Erin N. Lockhart - Daytona Beach, FL

Erin N. Lockhart is an associate attorney in the Insurance Defense practice group at Smith Bigman Brock. Her practice is focused on defending insureds and insurance carriers in complex civil litigation throughout Florida. She brings more than twenty years of diverse litigation experience representing businesses, insurers, and individuals in complex civil matters, combining extensive courtroom advocacy with a practical understanding of risk management, employment issues, and dispute resolution.

Prior to joining Smith Bigman Brock, Erin served as Manager of Employee Relations for The Walt Disney Company, where she conducted highly sensitive workplace investigations, advised leadership on employment-related matters, partnered with legal and human resources professionals to address enterprise risk, and provided guidance on policy interpretation, performance management, and workplace training. This experience complements her litigation background by providing clients with practical, business-oriented legal insight.

Before transitioning to Disney, Erin represented businesses, insurers, and individuals in a broad range of litigation matters throughout Florida. Her practice has included insurance defense, general liability, premises liability, automobile negligence, negligent security, construction defect, commercial litigation, labor and employment matters, and appellate support. She also provided litigation research and drafting services to attorneys and law firms across multiple jurisdictions through her work with Delegate Legal.

Earlier in her career, Erin served as a Special Prosecutor with the Office of the State Attorney for Florida's Seventh Judicial Circuit, where she prosecuted complex felony cases involving career offenders and other specially assigned criminal matters.

Erin earned a Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law while simultaneously completing a Master of Business Administration at Stetson University. She also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Stetson University. Her legal and business education provides a valuable perspective when advising clients facing complex litigation and business-related legal issues.