One on One with Erica Dove

By Our Town Gwinnett Staff

Our Town Gwinnett (OTG): Please tell our readers a little about yourself. What do you want our readers to know about you? Who were your mentors and role models?

Erica Dove (ED): I am Erica Dove – Hard worker, Attorney, Judge, Entrepreneur, community servant, dog mom, and candidate for Gwinnett State Court Judge!

Native of Washington, D.C., and a Georgia resident since 1980. I have been a resident of Gwinnett County since 1981. I attended Howard University for both Undergrad and Law School.

I began my career at King & Spalding, LLP in 2002. Later I served as a prosecutor in Gwinnett State Court for ten years, serving on the DUI Accountability Court team, and helping to pilot the Mental Health Diversion program. I also served as prosecutor in several municipal courts, including Norcross, Suwanee, Lilburn, and others. In 2015, I established The Law Office of Erica K Dove, LLC, handling various types of matters.

My mother has been my biggest role model. She has always set the standard, been the example; then she expects the best from me.

OTG: What are your favorite things to do?

ED: Traveling wherever there is clear blue water, yard work, and hanging with my pup, Bentley.

OTG: What role does community play in your life?

ED: Community is very important and plays a huge role in my life. Family, friends, neighbors, and even the legal community all, in some way, are the people who protect and support me in one way or

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