For 12 years, Eric Harmon has been working hard as a proud member of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. For over three years he worked prosecuting hardcore gang offenders, protecting the public from some of the most violent street gang members in L.A. For the past two and a half years Eric has specialized in prosecuting major crimes, offenses which are often high-profile, complex a
nd put the prosecution and the DA’s office under intense scrutiny. Eric has prosecuted 60 felony trials and 25 misdemeanor trials, involving offenses which include gang and serial homicides, child murder, domestic violence, r**e, kidnapping, identity theft, animal cruelty, home invasion robbery and carjacking. Educated at UC Berkeley where he earned his BA in history and political science, Eric received his JD from the University of Texas School of Law in 1998. At Berkeley Eric was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cm laude. After receiving his law degree he clerked for a federal magistrate judge for a year before joining the L.A. County DA’s office in August 1999. As a lecturer for the Los Angeles Police Department’s Detective School and for the District Attorney’s office New Hire Training program, and as a legal consultant for television programs, Eric’s courtroom experience is augmented by his work with law enforcement and the media. Eric was also interviewed by Dateline NBC to discuss his work in the People v. James Fayed case he prosecuted involving a murder for hire plot.
