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E. Fredrick  Preis, Jr.
Danielle L. Borel

E. Fredrick Preis, Jr.

Partner - New Orleans

Fred Preis is a partner in the New Orleans office where he is a senior member of the labor and employment law section. Prior to serving as an officer in the United States Army, Fred earned both his undergraduate degree in business and his law degree from Louisiana State University. He has been representing management in labor law and employee relations matters throughout the United States for more than 30 years.

As both a trial lawyer and advisor, Fred has served as lead labor counsel for Fortune 500 companies, as well as trade associations and employers in numerous mid-sized and small industries and businesses throughout the United States. He is sought after as a speaker and known as an innovator in the development of employee relations programs and has testified before the State legislature on a number of occasions. He has also been interviewed and used as a source by the Wall Street Journal. Fred is past Chairman of both the Louisiana and New Orleans Bar Association Labor Law Sections. He is a member of the Board of Editors for The Corporate Counselor, a national newsletter. Fred was selected by City Business Newspaper for the Legal Hall of Fame and has been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine, and the New Orleans Magazine as one of the outstanding lawyers in the field of labor and employment law. He has repeatedly been named as one of America’s leading labor and employment lawyers by the well-respected news publication, Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in Louisiana.

Active in many business and civic endeavors, Fred is Chairman Emeritus of the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, former Chairman of the Jefferson Parish Chamber of Commerce and past chairman of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) which functions as the State Chamber of Commerce. Fred serves as Chairman of the Jefferson Business Council and as Chairman of the Louisiana Right to Work Committee and has completed terms as Chairman of the American Red Cross Southeastern Louisiana Division and President of the Louisiana Liaison Group of Federal Government Contractors. He was also Chairman of the National Legal Committee for Leading Age Long Term Care Association and continues as a long-time member of the National Committee.

Fred has also served as President of Willow Wood/Woldenburg Home for the Aged, President of the Louisiana Hospital Association Society of Hospital Attorneys, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Goodwill Industries, and as a member of the Board of Directors of GNO, Inc., CBNO/MAC, World Trade Center, and the Rotary Club where he is a Paul Harris fellow.

Fred has written numerous scholarly articles on employment law, which have appeared in publications such as the Loyola Law Review, The Corporate Counselor, Employee Relations Law Journal, CityBusiness, and the Louisiana State Bar Journal. He also is a contributing editor to The Developing Labor Law book published by the American Bar Association.

Education

Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, J.D., 1974

Louisiana State University, B.S., 1971

Admissions

Louisiana, 1974

All Federal District Courts in Louisiana

All Louisiana State Courts

U.S. Supreme Court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Professional Associations

American Bar Association, Member of the Developing Labor Law Board of Editors

American Red Cross Southeast Louisiana Chapter, Former Chairman, Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Chair of Nominating Committee

Council for a Better Louisiana - 2010 Leadership Louisiana

GNO, Inc., Board of Directors

Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana, Past Chairman of the Board of Directors

Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of Political Action Committee, Immediate Past Chairman, Past secretary of the Board of Directors and Current Board Member

Jefferson Business Council Executive Board for 2019

Jefferson Business Council Member, 2017-Present

Jefferson Business Council (Chairman 2024)

Leading Age Non-Profit Long Term Care Association National Legal Committee, Chair, (2016-2017)

Leading Age Compliance & Business Ethics Advisory Group, Member, 2017

Leading Age Nursing Home Advisory Group, Member, 2017

Louisiana Association of Business & Industry, immediate past Chairman of the Board of Directors and Member of Executive Committee and Board of Directors; Louisiana Right to Work Committee's Board of Directors and Vice President

Louisiana Hospital Association, Past President of Society of Hospital Attorneys

Louisiana State Bar Association, Past Chairman; Labor Law Section, Vice-Chair Labor Law Specialization Advisory Commission, 2016

National Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys, Charter Member

New Orleans Bar Association, Past Chairman - Labor Law Section

New Orleans Chamber Foundation, Treasurer

New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, Past Chairman of the Board of Directors

New Orleans, Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau , Served 3 terms as member of Board of Directors

Rotary Club of New Orleans, Past Member of the Board of Directors, Paul Harris Fellow and Member of the Board of Directors of New Orleans Rotary Foundation

Louisiana Liaison Group State Association of Federal Government Contractors, Past President

Honors and Awards

Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® (2024)

Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Louisiana - Labor and Employment, (Since 2004)

AV® PreeminentTM Peer Review Rated. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories legal ability and general ethical standards.

