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 and Tennessee State Bars
  • District of Columbia
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits
  • United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida, and Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Tennessee

Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Florida Bar

Schaerr | Jaffe Welcomes 2025 Summer Associates

Schaerr | Jaffe is excited to welcome three law students to work alongside the firm’s attorneys as part of its 2025 Summer Associates Program. Morgan Bronson, Brigham Young University School of Law Ben Buras, University of Chicago School of Law “Manny” Herraiz, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of […]

U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Amici Curiae Brief Filed by Schaerr | Jaffe Attorneys Restricting Access to Porn Sites

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Texas law requiring age verification for pornography websites in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton on Friday, siding with an amicus brief filed by Schaerr | Jaffe attorneys on behalf of several religious organizations. Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton Representatives for the pornography industry sued […]

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Parents’ Religious Liberty, Citing Brief Filed by Schaerr | Jaffe Attorneys

In Mahmoud v. Taylor, the U.S. Supreme Court last Thursday granted a preliminary injunction in favor of parents seeking to opt their elementary school-aged children out of being read books promoting LGBTQ lifestyles, with the Court’s majority decision citing an amicus brief that Schaerr | Jaffe attorneys filed on behalf […]

Bartolomucci Helps Secure $222 Million Trade Secrets Verdict Against Walmart

Christopher Bartolomucci, a partner with Schaerr | Jaffe LLP, was among the legal team representing Zest Labs in its $222 million trade secrets misappropriation verdict against Walmart, one of the largest verdicts in Arkansas history and likely the highest trade secret case in the state. Zest Labs Inc. vs. Wal-Mart […]