ATTORNEYS

Justin leads the Startup Law practice at Spengler & Agans.He works with startups, entrepreneurs, and local businesses throughout the Charlotte community. In addition to his background in the law, Justin has an M.B.A. with a focus on entrepreneurship and marketing strategy. Justin and Eric previously launched their own startup, which gives them a unique understanding of the challenges faced by entrepreneurs.

In the community, Justin is on the leadership team for PitchBreakfast and serves as an advisory board member for Queen City Forward, a non-profit that works with social ventures to develop scalable businesses that can continue to have a sustainable impact. He is also the young alumni chair the the Charlotte chapter of the University of Chicago Alumni Club of North Carolina. Previously, Justin managed a team of students from Davidson, UNCC, CPCC, and Johnson C. Smith, who researched and presented to Charlotte’s City Council on the merits of the Street Car project.

In his free time, Justin enjoys climbing, hiking, Chicago sports, and exploring Charlotte’s restaurants, microbreweries, and music venues.

Eric leads the Civil Litigation practice at Spengler & Agans.He assists clients in contract disputes; employment issues, including wage and hour claims; personal injury suits; and other civil litigation, such as fiduciary duty and estate administration cases. Eric also offers immigration law services relating to business and employment issues, as well as family-based visas. Generally, his courtroom-based practice complements the transactional services provided by Justin.

In the community, Eric currently serves as a representative for Sustain Charlotte on a task force appointed by City Council to find a solution that balances continued development with concerns for flooding and water quality. He also volunteers with the Carolina Refugee Resettlement Program and provides his time pro bono to the juvenile immigrant program of Legal Services of Southern Piedmont.

Eric was born in upstate New York and spent most of his childhood in Muncie, Indiana, the subject of a series of sociological studies in the early 20th century on “Middletown” America. He recognizes and appreciates the tremendous opportunities he has been given to travel overseas: Eric spent a semester as a foreign exchange student in Avignon, France and 10 weeks backpacking with a friend through South America. Of all the places he has seen in the world, his “happy place” remains in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York.

In his free time, Eric enjoys going to concerts, hiking and camping, playing in a soccer league with his brothers in Asheville, and exploring the Plaza Midwood and NoDa neighborhoods.