New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law Class of 2006, 2008 and 2013 and Hall of Fame Member

Louisiana Super Lawyers - Employment & Labor; Employment Litigation: Defense, 2007, 2008

Named "Top Lawyers of New Orleans" by New Orleans Magazine, (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020)

Presented the Ed Steimel Achievement Award by LABI, 2022

Publications

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Lectures & Speaking Engagements

  • Mississippi Hotel & Lodging Association Update Seminar — Biloxi, May 2024
  • BSW Management Update — New Orleans, LA, May 2024
  • PRIMA Seminar — Lake Charles, LA, April 2024
  • New Orleans Hamburger Supervisor Training Seminar Sessions — New Orleans, LA, April 2024
  • Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys (AHIA) Semin-Annual Conference Informal Update— Kansas City, April 2024
  • LALA Annual Conference — Port Allen, LA, April 2024
  • Louisiana Travel Association HR Seminar, April 2024
  • American Bank Supervisory Training — Covington, LA, April 2024
  • St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce HR Conference — Covington, LA, March 2024
  • GNO Hotel Association Quarterly Membership Meeting Update Presentation — New Orleans, LA, March 2024
  • Goldman-Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Legal Clinic — Delgado, New Orleans, LA, March 2023
  • GNO Hotel Association HR Directors Luncheon, Current Developments — New Orleans, LA, February 2024
  • BSW Management Update — New Orleans, LA, January 2024
  • Louisiana Public Charter School Association Annual Meeting Seminar — New Orleans, LA, December 2023
  • PRIMA Management Conference Seminar — Baton Rouge, LA, December 2023
  • BSW Management Update — Shreveport, LA, November 2023
  • Louisiana Chemical Association Seminar — Baton Rouge, LA, November 2023
  • Diaz Convenience Stores Supervisor Training Seminar — Metairie, LA, November 2023
  • Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys (AHIA) Fall Conference Seminar Presentation — San Diego, CA, October 2023
  • BSW Management Update — Alexandria, LA, October 2023
  • BSW Labor and Employment Law for the Construction Industry — Baton Rouge, LA, October 2023
  • Louisiana Bankers Association Supervisory School Seminar 2nd Session — Baton Rouge, LA, October 2023
  • BSW Management Update — New Orleans, LA, September 2023
  • NOLA-SHRM Seminar Session — New Orleans, LA, September 2023
  • New Orleans Hamburger Supervisor Training Seminar Sessions — New Orleans, LA, September 2023
  • Sontheimer Offshore Supervisor Training Seminar — Houma, LA, September 2023
  • Louisiana Bankers Association Annual HR Conference — New Orleans, LA, August 2023
  • GSAHSA Leading Age Annual Conference — New Orleans, LA, August 2023
  • JD Bank Supervisor Training Seminar — Jennings, LA, July 2023
  • Louisiana Bankers Association Supervisory School Seminar 1st Session — Baton Rouge, LA, June 2023
  • Landmark Bank Meeting with HR to train and Supervisor Training Seminar — Clinton, LA, June 2023
  • Louisiana State Bar Association Annual Conference—Labor/Employment/HR seminar session — San Destin, FL, June 2023
  • Hurwitz Mintz Supervisor Training Seminar — New Orleans, LA, May 2023
  • Century Next Bank Supervisor Training Sessions — Ruston, LA, May 2023
  • BSW Labor & Employment Conference for Healthcare Professionals — Baton Rouge, LA, May 2023
  • New Orleans Hamburger Supervisor Training Seminar 2nd Session — New Orleans, LA, May 2023
  • Delgado Supervisor Training on Legally Dealing with Unions — New Orleans, LA, May 2023
  • BSW Management Update — New Orleans, LA, May 2023
  • New Orleans Hamburger Supervisor Training Seminar 1st session — New Orleans, LA, May 2023
  • Bank of Coushatta Supervisor Training Seminar — Coushatta, LA, April 2023
  • Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys (AHIA) Spring Conference — Boston, MA, April 2023
  • Sabine Bank Supervisor Training Seminar — Alexandria and Many, LA, April 2023
  • Louisiana Municipal Association City Attorneys Conference Presentation — Baton Rouge, LA, March 2023
  • GNO Hotel Association Quarterly Membership Meeting Update Presentation — New Orleans, LA, March 2023
  • Louisiana CPA Society Controller Workshop — Baton Rouge, LA, March 2023
  • Goldman-Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Legal Clinic — Delgado, New Orleans, LA, March 2023
  • Leader Aged Housing Association Conference—Labor/Employment Seminar — Marksville, LA, March 2023
