Columbia University School of Law, J.D. (1980),
Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, A.B. (1976)

Washington State Bar, District of Columbia Bar (inactive), Federal courts, including U.S. Supreme Court and Ninth, D.C. and Federal Circuits Jonathan’s practice is concentrated in computer law and technology licensing, principally representing developers and publishers of software.

Jonathan traces his involvement with computers back to his undergraduate work at Cornell, when he was writing PL/1 programs for an IBM 360. Following his legal education at the Columbia University School of Law, Jonathan served as law clerk for Judge Daniel Friedman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit before entering private practice in 1981. Prior to working in Seattle, he was associated with the firm of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering in Washington, D.C.

Jonathan has published various articles and lectured at seminars on computer law topics. He also co-authored the “Software Export Procedures Kit”, a simplified guide for complying with U.S. export regulations. Jonathan and his firm are active in software industry associations. He co-directed the planning for the Washington Software Association’s 1989 legal issues seminar, and co-authored the chapter on international software law for WSA’s resource guide, “Beyond Code: Business Tools for Software Entrepreneurs.”  He also co-authored the chapter on Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secret Protection of  “Doing Business in Washington State", published by the International Practice Section, Washington State Bar Association.

In his leisure time, Jonathan is an avid sea kayaker and collector of Northwest Native art

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