Serving Individuals, Businesses And Attorneys In Kentucky For More Than 20 Years
Erin C. S. Izzo
- Partner
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Practice Areas
- Mediation
- Arbitration
- Worker’s Compensation
- Employment Law
- Insurance Defense
- Premises Liability Defense
- Personal Injury Defense
- Contracts
- Bad Faith Defense
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Legal Malpractice Defense
- Wrongful Death Defense
- Construction Defense
- Professional Liability Defense
- Property Damage Defense
Biography
A Kentucky native, Erin C. S. Izzo has served as a litigator across the Commonwealth for more than 20 years. She has represented clients from trial through appeal in state and federal courts, and state agencies in matters concerning personal injury, professional malpractice, employment litigation, and workers’ compensation, among other areas. Erin has presented many seminars to attorneys, paralegals, and Human Resources representatives on employment law matters, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Civil Rights Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Act.
Erin is well-known for her expertise as an Arbitrator, having served as a neutral in matters involving complex injuries, medical malpractice, nursing home/hospital malpractice, employment disputes, and contractual disputes. Outside of arbitration, Erin has also served as a Mediator in numerous types of cases, including but not limited to mass tort, personal injury, coal mining, premises liability, contracts, and wrongful death, to name a few.
In her free time, Erin volunteers by working with students at the high school, college, and law school levels on mock trial competitions. As a classically trained violinist, Erin has had the privilege to rock on stage several times with the band Disturbed in their cover of Simon and Garfunkel’s Sound of Silence.
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
- J.D. - 2005
- Honors: Book Award - Professional Responsibility
- Law Review, Journal of Natural Resources & Environmental Law, Executive Editor, 2003, 2005
- Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
- A.B. - 2000
- Honors: Academic Citation - Music & Computers
- Major: Government
Bar Admissions
- Kentucky, 2005
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 2008
- U.S. District Court Western District of Kentucky, 2011
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2011
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2018
Professional Associations
- Kentucky Bar Association, Member, 2005 to Present
- Fayette County Bar Association, Member, 2007 to Present
- Dartmouth Lawyers Association, Member, 2005 to Present
- American Bar Association, Member, 2004 to 2010
- Dartmouth Club of Kentucky – District Enrollment Director, past President
- Dartmouth Alumni Council, Regional At-Large Representative for the Atlantic States, 2014 to 2017
Honors
- Frost Brown Todd Scholarship
- Outstanding 2L Staff Award, Journal of Natural Resources & Environmental Law
- ATLA National Trial Team Member
- President, Trial Advocacy Board
- Student Public Interest Law Foundation Grant Recipient
- Book Award, Professional Responsibility
- Executive Editor, Journal of Natural Resources & Environmental Law
- Academic Citation, Music & Computers
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated - Judicial Edition
- Best Lawyers in America, 2021-2024 Litigation - Insurance
- Best Lawyers in America, 2025 Workers' Compensation
Pro-Bono Activities
- Volunteer, Foster Child Review Board, Franklin County, 2022 to Present
- Judge, Kentucky High School Mock Trial Tournament, 2006 to Present
- Judge, Sanders Invitational Mock Trial Tournament, 2008 to 2018
- Kentucky Domestic Violence Association, 2008 to 2018
- Fayette County Pro Bono Volunteer, 2008 to 2018
- Small Claims Mediator, Fayette District Court
- Adjunct Professor University of Kentucky College of Law, Litigation Skills, 2017 to 2019
Fraternities or Sororities
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Phi Tau
Classes & Seminars
- Kentucky and the Separation of Powers Doctrine, Kentucky State Government Bar Association, July 2024
- Social Media Policies, Balancing Employer Needs and Employee Rights, National Business Institute, February 2022
- Employment Law Update, Speaker, National Business Institute, February 2020
- Civil Trial from Start to Finish, National Business Institute, June 19
- Kentucky Workers' Compensation Reform and House Bill 2, Presentation to State Auto Insurance, June 2018
- Troubleshooting HR Legal Nightmares, Speaker, National Business Institute, June 2017
- “Navigating Complicated FMLA Issues: A look at current case law”, Speaker, Greater Lexington Paralegals Association, October, 2016
- Women of the Bluegrass - Seminar on Women in the Medical Field, Speaker, Delta Delta Delta at Transylvania University, 2010
- FMLA and ADA: A Critical Compliance Guide, Speaker, National Business Institute, May 2016
- Civil Trial From Start to Finish, Speaker, National Business Institute, June 2019
- Continued Learning Legal, NBI, 2020 to Present
Past Positions
- Hon. D. Bruce Petrie, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 50th Judicial Circuit, Family Division, Judicial Staff Attorney, 2005 to 2007
