Jonathan represents clients in a wide variety of complex civil litigation matters. Jonathan also serves as Partner-in-Charge of the Firm’s Houston office and chairs the Oil & Gas Practice Group. He has substantial experience in civil litigation, ranging from commercial contract disputes to matters involving real estate, construction, products liability and insurance disputes. Jonathan’s practice is particularly strong in oil and gas disputes.
Prior to practicing law, Jonathan worked as a certified public accountant for a major public accounting firm, and later, as an internal auditor for a major natural gas pipeline company. With this experience he has a knack for understanding his clients' business operations which has been instrumental in developing evidence for use at trial.
From the initial case assessment through closing argument at trial. Jonathan is able to hone in on the core issues despite thousands of documents, multiple witnesses and complicated issues. Jonathan has taken and defended depositions of witnesses, ranging from chief executives and chief financial officers of publicly-traded companies to operational personnel, geologists, geophysicists, computer programmers, accountants and retained experts.
He was elected as the Chair of the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (2023-2024). Jonathan also previously served as the Chair of the Houston Bar Association’s Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section (2008-2009). He is the Chair of the Advisory Council for the Louisiana Mineral Law Institute. Jonathan is also an active member of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation where he also served as a trustee-at-large. Jonathan has written articles and spoken on numerous litigation topics as well as oil and gas issues before the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and the Louisiana Mineral Law Institute as well as other organizations. Jonathan is a member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, the International Association of Defense Counsel, and the Garland Walker American Inn of Courts, Master. He has been AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® since 2005.
Jonathan has been an elected member of the Firm’s Management Committee since 2009.
Updated June 2024
