Erin Brockovich

Quick Facts

Full Name	Erin Brockovich
Occupation	Activist
Date Of Birth	Jun 22, 1960(1960-06-22)
Age	64
Birthplace	Lawrence
Country	United States
Birth City	Kansas
Horoscope	Gemini

Erin Brockovich Biography

Erin Brockovich is one of the most popular and richest Activist who was born on June 22, 1960 in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Environmental activist, legal clerk and consultant. She is well-known for her lawsuit with the Pacific Gas & Electric Company for alleged contamination of water by Hexavelent chromium.

She was played by She was portrayed by Julia Roberts in the title role for the film that shares her name. Roberts won an Academy Award for the role. in the lead role in the film bearing her name. Roberts received the Academy Award for the role.

Erin Brockovich (born Pattee; June 22, 1960) is an American legal clerk, consumer advocate, and environmental activist, who, despite her lack of education in the law, was instrumental in building a case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) of California in 1993. Her successful lawsuit was the subject of a 2000 film, Erin Brockovich, which starred Julia Roberts. Since then, Brockovich has become a media personality as well, hosting the TV series Challenge America with Erin Brockovich on ABC and Final Justice on Zone Reality. She is the president of Brockovich Research & Consulting. She also works as a consultant for Girardi & Keese, the New York law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg, which has a focus on personal injury claims for asbestos exposure, and Shine Lawyers in Australia.

The case was settled in 1996 for US$333 million, the largest settlement ever paid in a direct-action lawsuit in U.S. history. Masry & Vititoe, the law firm for which Brockovich was a legal clerk, received $133.6 million of that settlement, and Brockovich herself was given a bonus of $2.5 million.

She got married to her first spouse Shawn Brown in 1982, but they divorced in 1987.

Erin Brockovich Net Worth

Erin Brockovich is one of the richest Activist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Erin Brockovich 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After a brief time as a management trainee for Kmart in 1981, she entered an event for beauty and was crowned Miss Pacific Coast in 1981.

She was employed at Girardi & Keese which focused on asbestos exposure injuries claims.

Brockovich was born Erin Pattee in Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Betty Jo (born O’Neal; c. 1923–2008), a journalist, and Frank Pattee (1924–2011), an industrial engineer and football player. She has two brothers, Frank Jr. and Thomas (1954–1992), and a sister, Jodie. She graduated from Lawrence High School, then attended Kansas State University, in Manhattan, Kansas, and graduated with an Associate in Applied Arts Degree from Wade College in Dallas, Texas. She worked as a management trainee for Kmart in 1981 but quit after a few months and entered a beauty pageant. She won Miss Pacific Coast in 1981 and left the beauty pageant after the win. She has lived in California since 1982.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Erin Brockovich Dating?

According to our records, Erin Brockovich married to Eric L. Ellis , Steven Brockovich , Shawn Brown. As of December 1, 2023, Erin Brockovich’s is not dating anyone.

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In June 2009, Brockovich began investigating a case of contaminated water in Midland, Texas. “Significant amounts” of hexavalent chromium were found in the water of more than 40 homes in the area, some of which have now been fitted with state-monitored filters on their water supply. Brockovich said “The only difference between here and Hinkley is that I saw higher levels here than I saw in Hinkley.”

Facts & Trivia

Erin Ranked on the list of most popular Activist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Erin Brockovich celebrates birthday on June 22 of every year.

A study released in 2010 by the California Cancer Registry showed that cancer rates in Hinkley “remained unremarkable from 1988 to 2008”. An epidemiologist involved in the study said that the 196 cases of cancer reported during the most recent survey of 1996 through 2008 were fewer than what he would expect based on demographics and the regional rate of cancer. However, in June 2013 Mother Jones magazine featured a critique from the Center for Public Integrity of the author’s work on the later epidemiological studies.

Are George and Erin Brockovich still together?

The character George–the biker boyfriend played by Aaron Eckhart–was based on Erin Brockovich-Ellis’s Mexican-American biker boyfriend Jorge. Erin and Jorge did break up, but he did not leave her life.

Is Erin Brockovich still rich?

Erin Brockovich is an American legal clerk and environmental activist who has net worth of $10 million. Erin Brockovich is most well-known for building a case against the Pacific Gas & Electric Company in California.

Did Erin Brockovich get 2 million dollars?

Erin’s persistent investigation found that the Pacific Gas and Electric company had been poisoning the residents of Hinkley, California, for more than 30 years. Out of the $333million settlement the company paid out, Erin herself received $2million.

How much of Erin Brockovich is true?

Accuracy. On her website, Brockovich says the film is “ probably 98% accurate “. While the general facts of the story are accurate, there are some minor discrepancies between actual events and the movie, as well as a number of controversial and disputed issues more fundamental to the case.

Is Hinkley CA still contaminated?

“At some point in the next few years we’re going to get some closure,” Banks said. But today there’s little left in Hinkley beyond some scattered homes and acres of alfalfa and other grasses, planted to help clean the contamination. “You had a great community out here and now it’s gone,” said resident Roger Killian.