A graduate of the State University at Albany in 1983 and Brooklyn Law School in 1987, Eric practiced as prosecutor for murder and serious felony cases as a Kings County District Attorney from 1987 – 1994. He tried numerous homicide and other serious felony cases, and also handled many appeals of homicides and other serious felony cases before the Appellate Division, Second Department. In 1994, he decided to join his father Morton and form the firm Buckvar & Buckvar.

Since then, he's successfully helped clients in a variety of personal injury cases, from inception to trial. Some of his more notable cases won include:

• $1.2 million dollar suit regarding the wrongful death of a New York State inmate
• $2.5 million total in settlements for wrongful deaths related to the negligent highway design of the Bronx River Parkway

Eric currently stays active at the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and the Jewish Lawyers Guild.

Buckvar & Buckvar in the Press

Article - New York State Trial Lawyers "Bill of Particulars", Vol. 1, 2016, Justice For The Living And The Dead: Inheritance, Disqualification, Deadbeats, Gallivanters, Killers, And Wrongful Death Actions, by Eric Buckvar - read the article