Eric Schultz
Decatur,GA
Summary
Experienced litigation and advice and counsel attorney. Skilled at navigating clients through difficult issues to practical, business-conscious solutions. Organized, dependable, and hardworking, have spent the last 8 years successfully managing various professional priorities with a positive attitude, achieving consistently excellent results for clients.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Attorney
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
11.2020 - Current
- Handle all phases of labor and employment litigation and arbitrations with minimal shareholder oversight - currently Level 4 associate (most senior level).
- Take and defend depositions (experience dating to 2016, at prior firm - estimated 100 depositions taken and defended), draft dispositive, pre- and post-trial motions, and negotiate with counsel informally and through mediation.
- Provide advice and counsel to clients on various labor and employment issues, both before, during, and after litigation.
- Deliver employment-law based trainings to in-house counsel and human resource departments.
Senior Associate Attorney
Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet
10.2015 - 10.2020
- Civil defense litigation practice focusing on complex product liability, employment (discrimination and FLSA wage and hour) and premises liability (primarily seven-figure negligent security cases)
- Handled all aspects of litigation cycle with minimal partner oversight, including: taking and defending depositions (including expert depositions), leading mediations, drafting and arguing motions, and negotiating/resolving cases.
- Took depositions (including experts/physicians) and handled mediations as lead attorney.
- Cost-benefit/resolution-oriented philosophy: prompt issue evaluation and creative resolution strategies communicated in plain-English to clients to encourage business, rather than emotion, oriented decision making.
Project Attorney
King & Spalding
08.2014 - 09.2015
- Discovery Center (Tort and Environmental Litigation Division).
- Handled all aspects of large-scale document review and production in response to written discovery.
- Trained and supervised 75 contract attorneys in Washington, DC hired to meet expanded needs of corporate client.
Education
J.D. -
University of Georgia School of Law
Athens, GA05.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Duke University
Durham, NC05.2010
Skills
- Employment Law
- Litigation Strategy
- Negotiation Strategy
- Legal Risk Reduction
- Argument Writing
- Issue Spotting
- Investigation Skills
- Problem Solving
- Explaining Legal Issues in Plain English
Timeline
Associate Attorney
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
11.2020 - Current
Senior Associate Attorney
Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet
10.2015 - 10.2020
Project Attorney
King & Spalding
08.2014 - 09.2015
J.D. -
University of Georgia School of Law
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Duke University
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