Edwin G Foulke Jr

Practice Areas

Government Relations

Workplace Safety and Catastrophe Management

Career

Ed Foulke is the only attorney in the country confirmed by the U.S. Senate to run the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). He is currently a partner in the Atlanta office and the Washington, D.C. Metro office located in Arlington, Virginia. He is the former co-chair of the firm's Workplace Safety and Catastrophe Management Practice Group. He is also the President of Fisher Phillips Safety Solutions, LLC.

Prior to joining Fisher Phillips, Ed was the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health named by President George W. Bush He served from April 2006 to November 2008. During his tenure at OSHA, workplace injury, illness and fatality rates dropped to their lowest levels in recorded history.

For more than 30 years, Ed has worked in the labor and employment area, focusing on occupational safety and health issues, workplace violence risk assessment and prevention, whistleblower protection, and accident and fatality prevention. He is recognized as one of the nation’s leading authorities on occupational safety and health and is a frequent keynote speaker and lecturer on workplace safety, leadership development, and other labor and employment topics.

Professional Memberships

Member, Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc.- Safety Committee

Member, EHS Today Safety Leadership Board of Directors

Member, Georgia Association of Manufacturers – Safety Committee

Member, Safety Committee, American Foundry Association

Member, Safety Committee, United States Poultry Association

Member, Safety Committee, Natural Association of Tower Erectors

Member, SHRM

Personal

J.D., 1978, Loyola University New Orleans School of Law

LL.M., 1993, Georgetown University

B.A., 1974, with honors, North Carolina State University