Areas of Concentration

• Commercial Agreements
• Technology Agreements
• Corporate Finance & Corporate Transactions
• Corporate Governance & Compliance
• Entity Formation
• Intellectual Property Counseling
• Strategic Alliances
• Dispute Resolution & Commercial Litigation

Practical Experience

Ten years as General Counsel for MetaSolv, Inc., a publicly traded information technology / software company serving the telecom industry.

General Counsel for GENBAND Inc, a privately held hardware and information technology company serving the telecommunications industry.

Project manager for the corporate development (M&A) team of Texas Instruments’ corporate finance group; managed commercial contract negotiations for Texas Instruments’ software divisions.

Associate General Counsel of major pharmaceutical distribution company.

Founded private general law practice emphasizing litigation, business formation, commercial agreements, wills and trusts, family law.

Education

• J.D.  from Southern Methodist University
• B.A. in philosophy, history of mathematics and science from St. John's College

Professional Associations and Community Involvement

Jon is a member of the Texas Bar and the Dallas Bar Association. He is a steering committee member of GC Netweavers, and an active member of the North Texas Angel Network.  He is on the board of directors of the Vickery Meadow Youth Development Foundation, serving the children of Dallas’ most densely populated neighborhood.