Jeffrey Lehrer has been practicing labor and employment law exclusively since 1999 and was appointed as the Managing Partner of the firm's Spartanburg office in 2025.
He works closely with a diverse group of employers throughout the southeast to comply with constantly changing laws and shield their businesses from frivolous and costly lawsuits and claims. The most common employment issues Jeffrey defends are discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract, wage and hour, and claims related to employee leaves of absence.
Jeffrey’s practice also involves extensive restrictive covenant litigation. He helps protect his clients and their businesses from the theft of customers, confidential information, and trade secrets. He has extensive experience drafting, litigating, and advising clients about the effective use of non-compete, non-solicitation, non-interference, confidentiality, and trade secret agreements. Jeffrey has extensive experience obtaining temporary restraining orders and injunctions to prevent continued violations of these types of agreements.
He has successfully represented employers in cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States, appearing in over 170 federal court cases and numerous state court cases. While Jeffrey primarily practices in South Carolina, he has been admitted to represent clients in cases in California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. Jeffrey also represents clients in arbitration and before governmental agencies like the EEOC, state human affairs commissions, and the Department of Labor.
Jeffrey grew up in the restaurant business. His father owned a McDonald's franchise for over 25 years, with as many as six stores, and Jeffrey worked closely with his father in this business before becoming a lawyer. This experience gave Jeffrey a unique understanding of the legal pressures and concerns facing employers and led to him pursuing a career in labor and employment law.
He has extensive experience representing clients in the insurance brokerage, financial services, healthcare, and restaurant industries.
Jeffrey is also State-appointed Fire Department Commissioner and is a Board Member of the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind Foundation