ERIN MCADAMS FRANZBLAU 
Partner

Erin McAdams Franzblau litigates employment matters, counsels employers on nearly every sub-specialty of employment law, and acts as employment counsel for M&A transactions.

In her counseling practice, Erin assists organizations with a wide range of day-to-day employment issues, including personnel policies and procedures, executive employment and independent contractor arrangements, accommodations, restrictive covenants, employee misclassification risks, and internal investigations. She is currently guiding clients through the evolving landscape of pay transparency legislation and paid time off mandates. Erin is experienced in all stages of litigation, from inception through trial and post-trial appeals, and she has won summary judgment for her clients on a range of employment matters under Title VII, the ADA, the FMLA, ERISA, and other employment-law statutes.

In her pro bono practice, Erin is committed to advocating for the rights of women and children. She has secured civil restraining orders for sexual assault survivors, and assisted a refugee client in gaining resident status in the United States under the Violence Against Women Act.

Erin is a frequent writer and speaker on employment law issues, including topics such as pay equity issues in investigations, emerging topics under the ADA, and marijuana legislation. She is active in the bar and is currently President Elect and an Executive Board member of the Federal Bar Association Chicago Chapter.

Prior to joining the firm, Erin practiced employment litigation at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Smith, Gambrell & Russell (formerly Freeborn & Peters). She began her career clerking for two years for the Honorable William J. Zloch, United States District Judge of the Southern District of Florida.