Jonathon Burns

Jonathon Burns is a founding partner of SBS Law PLC, whose practice centers on complex civil litigation. He handles civil rights, media law, First Amendment, defamation, election law, employment law, personal injury, business disputes, and federal appellate matters. With more than a decade of litigation experience, he represents individuals, companies, and institutions in state and federal courts in Michigan and in matters across the country, including disputes involving governmental and institutional defendants.

Jonathon earned a Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law and was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 2013. His legal education provided a foundation for litigation involving constitutional questions, employment disputes, media-related claims, and federal court procedure. His work requires legal research, written advocacy, evidentiary analysis, motion practice, and careful preparation for trial and appellate review in matters presenting complex procedural and substantive issues.

Jonathon represents employees, businesses, and institutions in discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination actions. His experience includes civil rights claims involving constitutional violations and governmental misconduct, wage and hour disputes, misclassification issues, workplace retaliation, personal injury matters, and civil liability disputes. He has appeared as counsel in federal appellate proceedings, including matters before the United States Supreme Court, and handles cases requiring substantial discovery, strategic motions, and dispositive briefing.

Jonathon Burns is known for a hands-on, trial-focused approach emphasizing direct client communication, careful case development, strategic motion practice, and readiness for trial. He helped shape the firm’s litigation model around accessibility, accountability, and personal responsibility to clients. His admissions include the United States Supreme Court, multiple US Courts of Appeals, and numerous federal district courts, supporting a practice that regularly addresses complex constitutional, procedural, and appellate issues.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, SBS Law PLC
• Member, The Missouri Bar

Licensed State

• Missouri

Education

• Saint Louis University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)

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