunity for people harmed by the systemic and economic impacts of the criminal legal system. Facilitated a collaborative lawyering program in which teams of attorneys practicing in different fields came together to provide legal services holistically to individuals previously incarcerated, with the goal being to increase the likelihood of successful reentry and decrease recidivism rates. Provided expungement services and hosted clinics on a regular basis for anyone having had contact with the criminal justice system. Assisted the Justice & Accountability Center with workshops, classes, and events for the public, attorneys, stakeholders, policy makers, and the media on various criminal justice issues, including expungement, reentry, indigent defense funding, the post-conviction process, and more. Conducted legal research and assisted in legal writing projects for JAC staff in both the office and courtroom.
Interests:
Soccer
Horseback Riding
Movies/TV Shows
Call Now / Llame Ahora