Overview
Justin Lockett is an attorney with Smith Anderson’s Litigation group and focuses his practice on advising clients on employment and general business litigation matters. Justin has assisted clients with contractual, business tort and general litigation matters in state courts, and has also represented clients in race, sex, age and disability discrimination and retaliation claims in front of state and federal agencies. Justin has represented a variety of clients including automobile dealerships, hospitals, law firms, packaging companies and software companies.
Justin’s interests include chess, having served as Lead Chess Coach and Assistant Chief Tournament Director for Triangle Chess.
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Education
- Campbell Law School, J.D., with honors, 2022
- The Order of Barristers
- Dean’s Excellence Merit Scholarship
- Chief Comments Editor, Campbell Law Review
- North Carolina State University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2019
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina
- U.S.District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina
Insights
Speaking EngagementPanelist, "Multi-State Madness and Other Hot Topics in Employment Law," Smith Anderson's 32nd Annual Employment Law Update, Cary, N.C.
PublicationThe Right to Education: States Recognize It and So Should the Federal Government
Press ReleaseSmith Anderson Welcomes Eight New Attorneys in 4th Quarter 2022