Eric R. Magnus

Eric R. Magnus is a principal and the office litigation manager of the Atlanta, Georgia, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He is co-leader of the Class Actions and Complex Litigation practice group. His practice is focused on defending federal and state wage and hour class and collective actions in jurisdictions across the United States.  

Eric's collective and class action practice spans across the country, across industries and across substantive wage and hour specialties including misclassification, regular rate and off the clock cases.

Eric is co-leader of Jackson Lewis' Jewish Support resource group. The group’s primary purpose is to provide support, resources, and a sense of community to Jewish colleagues.

Eric earned his B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. He then worked for three years as a Foreign Policy Analyst for the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee before attending law school. In 2005, Eric earned his J.D. from The University of Virginia School of Law. During law school, he was the recipient of the Robert Bellamy Scholarship Award and Earle K. Shawe Labor Relations Award given to the most outstanding graduate in the field of Labor and Employment Law. In 2015, Eric joined the faculty at The University of Virginia School of Law where he is teaching the law school’s first seminar on wage and hour law.

Prior to joining Jackson Lewis in 2008, Eric was an associate for three years in the Employment and Labor Department at an international law firm in Atlanta. During his tenure there, he served as the assistant editor of the Fourth Edition of the leading treatise in the field of employment discrimination law published by BNA in 2007.

Honors and Recognitions

• Legal 500 USA, "Recommended Attorney" (2019-2022)
• Georgia Super Lawyers®, "Rising Stars" (2012-2017) and "Super Lawyers" (2018-2019)

Pro Bono and Community Involvement

• Camp Ramah Darom, Board of Directors
• Wounded Warriors Project, Pro Bono Counsel

Published Works

• Employment Discrimination Law. 4th ed. BNA, 2007. [Contributing Editor]