  • Louisiana Public Charter School Association — Baton Rouge, LA, March 2023
  • Slidell Memorial Hospital, Dealing with Unions — Slidell, LA, March 2023
  • Mississippi Hotel Association Conference Seminar — Biloxi, MS, February 2023
  • BSW Management Update — New Orleans, LA, January 2023
  • Washington State Bank Supervisor Training Seminar — Washington, LA, December 2022
  • Louisiana Public Charter School Annual Conference Seminar — New Orleans, LA, December 2022
  • Mississippi Hotel Association Conference Seminar — Biloxi, MS, December 2022
  • BSW Management Update — Shreveport, LA, November 2022
  • BSW Management Update — Baton Rouge, LA, November 2022
  • Goldman-Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Legal Clinic — Delgado, New Orleans, LA, November 2022
  • Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys (AHIA) Roundtable Presentation on Labor Issues — Louisville, KY, October 2022
  • Global Gaming Exposition Conference Seminar Sessions — Las Vegas, NV, October 2022
  • Louisiana Bankers Association second/final LBA Supervisory School Seminar Presentation — Baton Rouge, LA, October 2022
  • BSW Labor and Employment Law for the Construction Industry — Baton Rouge, LA, October 2022
  • GNO Hotel Association Quarterly Meeting Update Presentation — New Orleans, LA, September 2022
  • Urban League of Louisiana Seminar for Contractors on Employment Law — New Orleans, LA, September 2022
  • Highpointe Hotels Supervisor Training Seminar — New Orleans, LA, September 2022
  • BSW Management Update — New Orleans, LA, September 2022
  • Highpointe Hotels Supervisor Training Seminar — Pensacola, FL, August 2022
  • Choice Hotel Owners Association Conference Seminar — Biloxi, MS, August 2022
  • Leading Age GSAHSA and LALA annual conference , August 2022
  • CC’s Coffee Supervisor Training — Baton Rouge, LA, July 2022
  • Louisiana Bankers Association HR & Security Conference — New Orleans, LA, July 2022
  • Goldman-Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Legal Clinic — Delgado, New Orleans, LA, June 2022
  • GNO Hotel Association Quarterly Membership Meeting Update Presentation — New Orleans, LA, June 2022
  • AmeriFactors (Gulf Coast Bank) Mini-Seminar — Orlando, FL, June 2022
  • Louisiana Bankers Association first LBA Supervisory School Seminar Presentation — Baton Rouge, LA, June 2022
  • Diaz Convenience Stores Supervisory Training — Metairie, LA, June 2022
  • Terrebonne Parish Supervisor Training Seminar Sessions (Houma) — Houma, LA, June 2022
  • GNO Hotel Association Union Avoidance Seminar — New Orleans, LA, June 2022
  • Delgado Community College FMLA Supervisor Training Seminar — New Orleans, LA, May 2022
  • BSW Management Update — Alexandria, LA, May 2022
  • BSW Labor & Employment Conference for Healthcare Professionals — Baton Rouge, LA, May 2022
  • BSW Management Update — New Orleans, LA, May 2022
  • Jefferson Convention & Visitors Bureau Sexual Harassment Training Seminar — New Orleans, LA, April 2022
  • Terrebonne Parish Supervisor Training Sexual Harassment Seminar — Houma, LA, April 2022
  • Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys (AHIA), Labor & Employment Update Panel Session, Spring Conference — Santa Fe, NM, April 2022
  • Highflyer customer seminar — Baton Rouge, LA, April 2022
  • Ray Bourque Mayors’ Group Conference — Broussard, LA, April 2022
  • New Orleans Hotel Association Quarterly Members Meeting Seminar Update — New Orleans, LA, April 2022
  • Asian American Hotel Owners Association “Town Hall” Regional Management Seminar — Port Allen, LA, March 2022
  • Louisiana Hospital Association HR Conference Seminar Session — Baton Rouge, LA, March 2022
  • Goldman-Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Legal Clinic — Delgado, New Orleans, LA, March 2022
  • AASPA Conf. National Seminar on sexual harassment — New Orleans, LA, January 2022
  • BSW Management Update — New Orleans, LA, January 2022
  • Louisiana Hospital Association COVID Vaccination Seminar — Virtual, December 2021
  • Louisiana Motor Transport Association COVID Seminar — Virtual, December 2021
  • AAHOA Regional Conference Management Training Seminar — New Orleans, LA, December 2021
  • Louisiana Public Charter School Association Seminar Session — New Orleans, LA, December 2021
  • GNO Hotel Association Annual Meting Update Seminar Session — New Orleans, LA, December 2021
  • South Louisiana Bank Supervisor Training Seminar — Houma, LA, December 2021
