Erica Gomez graduated summa cum laude with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies from California State University, Dominguez Hills, in 2004. Since graduating, Ms. Gomez has worked in the trust administration field as a paralegal with two well-regarded Los Angeles County law firms. In 2017, Ms. Gomez joined Farmers and Merchants Trust Company as a Trust Officer, bringing her experience and knowledge in trust administration from the law firm to the corporate trustee sector. Ms. Gomez is a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section, and the ECC Paralegal Studies Advisory Committee. Ms. Gomez grew up in Torrance, where she still proudly lives with her husband and two children.