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

Brief Filed in Heagney v. John Paul Mitchell Systems

In February, Schaerr | Jaffe attorneys helped prepare a brief for John Paul Mitchell Systems in the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The case is Heagney v. John Paul Mitchell Systems. This class-action challenge addresses important issues concerning exposure, materiality, and expert reports. You can read the brief in […]

Schaerr | Jaffe Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Defend Parental Rights

On January 15, 2026 the U.S. Supreme Court docketed a petition for certiorari from Schaerr Jaffe, with co-counsel America First Legal Foundation, in the case of International Partners for Ethical Care, Inc., v. Ferguson. The case involves a lawsuit against state officials, including the Governor and Attorney General, over laws […]

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Sides with Schaerr | Jaffe Client in First Amendment Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has sided with Schaerr Jaffe’s client, the University of Florida (“UF”), in an important First Amendment case.  In 2025, UF expelled a student at its law school for threatening speech that disrupted the school’s learning environment. The student had publicly posted […]

Chris Bartolomucci Presents Oral Argument in the Supreme Court of Virginia

On October 14, 2025, partner H. Christopher Bartolomucci presented oral argument in the Supreme Court of Virginia in a case about the appealability of zoning determinations and involving the interplay between Virginia’s Fair Housing Law and the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance.  Chris argued that the Supreme Court should grant the […]