After earning his law degree from the University of Idaho College of Law, Jonathan served as a judicial extern for the Honorable United States District Court Chief Judge David C. Nye and worked as a Deputy Criminal Prosecutor for Ada County in Boise.
During law school, he learned the intricacies of appellate work while serving as a judicial extern for the Honorable Justice Joel D. Horton at the Idaho Supreme Court. In addition to being selected Dean’s List, Jonathan was chosen by faculty to represent the University of Idaho College of Law at the Peggy Browning Fund Workers’ Rights Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. He advocated for survivors of domestic and sexual violence at the University of Idaho Family Justice Clinic and externed with the James A. & Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research.
Jonathan speaks conversational Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, having learned the latter while living for two years in Taiwan. Away from the office, Jonathan and his wife enjoy camping with their four children. He is an avid music composer and sings Tenor in the Arizona Millennial Choirs and Orchestras.
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Honors & Awards
- Southwest Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, Civil Litigation, 2023-2024
- Best Lawyers in America® Ones To Watch, Personal Injury Litigation, 2023-2024; Medical Malpractice Litigation, 2023-2024
- The National Trial Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40
Community & Philanthropy
- Arizona Millennial Choirs & Orchestras
Languages
- Spanish
- Mandarin Chinese
Press Releases
- Best Lawyers in America® 2025 Recognizes 51 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys – August 15, 2024
- Jonathan W. Litster Joins Gallagher & Kennedy’s Litigation & Plaintiffs Catastrophic Injury Groups – June 4, 2024
Events
- “SCOTUS 2023-2024 Case Review: Moyle v. United States,” Presenter, Thurgood Marshall American Inns of Court, May 22, 2024
- “Advanced Insurance Bad Faith in Arizona” for the National Business Institute, Co-Speaker with Dr. Paul D. Friedman, May 5, 2022
- “Auto Insurance, UM/UIM, Bad Faith, and Liens in Arizona” for the National Business Institute, Co-Speaker with Dr. Paul D. Friedman, February 8, 2022
- Presentation to the Idaho Governor’s Salmon Workgroup courtesy of the James A. & Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research and the Idaho Office of Species Conservation, November 19, 2019