Erich Schmitz

Erich Schmitz is an Associate Attorney at Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP since September 2019, specializing in public financing activities for banking institutions, non-profit organizations, and governmental issuers across various sectors including healthcare and education. Prior to this role, Erich served as a Public Finance Credit Analyst at S&P Global Ratings, focusing on local government transactions in both the Western and Central US regions from February 2017 to September 2019. Erich's legal experience also includes serving as an Attorney for the City of Chicago and as a Legal Extern for the Federal Aviation Administration in 2014. Erich holds a Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University College of Law and has a background in studies at Iowa State University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.