Erin Brockovich is an American environmental activist and legal clerk. She is best known for building the 1993 Pacific Gas and Electric Company litigation case for her law firm Masry & Vititoe. Her successful lawsuit was settled for US$333 million, the largest settlement paid in an American direct-action lawsuit till date. Her association with the case became the subject of the 2000 biographical movie ‘Erin Brockovich.’ Today, Brockovich has become a television personality as well, hosting a number of shows including ABC’s ‘Challenge America with Erin Brockovich’. Currently, she also serves as a consultant for the company Girardi & Keese and holds the post of the president at Brockovich Research & Consulting. In recognition of her environmental activism, Brockovich was awarded with an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, and an Honorary Doctor of laws from Lewis & Clark Law School, Oregon.
