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
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the 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
  • District of Columbia

Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Florida Bar

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 […]

Erik Jaffe Fights Anti-Semitism with Brandeis Center

The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has assembled a team of nearly twenty lawyers and legal staff to litigate exclusively against anti-Semitism, and Erik Jaffe is among them. The Center for Legal Innovation (CLI) will use the law to combat all forms of anti-Semitism, including those […]

Amicus Brief Filed in Drake v. Bayer Healthcare LLC

In October, Schaerr | Jaffe attorneys filed an amicus brief for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in support of a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f) petition for permission to appeal the class certification decision in Drake v. Bayer Healthcare, LLC, Ninth Circuit No. 24-5956.  […]