Jon is an experienced commercial litigator focusing his practice primarily on construction law. He counsels and represents project owners and developers, contractors, and design professionals in all stages of construction projects, including contract formation/negotiations, project management, pre-suit investigation and development of potential claims, and litigation of claims in state and federal trial and appellate courts across the country. Jon’s practice includes public and private projects, agency appeals, and alternative dispute resolution in the form of arbitrations and mediations relating to traditional vertical construction, as well as some of the largest linear infrastructure and energy projects in the United States. In addition to traditional breach of contract actions and extracontractual claims, Jon regularly handles claims and issues relating to performance and payment bonds, insurance, and mechanics’ liens.
Jon also serves the Philadelphia community through his pro bono work, working with the Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program (VIP).
Jon earned his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College where he was a two-year captain of the varsity men’s basketball team. Jon then earned his law degree, cum laude, from Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law. While earning his law degree, Jon was a judicial intern to The Honorable Michael M. Baylson of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.