Erin Cassinelli

Erin Cassinelli is a partner at Lassiter & Cassinelli in Little Rock, Arkansas. She focuses on criminal defense, including white collar allegations, capital murder charges, death penalty cases, and appellate matters. Her practice includes state and federal criminal proceedings as well as related forfeiture and post-conviction work. She has practiced alongside Jack Lassiter since 2004 and co-founded their firm in 2009.

Erin earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis on Financial Management from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. She later received her Juris Doctor, with honors, from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. She served as Managing Editor of the UALR Law Review. Her background in financial management complements criminal defense work involving complex financial issues and white collar allegations.

Erin has represented clients in capital murder and death penalty matters and a range of white collar criminal cases. Her work includes health care-related legal issues, civil forfeiture proceedings, child maltreatment matters, appeals, and post-conviction proceedings in state and federal courts. She is admitted in Arkansas courts, federal district courts in Arkansas, the Eighth Circuit, and the US Supreme Court. She previously served on a federal court practice committee.

Erin Cassinelli received recognition from Super Lawyers and local legal publications, according to her official profile. In 2019, the Arkansas Supreme Court appointed her to the Arkansas Committee on Professional Conduct. Her work combines trial-level defense with complex criminal appellate and post-conviction matters. She uses her legal and financial training to evaluate criminal allegations and advocate for clients facing serious consequences.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Lassiter & Cassinelli
• Member, Arkansas Bar Association
• Member, Federal Practice Committee, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas (2008-2010)
• Appointed, Arkansas Committee on Professional Conduct (2019)

Licensed State

• Arkansas

Education

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration with an Emphasis on Financial Management

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