  • City of Broussard Employee Handbook & Counseling Supervisor Training Seminar , December 2021
  • Louisiana CPA Society Labor/Employment Oil & Gas Seminar Session — Lafayette, LA, November 2021
  • BSW Management Update — Monroe, LA, November 2021
  • Louisiana CPA Society Wage & Hour Seminar Session — Kenner, LA, November 2021
  • GlobalStar Supervisor Training — Covington, LA, November 2021
  • Louisiana Chemical Association Management Update Seminar — Baton Rouge, LA, November 2021
  • GSAHSA Leading Age seminar session at annual Association Conference — New Orleans, LA, November 2021
  • Goldman-Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Legal Clinic — Delgado, New Orleans, LA, November 2021
  • Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys (AHIA) Fall Meeting Labor/Employment Session — Virtual, October 2021
  • Louisiana Municipal Association LCAA Employment Law seminar session — Baton Rouge, LA, October 2021
  • Urban League of Louisiana, Labor & Employment Law Seminar for Contractors , October 2021
  • Update Presentation for GNO Hotel Association quarterly membership meeting (Virtually) — Virtual, September 2021
  • MARTCO/Roy O. Martin HR and Senior Management Training Seminar — Alexandria, LA, September 2021
  • BSW Management Update — New Orleans, LA, September 2021
  • Louisiana Bankers Association Annual HR conference presentation — New Orleans, LA, July 2021
  • Louisiana Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA) seminar presentation — Baton Rouge, LA, July 2021
  • Four Seasons Supervisor Training Seminar on Legal Union Avoidance — New Orleans, LA, July 2021
  • City of Broussard Supervisor & Employee Training Seminar — Broussard, LA, June 2021
  • GNO Hotel & Lodging Association Membership meeting update presentation — New Orleans, LA, June 2021
  • Louisiana Bankers Association Annual Supervisory School seminar presentation — Baton Rouge, LA, June 2021
  • Jefferson Convention & Visitors Bureau Membership Labor/Employment Seminar — Metairie, LA, May 2021
  • Sabine Bank Zoom Supervisor Training on Discrimination/Harassment , May 2021
  • Associated General Counsel, Zoom Seminar on the PRO Act , May 2021
  • BSW Management Update — New Orleans, LA, May 2021
  • Louisiana SHRM Annual Conference session presentation on Workers Comp./FMLA/ADA — Baton Rouge, LA, April 2021
  • Goldman-Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Legal Clinic — Delgado, New Orleans, LA, March 2021
  • Outsolve AAP Provider National Webinar seminar session presentation , March 2021
  • GNO Hotel & Lodging Association Update on Developments Report at Membership Meeting — New Orleans, LA, February 2021
  • Urban League of Louisiana Webinar seminar, What Contractors Need to Know About Employment Law — Virtual, February 2021
  • Synergy Bank, Racial/Gender Legal Workplace Sensitivity Supervisory Training Seminar , December 2020
  • Louisiana CPA Society Oil & Gas Seminar — Lafayette, LA, November 2020
  • Jefferson Chamber Jedco Prosper Jefferson HR Seminar — New Orleans, LA, November 2020
  • Louisiana Chemical Association labor/employment BSW seminar , November 2020
  • Goldman-Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Legal Clinic — Delgado, New Orleans, LA, October 2020
  • Leading Age GSAHSA Annual Spring Conference Labor & Employment Law Update Webinar , October 2020
  • Delta Bank Directors Seminar — Natchez, MS, October 2020
  • Louisiana Bankers Association HR & Security Conference — Baton Rouge, LA, October 2020
  • BSW Labor and Employment Law for the Construction Industry , October 2020
  • Global Gaming Exposition Conference Seminar Sessions — Las Vegas, NV, October 2020
  • Louisiana Municipal Association seminar session — Baton Rouge, LA, September 2020
  • Leading Age National Webinar FFCRA seminar session , September 2020
  • LBA HR Conf. — Virtual, September 2020
  • American Bank, Racial/Gender Legal Workplace Sensitivity Supervisory Training Webinar — Covington, LA, September 2020
  • MC Bank Racial/Gender Legal Workplace Sensitivity Supervisory Training Webinar , September 2020
  • BSW Management Update — New Orleans, LA, September 2020
  • Louisiana Bankers Association Supervisor School — Baton Rouge, LA, September 2020
  • Delta Bank Racial/Gender Legal Workplace Sensitivity Supervisory Training Webinar , September 2020
  • Vistage Executive Group-Racial/Gender Legal Workplace Sensitivity Entrepreneur Training Webinar , August 2020
