Erin Brockovich-Ellis (born June 22, 1960) is an American
legal clerk and
environmental activist, who, despite her lack of formal 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 as her. 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, a consulting firm. She now 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.