Following his clerkship, Ed spent 2 years as an Assistant State Attorney in Florida prosecuting a variety of criminal cases before spending the next 26 years primarily in the area of employment law representing management.  He continues to work with a variety of companies in all areas of labor and employment law and is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Florida Bar. In addition, Ed has submitted amicus curiae briefs in the United States Supreme Court on issues of religious liberty and employment law.  Ed also works with churches and religious institutions on a variety of legal issues, including child protection protocols. Since joining Schaerr | Jaffe, Ed’s practice has expanded to include litigating various constitutional issues in the areas of religious liberty, election law, parental rights, and defense of life.

Education

  • University of Florida, B.S. Accounting 1989, High Honors
  • Duke University School of Law 1992, Honors

Clerkship

  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1992-1994, Chief United States District Court Judge John H. Moore, II

Admissions

  • Florida
  • Tennessee
  • District of Columbia
  • United States Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida
  • U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Tennessee
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Florida Bar

Schaerr Jaffe Goes to Trial Twice in Two Weeks for the University of Florida

In a two-week span, Schaerr Jaffe attorneys went to trial in two cases for firm client the University of Florida (“UF”). Both cases were tried in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. In both, First Amendment claims were at issue.  On May 27-28, 2026, in Damsky v. […]

Brief Filed in Drake v. Bayer Healthcare, LLC

Schaerr | Jaffe LLP lawyers filed a brief on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, the Business Roundtable, and the American Tort Reform Association supporting the petition for rehearing in Drake v. Bayer Healthcare, LLC. The brief urges the Ninth Circuit to rehear a […]

Brief Filed on Behalf of Copyright Law Professors

Schaerr | Jaffe LLP filed a brief on behalf of Professor Edward Lee in closely watched copyright litigation against AI provider Anthropic. The brief explains that the asserted claim for copyright “dilution” by non infringing works has not basis in copyright law and is infirm under the First Amendment. The […]

Briefs filed in Suncor Energy (USA) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County

Schaerr | Jaffe lawyers recently filed two Supreme Court amicus briefs in Suncor Energy (USA) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, addressing important First Amendment issues raised by the claims in that case. The briefs can be read in full here: Brief of Amicus Curiae Protect the First Foundation Brief […]