Erin G. Jackson

Biography

Erin G. Jackson is a Shareholder in the firm. For over 20 years, Erin has defended both private and public-sector employers before state and federal courts and agencies. Erin is a trusted advisor to a broad range of employers, including large hospitals, retail establishments, call centers, manufacturing companies, accounting firms, pharmaceutical companies, financial services businesses, software development companies, health care providers, school districts and municipalities. She assists employers in managing the employment relationship, conducts investigations into claims of harassment and discrimination, develops strategies for relations with labor organizations, handles disputes involving non-competition agreements, conducts training of supervisors and management, and defends employers through trials and appeals when they are wrongfully accused of violation of employment laws. Erin graduated cum laude from the University of Florida and obtained her Juris Doctor from the Florida State University College of Law, where she served on the Law Review and the Mock Trial team. Since 2006, Erin has been Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Labor and Employment Law. She is AV-Rated 5.0/5.0 by Martindale Hubbell. She was named a 2018 BusinessWoman of the Year Honoree by the Tampa Bay Business Journal and has been named among the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Florida by Super Lawyers (2019 - 2022). Erin is also a member of the Executive Board for the Glazer Children’s Museum, and she is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Tampa.

Professional and Community Involvement

• President, Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers, 2022-2023
• Immediate-Past President, Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, 2022
• Chair, Trial and Litigation Section, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2021-22
• Co-Chair, Staying in the Game Committee, Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, 2015-2016
• Executive Board Member, Glazer Children’s Museum
• Chair, Federal Bar Association National Convention and Annual Meeting, 2019
• Member, Planning Committee Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference 2020, 2022

Publications and Speeches

SPEECHES:

The Florida Bar

• Labor & Employment Law Section Certification Exam Review Course
  (Speaker, Equal Employment Opportunity Overview, 2017-2019) (Speaker, Constitutional Law, 2023)

• City, County & Local Government Certification Exam Review
  (Speaker, Public Sector Liability, 2005-2015, 2017-2023)

• Education Law Certification Exam Review
  (Speaker, Employment Law)

• Labor & Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar
  (Speaker, N.L.R.B. Update on Employee Handbooks)

• Public Employment Labor Relations Forum
  (Speaker, Conducting Internal Investigations)
  (Speaker, Keeping Track of Overtime)

Various Organizations and Programs

• Public Employer D.O.L. Update
• Essentials in Employment Law
• How to Get Past My Past Practice
• Pregnancy Discrimination
• Grievance Handling & Arbitration
• Unfair Labor Practices – What You Need to Know
• Sunshine Law and Public Records

PUBLICATIONS:

• Court Resolves District Split Over Offers of Judgment, Lawyer, Hillsborough County Bar Association, Vol. 27, No. 3, Jan. 2017
• Staying in the Game: Women, Leadership & the Law, Co-Author with Katherine Yanes, The Federal Lawyer, Vol. 63, Issue 4, May 2016
• High Court Finds City’s Rejection of Test Results Was Unlawful Discrimination, The Checkoff, The Florida Bar, Vol. XLIX, No. 1, July 2009