Lori Erwin has tried more than 70 jury and bench trials in both state and federal courts across Texas, as well as binding arbitrations, with favorable verdicts as first chair counsel in Austin, Brownsville, San Antonio, Waco, Dallas, Tyler, Hidalgo Co., Jefferson Co., Coryell Co., and numerous other West and East Texas counties. Her current docket includes cases involving personal injury, wrongful death claims, property damage, fire cause and origin claims, construction defect litigation, large multi-party multi-million dollar complex litigation, products liability, construction accidents, premises liability, DTPA, breach of contract, and other commercial disputes.

Lori has a broad background in civil defense litigation. She previously served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Law Enforcement Defense Division for the State of Texas where she supervised a team of attorneys handling lawsuits filed pursuant to the Texas Tort Claims Act for law enforcement agencies as well as Federal Civil Rights Act and employment litigation in Federal Court. Additionally, she has extensive insurance defense experience in the Rio Grande Valley and prior in-house counsel experience with insurance companies in San Antonio.

• Obtained defense verdict and take nothing judgment in Travis County construction accident jury trial on behalf of general contractor in $5 million dollar damages suit.
• Obtained defense verdict and take nothing judgment on behalf of local Austin restaurant in Travis County premises liability jury trial.
• Defended construction company in two-week jury trial in San Antonio involving electrocution of worker at construction site.
• Defended home builder in two-week trial in Austin in construction defect lawsuit involving claims of water infiltration, mold, and foundation issues.
• Defended Austin company in two-week trial in Austin involving motorcycle accident in which Plaintiffs sought $1.5 million dollars for personal injury damages.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of nonprofit agency in wrongful death action involving the death of a child.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of University of Texas Fraternity in Dram Shop death case.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a homeowner's association in drowning death of a child.
• Obtained dismissal on behalf of an engineer in a construction defect/design lawsuit.
  
  

• Board of Directors, March of Dimes, Austin Chapter
• Austin Bar Association (civil litigation and construction law sections)
• Travis County Women’s Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel
• Leader, Center for Women in Law, U.T. Law School
• Claims Litigation Management (CLM); (Member and certified instructor for insurance CE courses)
• Frequent Speaker, Trainer, and Presenter on civil litigation topics
  
  

Recipient of the 2006 Litigation Award presented by Travis County Women’s Lawyer’s Association