In his practice, Jonathan draws on his experience as a staff attorney in the North Carolina General Assembly’s Legislative Analysis Division. In that role, he analyzed legislation referred to the House Local Government Committee on Land Use, Planning, and Development by identifying and summarizing the impact on existing statutes, case law, and agency policies. He also advised legislators on matters involving land use, planning, zoning, permit choice, vested rights, and development agreements, and approvals.
Jonathan has further experience as a judicial clerk in the North Carolina Court of Appeals, where he drafted appellate opinions and bench memos on a variety of matters, including commercial real estate deals, occupancy-level misrepresentation, and third-party beneficiaries. Prior to law school, Jonathan taught middle school science as a Teach for America corps member.