Associate

Jon Straw focuses on construction law and government contracts with experience in claim preparation, litigation, arbitration, mediation, discovery disputes and mechanic's liens. He also has experience with insurance defense and public entity law. Serving clients as co-counsel, Jon has successfully represented and assisted prime contractors, subcontractors and public and private owners in both state and federal courts and before arbitration panels. Coming from a family of design professionals and problem solvers, Jon has a unique enthusiasm for construction.

Jon also has a concrete foundation in advocacy with a thorough understanding and proven ability to use all available means of persuasion to solve problems for clients. Before practicing law, he worked on several political fundraising and grassroots issue campaigns for corporate and association clients by crafting and delivering targeted persuasive messages. This training and experience are well-suited to analyzing and simplifying complex construction matters while understanding the interests of all parties involved to effectively and efficiently advocate for clients.

Jon is a graduate of Western State University College of Law (J.D., 2010) and Missouri State University (M.A., 2003; B.A., 2001). He is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia, District of Columbia and related Federal Courts.