Erika Smolyar
Erika Smolyar is an associate at Ackermann & Tilajef, a plaintiff-side labor and employment firm that represents workers across California, Washington, Texas, Nevada, and Colorado. She focuses on workplace harassment, discrimination, and retaliation matters and serves as the firm's lead attorney for Nevada cases.
Overview
Erika served on the trial team in a gender pay and promotion discrimination case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (July 2026), in which a federal jury found that a major apparel company discriminated against a former engineer in pay and promotions because of her gender. The verdict remains subject to post-trial proceedings.
Practice focus
Employment Litigation. The firm represents employees only, in individual, class, collective and representative matters across California, Washington, Texas, Nevada and Colorado.