  • Concordia Bank Racial/Gender Legal Workplace Sensitivity Supervisory Training Webinar , July 2020
  • Louisiana CPA Society Wage & Hour Webinar — Kenner, LA, July 2020
  • Goldman Sachs Alumni Covic-19 Workplace Laws Webinar , June 2020
  • Louisiana Urban League Employment Laws for Contractors Webinar , June 2020
  • USI Louisiana CFO Group Covid-19 Legal Update Webinar , June 2020
  • New Orleans & Company Legally Ramping Up Operations Webinar — New Orleans, LA, June 2020
  • Jefferson Chamber of Commerce Live Well Protection Against Pandemic Liability Webinar — New Orleans, LA, May 2020
  • BSW Management Update — New Orleans, LA, May 2020
  • Slidell Memorial Hospital, Legally Dealing with Union Organizing Seminar — Slidell, LA, May 2020
  • Louisiana Bankers Association Workforce returning from COVID-19 Leave Webinar , May 2020
  • Louisiana Hospital Association Labor-Employment Laws in wake of Covid-19 Webinar , April 2020
  • GNO Hotel & Lodging Association Covid-19 workforce laws Webinar — New Orleans, LA, April 2020
  • New Orleans Chamber of Commerce Employment Laws Affecting Coronavirus Webinar — New Orleans, LA, April 2020
  • Louisiana Travel Association State CVB’s Covid-19 Webinar , March 2020
  • Mississippi Hotel & Lodging Coronavirus Webinar , March 2020
  • Goldman-Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Legal Clinic — Delgado, New Orleans, LA, March 2020
  • BSW Labor & Employment Conference for Healthcare Professionals — Baton Rouge, LA, March 2020
  • Highflyer labor/employment customer seminar — Baton Rouge, LA, March 2020
  • GNO Hotel Association Current Labor/Employment Developments Update Seminar — New Orleans, LA, March 2020
  • GNO Hotel Association HR meeting — New Orleans, LA, February 2020
  • GNO Hotel Association quarterly membership meeting — New Orleans, LA, February 2020
  • BSW Management Update — New Orleans, LA, January 2020
  • Louisiana Public Charter School Association labor/employment seminar session — New Orleans, LA, December 2019
  • Kloeckner Management Training on Discrimination and on Internal Investigations — Atlanta, GA, November 2019
  • American Red Cross Southeastern Division Sexual Harassment Seminar — New Orleans, LA, November 2019
  • BSW Management Update — Baton Rouge, LA, November 2019
  • Goldman-Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Legal Clinic — Delgado, New Orleans, LA, October 2019
  • BSW Management Update — Monroe, LA, October 2019
  • Global Gaming Exposition Conference Seminar Sessions — Las Vegas, NV, October 2019
  • American Association of School Personnel Administrators Annual National Conference — New Orleans, LA, October 2019
  • BSW Labor and Employment Law for the Construction Industry — Baton Rouge, LA, October 2019
  • BSW Management Update — New Orleans, LA, September 2019
  • Slidell Memorial Hospital, Employees and Outside Health Care Providers Sexual Harassment Seminars — Slidell, LA, September 2019
  • St. Tammany Hotel & Lodging Association seminar — Covington, LA, August 2019
  • Jefferson Chamber Wage & Hour seminar presentation — New Orleans, LA, August 2019
  • AASPA I-9 Immigration Webinar , August 2019
  • Louisiana Bankers Association Annual HR & Security Conference — New Orleans, LA, July 2019
  • Goldman-Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Legal Clinic — Delgado, New Orleans, LA, July 2019
  • Acadiana Hotel & Lodging Association Luncheon Seminar — Lafayette, LA, June 2019
  • BSW Firm Trucking Industry Seminar — Baton Rouge, LA, June 2019
  • Alexandria-Pineville Hotel Association Seminar — Alexandria, LA, June 2019
  • Louisiana Bankers Association Annual Supervisor School — Baton Rouge, LA, June 2019
  • Louisiana Asphalt Paving Association Conference Management Seminar — Point Clear, AL, May 2019
  • BSW Management Update — New Orleans, LA, May 2019
  • Leading Age GSAHSA & LALA Annual Spring Conference — New Orleans, LA, May 2019
  • Delgado University FMLA Supervisor Training  — New Orleans, LA, May 2019
  • Right on Crime Workforce Re-Entry Conference — Lafayette, LA, March 2019
  • Choice Hotel Owners Association Conference Seminar — Biloxi, MS, March 2019
  • Goldman-Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Legal Clinic — Delgado, New Orleans, LA, March 2019
  • BSW Labor & Employment Conference for Healthcare Professionals — Baton Rouge, LA, March 2019
  • Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans sexual harassment training seminars — Metairie, LA, January 2019