Eric Easton was raised in Wyoming and graduated from the University of Wyoming School of Law in 1983. In 1985, after two years in private practice, he accepted the position of Deputy Natrona County Attorney and moved to Casper, Wyoming. In 1989, he was appointed Natrona County Attorney, and served in that capacity for sixteen years. In 2005, he took a position with the Wyoming Attorney General's Office as Senior Assistant Attorney General/Director of the Wyoming Medical Review Panel. Additional duties include counsel for the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, which is headquartered in Casper, and the Wyoming Enhanced Oil Recovery Commission. He also acts as the prosecuting attorney for the Wyoming Board of Pharmacy, the Wyoming Water Well Contractors and Pump Installers Board, and the Wyoming Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission.