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

U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission

Last week the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission et al. in favor of the Catholic Charities Bureau, as Schaerr | Jaffe attorneys had urged the Court to do in an amicus brief filed on behalf of eleven major religious organizations […]

Schaerr | Jaffe files lawsuit against DHS on behalf of James A. Murphy

Earlier today, Schaerr | Jaffe filed a Freedom of Information Act complaint against the Department of Homeland Security on behalf of James A. Murphy.  Through this lawsuit, Mr. Murphy seeks documents in the possession of DHS regarding the identity of the creator of Bitcoin who used the pseudonym “Satoshi Nakamoto.” The […]

Oral Argument Presented in Bilyeu v. UT-Battelle

On February 6, 2025, Schaerr | Jaffe partner Brian Field presented oral argument in the Sixth Circuit on behalf of Appellants in Bilyeu v. UT-Battelle.  In this case, Appellants challenge UT-Battelle’s failure to provide reasonable accommodations to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. 

Schaerr Jaffe LLP Succeeds in Challenging $1 Million Punitive Damage Award for Client Mark Steyn

On March 4, 2025, the firm achieved a significant victory for author and commentator Mark Steyn.  A year ago, a jury in the District of Columbia returned a verdict finding that Mr. Steyn had defamed climate scientist Michael Mann in a blog post.  The jury awarded just $1 in nominal […]