Lorio, Erin F. - Litchfield Cavo

Erin specializes in commercial, transaction and civil defense litigation. She has defended national and international corporations, small business owners and insurance carriers throughout Louisiana in state and federal courts. Erin also has extensive experience advising business startups, drafting operating and partnership agreements, and employment and commercial contracts. She also counsels individuals on wills and estate planning matters.

Practices

Education

Loyola New Orleans College of Law, JD, 1999
- Moot Court Board Member, 1998-99
- Moot Court Oralist, Tulane Invitational Moot Court Competition, 1997-98
Seton Hall University, BA, Criminal Justice, 1994

Admissions

Louisiana
United States District Courts: Eastern District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana
United States Court of Appeals: Fifth Circuit

Languages

English

Professional Memberships

Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Louisiana State Bar Association
New Orleans Bar Association

Presentations/Publications

Instructor, “Law Related Education – Juvenile Offenses and the Louisiana Juvenile Justice System,” Youth Services Bureau of St. Tammany Parish; “Crossroads Delinquency Intervention Program” (December 2016-present)
Instructor, “United States Constitution, Louisiana’s Civil Law,” Louisiana Center for Law & Civic Education “Lawyers in the Classroom” Program (2010-present)
Co-Presenter, “Did She Really Just Say That?’ Professionalism in the Era of Oversharing,” Association of Corporate Counsel, New Orleans, LA (October 2019)
Co-Presenter, “Help Us Help You: Risk Management Tips from the Litigator’s Vantage Point,” Association of Corporate Counsel, New Orleans, LA (October 2019)
Presenter, “Professionalism: Did She Really Just Do That? Best Practices When the Answer is ‘Yes’,” Louisiana State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar (September 2015)
Instructor, “Drafting Pleadings,” Loyola University New Orleans School of Law Skills Program (2008-2012)

Erin F. Lorio

Counsel