Joshua Erlich

Joshua Erlich's practice includes transactional and litigation projects for both individuals and small businesses. Prior to forming The Erlich Law Office, Mr. Erlich was an associate at McTigue & Veis, LLP. In that position, he worked on complex class action litigation, representing participants in employee benefit plans. Mr. Erlich also served as a legal intern at the Department of Labor, Plan Benefits Security Division and in the Department of the Treasury's Office of the Assistant General Counsel for General Law, Ethics, and Regulation. He worked at private firms during law school and held a summer associate position at O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue, LLP. Mr.Erlich earned his J.D. and his LL.M. in Taxation from the Georgetown University Law Center. He also holds a Certificate of Employee Benefits Law from Georgetown. While at Georgetown, Mr. Erlich was a Legal Research and Writing Fellow and worked as a research assistant for Martha Jo Wagner, an adjunct professor focused on ERISA litigation. He was a finalist in the American Bar Association's Law Student Tax Challenge, LL.M. Division. Mr. Erlich is a graduate of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, holding a B.A. in History with a minor in Philosophy and a B.A. in Classics. He is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia and has resided in Arlington for six years. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Joshua Erlich included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors SuperLawyers, Rising Star, Virginia, 2017 - 2018 SuperLawyers, Rising Star, Washington, DC, 2017 - 2018 Virginia Legal Elite, 2017 - Present Other Sources of Feedback About Joshua Erlich Included on the 2026Virginia Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2024 Virginia Super Lawyers list 2023 Washington DC Super Lawyers list 2022 Washington DC Super Lawyers list 2021 Washington DC Super Lawyers list 2020 Washington DC Super Lawyers list 2019 Washington DC Super Lawyers list 2018 Washington DC Super Lawyers list

• McTigue & Veis, LLP, Associate
• Department of Labor, Plan Benefits Security Division , Legal Intern
• Department of the Treasury’s Office, Assistant General Counsel for General Law, Ethics, and Regulation, Legal Intern
• Martha Jo Wagner, Adjunct Professor focused on ERISA Litigation, Research Assistant

• Diversity Conference of the Virginia State Bar

• National Police Accountability Project

• Washington
• Virginia
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia
• U.S. Tax Court

• Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association
• Virginia Employment Lawyers Association
• National Employment Lawyers Association
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• Arlington County Bar Association
• Virginia Bar Association
• Virginia Equality Bar Association
• Open Arms Housing Board of Directors, 2015 - Present (Board Member)