Erin
G. Jackson
is a shareholder of Johnson Jackson LLC. For the past 17 years, she has
defended employers before state and federal courts and agencies that regulate
the employment relationship. 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, she has been board certified by The Florida Bar in Labor and
Employment Law. She is AV-rated 5.0/5.0 by Martindale Hubbell, and has been
recognized in several publications, including the 2015, 2016, and 2017 editions
of
Best Lawyers in America, for many
years by
Florida Trend as Legal
Elite, and as a Super
Lawyer by
Super Lawyer magazine. Erin
is a frequent featured speaker for The Florida Bar on labor and employment
issues. Her published articles include:
“Court Resolves District Split Over Offers of Judgment,” Lawyer,
Hillsborough County Bar Association
Jan. 2017;
“Staying in the Game: Women, Leadership & the
Law”
The Federal Lawyer May 2016;
“High Court Finds City’s Rejection of Test Results
Was Unlawful Discrimination”
The Checkoff, The Florida Bar July 2009;
- “Deciphering Who is a Covered Employer and Employee
Under the FMLA Requirements”
Council on Education in
Management – Avoiding FMLA Headaches
Oct. 2005;
Personal E-Mails of Public Employees are not Public
Record”
The Lawyer, Hillsborough County Bar Association Nov. 2003.
Erin assists employers in
managing their employees, develops strategies for relations with labor
organizations, handles business-related disputes involving employee theft of
data/documents and non-competition agreement violations, and defends employers
through trials and appeals when they are accused of violation of employment
laws. Erin serves on the executive boards of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the
Federal Bar Association, the Trial and Litigation Section of the Hillsborough
County Bar Association, and the Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers. She
is a member of the Finance and Governance Committees for the Glazer Children’s
Museum, and is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Tampa.Member, Mock Trial, 1998-2000. Law Review, 1998-2000 and Associate Notes and Comments Editor, 1999, Florida State University College of Law. Law Clerk, Justice R. Fred Lewis, Florida Supreme Court, 8/1999-12/1999. Recognized by Florida Trend as a Member of the "Legal Elite Up and Coming Attorneys" in 2006-2009; Recognized by Florida Trend as a Member of the "Legal Elite"; Recognized as a "Rising Star" by Florida Super Lawyers.
(Board Certified Labor and Employment Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education)
