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We are pleased to announce that Eric L. Barnum has joined Schiff Hardin as a partner in the Labor and Employment Group. He will be based in our Atlanta office.

Mr. Barnum is an experienced trial lawyer practicing in all areas of employment law and employment litigation, including wrongful discharge, discrimination and hostile environment harassment litigation, labor arbitration, and analysis of personnel practices and procedures. He also has extensive experience in multiparty, complex civil litigation, including class actions, wage and hour claims, unfair competition, and administrative investigations and hearings.

His practice also includes workplace violence intervention and evaluation, as well as obtaining temporary restraining orders and permanent injunctions. Mr. Barnum works with clients in the transportation, manufacturing, utility, health care, retail, education, real estate, banking, and freight management and logistics sectors. He frequently conducts training and educational seminars for lawyers and human resource professionals on various aspects of developing employment law. Mr. Barnum also has a background in career counseling and is an accomplished public speaker on issues of youth mentoring and motivation.

He received his undergraduate degree (B.A., History, Chancellor's Service Award, 1991) from the University of California, Los Angeles and his law degree (J.D., Order of Barristers, 1994) from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Mr. Barnum is admitted to practice in Georgia and California, as well as before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Georgia, Middle District of Georgia, and Central District of California; the U.S. Courts of Appeals for Ninth Circuit and Eleventh Circuit; and the U.S. Supreme Court.

His memberships include the Pacific-McGeorge Alumni Association (Board of Directors), Pacific-McGeorge Black Alumni Association (Founding Chair), American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section), National Bar Association, National Employment Law Council (Coordinating Committee), Gate City Bar Association, State Bar of Georgia, State Bar of California, Atlanta Diversity Consortium, Los Angeles County Bar Association (Barristers Executive Committee, 1997-1998), Truancy Intervention Project (Atlanta), and Phi Alpha Delta.

Mr. Barnum widely publishes and speaks. His articles include: "Georgia Unemployment Compensation Law, The Georgia Employer (2001) and "Georgia Law Related to Workplace Violence," The Georgia Employer (2001). His lecture topics include: "Gender and Culture Stereotyping In Litigation" (April 2005), "Employee Selection, Testing, Compensation and Evaluation Systems - Under Renewed Attack By The Plaintiff's Bar" (April 2005), "Sarbanes-Oxley: A 'Brave New World' or a New Order" (April 2004), "Sarbanes-Oxley: The Role of HR in Ethics and Corporate Governance" (April 2004), "EEO Compliance Issues" (March 2004), "Winning Strategies for the Latest Workplace Challenges" (September 2003), and "When Timing is Everything: Early Case Assessment and Cost Saving Strategies to Minimize Litigation" (May 2003).