Erin C. S. Izzo

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. Awards and Honors 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

• Partner

• Hon. D. Bruce Petrie, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 50th Judicial Circuit, Family Division, Judicial Staff Attorney, 2005 - 2007

• 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 - Present

• Volunteer, Foster Child Review Board, Franklin County, 2022 - Present
• Judge, Kentucky High School Mock Trial Tournament, 2006 - Present
• Judge, Sanders Invitational Mock Trial Tournament, 2008 - 2018
• Kentucky Domestic Violence Association, 2008 - 2018
• Fayette County Pro Bono Volunteer, 2008 - 2018
• Small Claims Mediator, Fayette District Court
• Adjunct Professor University of Kentucky College of Law, Litigation Skills, 2017 - 2019

• 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

• Kentucky Bar Association, 2005 - Present (Member)
• Fayette County Bar Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
• Dartmouth Lawyers Association, 2005 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association, 2004 - 2010 (Member)
• Dartmouth Club of Kentucky – District Enrollment Director, past President
• Dartmouth Alumni Council, 2014 - 2017 (Regional At-Large Representative for the Atlantic States)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Phi Alpha Delta
• Phi Tau