Areas of Focus
Eric Foley is a Senior Counsel in the Louisiana office and focuses on ending the punishment of poverty, unlawful fines and fees, pretrial detention, and police misconduct.
Before joining the MJC in January 2015, Foley was a staff attorney at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (SLLS) in New Orleans. During his time at SLLS, Foley represented low-income clients in administrative hearings, trial court, and appellate court. His practice areas included evictions, disputes with the public housing authority, denials of Social Security benefits, and advocacy for the unhoused. Before joining SLLS, Foley was a judicial clerk at the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
Foley was awarded Public Justice’s “Trial Lawyer of the Year” award in 2015 for his work challenging unlawful pretrial detention and was a finalist for the Louisiana State Bar Association’s “Outstanding Young Lawyer” award for 2019.
Apart from his wife and family, Foley’s great loves are poboys, live music, and guitars.