A nationally known trial lawyer, McGuireWoods Chairman Jon Harmon represents Fortune 500 companies in bet-the-company litigation across the country. His clients include some of the largest U.S. financial institutions as well as telecommunications giants and leading automotive, food and product manufacturers.
Jon has more than 20 years of experience communication complex information to juries in federal and state courts around the country. Companies often call on him to “parachute” into high-exposure cases shortly before trial, and he has won verdicts in some of the most difficult, pro-plaintiff venues in the United States.
He has tried cases in Maine, California, New Jersey, Texas, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Virginia, North Carolina, Washington, Florida, West Virginia, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Maryland, and Illinois. The vast majority of Jon’s cases have resulted in verdicts in favor of his clients.
Jon received his undergraduate degree from The United States Military Academy at West Point and after serving in the army in Iraq during “Operation Desert Storm”, Jon left the military and received his law degree from the University of Texas School of law.