Lori A. Favata is a graduate of the New England School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts where she received her Juris Doctor degree in 1988. She is a 1984 graduate of Union College in Schenectady, New York where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology.

Prior to joining the Law Offices of Christopher M. Flood (now known as the Law Offices of Flood & Favata) in 1999, she obtained extensive work experience in the areas of workers' compensation and Social Security disability law. She has been in practice for twenty-one years, during which she has done both plaintiff and insurer defense work in administering and litigating workers' compensation claims. In addition, she has civil litigation experience in the areas of personal injury, negligence, and general disability matters. She currently handles cases in all these areas and specializes in representing disabled employees in workers' compensation and Social Security disability cases.