Edward F. Harold

Partner

New Orleans Office

(504) 592-3801 phone
(504) 529-3850 fax
(504) 427-8068 cell

eharold@laborlawyers.com




Education

  • Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA
    J.D. 1992
  • The University of the South, Sewanee, TN
    1989 B.A.

Ed Harold is a partner in the New Orleans office and chair of the firm's Retail Industry Practice Group. His practice is primarily devoted to employment litigation in both state and federal court in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama and counseling employers to avoid litigation. Throughout his career, he has spent significant time and attention assisting employers in managing employee attendance and leave issues. As a result of this work, in 1999, Ed testified before the Subcommittee on Children and Families of the Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee of the United States Senate about the problems employers face in administering FMLA leave. 

Representative Work

5th Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment Awarded to Louisiana Detention Center in Gender Discrimination Case

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi

Recognition

Ed is "AV" peer-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.  He has been listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers since 2009 and in The Best Lawyers in America since 2010.

Community

Ed is a Sunday school teacher and Chancellor of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Metairie, LA.

Education

  • Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA
    J.D. 1992
  • The University of the South, Sewanee, TN
    1989 B.A.

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi