Jon is a corporate lawyer and business litigator. He serves as general counsel and represents corporations, government entities, foundations, franchises, and non-profit entities. Jon also serves as a counselor to high net-worth families, including some of Cleveland's leading philanthropic families. Jon's practice includes estate and wealth planning and related tax law while maintaining an active practice in real estate and corporate law. Jon has a wide range of experience in the structuring, financing, development and construction of commercial and retail acquisitions and sales and leases of office buildings, apartments and residential projects. He also assists clients in complex tax and business matters including corporate acquisitions and divestitures. Jon has extensive experience in estate and wealth planning for high net worth individuals and families, asset protection planning and succession planning using complex and sophisticated trust vehicles. Super Lawyers Magazine, which ranks the top attorneys in Ohio, has consistently named Jon as a "Rising Star." Jon's litigation experience includes serving as trial counsel on a wide variety of complex civil litigation matters. Jon represents public and private companies in securities litigation and other complex commercial disputes. He has defended a New York-based public company in a several hundred million dollar securities class action. Jon also served as one of the lead trial attorneys in the prosecution of a related high-profile malpractice claim against the company's former "big four" auditor that resulted in a multi-million dollar out-of-court settlement, which was featured in the Wall Street Journal and other major publications. In addition to being admitted to practice before all of Ohio's courts, Jon is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Professional Associations American Bar Association, Young Lawyers and Litigation Sections Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member of Young Lawyers and Business Litigation Section Awards/Honors University Hospitals Distinguished Advisor Award, 2011 Ohio Rising Star, 2012, 2011 Representative Matters Hayman v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (In re Telxon Corp. Secs. Litig.), 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27296 (D. Ohio 2004) Schiffman v. Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 2006 Ohio 2473 (Ohio Ct. App. 2006) McDaniel v. Gateway Computer Corp., 2004 Ohio 5368 (Ohio Ct. App. 2004) DeCarlo v. Schilla, 2003 Ohio 6645 (Ohio Ct. App. 2003) (pro bono matter) Professional & Civil Involvements Member, Order of Barristers Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Positively Cleveland (Appointed by Mayor Frank G. Jackson, City of Cleveland) Member, Transition Team of Mayor Frank G. Jackson, City of Cleveland Member, Board of Trustees, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Member, Northeastern Ohio Board, Arthritis Foundation, Great Lakes Region |